Danish dynamite ready to blow

As Sweden and Portugal will attest, count the Danes out at your peril. Mark Young weighs in.

Is this the year Spain wins it all?

Spain knows a little bit about World Cup pressure. So is this the year they win it all? Mark Young weighs in.

Will confidence be justified?

Germany has the usual confidence heading into the World Cup. Can they justify that attitude? Mark Young weighs in.

Greece's Theofanis Gekas (R) tries to score past Ukraine's Yaroslav Rakitsky (C) while Greece's Georgios Samaras looks on during their play offs...

ESPN RISE Athletes of the Week

New Jersey volleyball player Ariel Scott and New York soccer player Alex Bramall are this week's ESPN RISE National Athletes of the Week.

GUADALARAJA, MEXICO - JUNE 21: French midfielder Luis Fernandez scores the winning penalty kick in the shootout period as Brazilian goalkeeper Gallo Carlos is caught wrongfooted during...

Uruguay player Ghiggia scores during the World Cup Final, against Brazil, in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July...

Karl's Mailbag 11

Q: When was the last triple play in baseball? Marc from Texas A: Believe it or not Marc, there were 4 triple plays this baseball...

Power Rankings: Moons edition

The weekend moons top the charts in Page 2's Power Rankings this week.

Cagliari's Alessandro Matri, right, scores past Juventus goalie Gianluigi Buffon during their Serie A soccer match in Cagliari, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 29...

FC Porto's Givanildo 'Hulk' Souza from Brazil scores the opening goal against Rio Ave's Jose Gomes, right, in a Portuguese League soccer match at...

FC Porto's Givanildo 'Hulk' Souza from Brazil scores the opening goal against Rio Ave's Jose Gomes, right, in a Portuguese League soccer match at...