Germany solidly defeated the struggling Netherlands in the opening group stage of the Euro 2012 Cup in Poland and Ukraine.  A pair of wonderfully-taken goals by Mario Gomez gave Germany the lead, but they looked solid, assured, and never truly in danger throughout the night. The Netherlands have foundered under the weight of expectation--pundits felt they could win the tournament, along wi...

Chelsea squeaked by Bayern Munich to win the Champions League in a shock victory on penalties.  They have already been called the least deserving champions of Europe in history, but they played with heart.  Why so?  Chelsea was not even among the top four teams in the English Premiere  League, much less Europe.  They were a disorderly mess for most of the season, under-per...

Snatching victory from the jaws of a self-inflicted defeat, Manchester City beat out Manchester United to win the Barclays Premiere League on goal differential. Man City looked set to run away with the season during the first half, but their success rate slowed and stalwart Manchester United, the ancien regime of the Premiere League, looked set to snatch back the lead.  But the season was ...

Rookie 3B Will Middlebrooks powered the Red Sox to an 11-run game to snap a losing streak and beat the Royals.  Adrian Gonzalez muscled a few bloop singles that might not have looked like much, but were welcome hits all the same, as he struggles to emerge from a slump.  Catcher Kelly Shoppach enjoyed the first triple of his major league career, and David Ortiz continued to thump, but the...

Tonight's Premiere League football match between storied Manchester United and upstart Manchester City could decide the title and, as much as United won't like to hear it, it is a duel of equals.   Manchester United has won the English Premiere League 18 times, while their neighbors have never won.  United have been the Yankees of European football, dominating for decades, full of high...