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* Germany keeps hoping that its soccer team will wake up in the Euro Cup. They played to a scoreless tie with Latvia today. Latvia celebrated, and Germany cried. That is not supposed to happen to a traditional powerhouse. Then the Czechs shocked Holland by winning the following match in the waning minutes. Strange stuff. Ok, having watch snippets of the tournament over the past week, here is my prediction: England wins and Wayne Rooney becomes an international star. Their biggest obstacle: France, whom they will meet again in the semi-finals. Other teams that look good: Greece, Sweden, Italy, and the Czech Republic.

* If Jan Ullrich can't win the Tour de Suisse, can he expect to challenge Lance in the Tour de France? Not to mention Tyler Hamilton or Iban Mayo or Roberto Heras. It's too early to count Ullrich out, but his performance in Switzerland is not encouraging.

UPDATE: I have previously chastised people for selling Jan Ullrich short, and it looks like I did the same with the Tour de Suisse. Today he won the last stage and edged out Fabian Jeker for the Tour title by one second! Incredible!

* What is the fascination with Formula 1 racing? Yuck! It's like watching one of those old video racing games.

* Here comes the Olympic torch! Who cares? As you undoubtedly know, I am not anti-business, but I am getting tired of having every tradition turned into an advertisement. Check out Samsung's use of the torch.

* And a nod back to the States ... When I used to play golf (a lot!), the U.S. Open was my favorite tournament. The Masters and the British Open have character, but the U.S. Open is just so darn challenging. I tried to qualify once, but didn't even make it out of the first stage. (I was just good enough at golf to take it too seriously.) One of this year's players (Skip Kendall) was a high school star in Wisconsin when I played, and we were in the same state high school tournament. My only other connection to the Open is even more tenuous: my colleague Ann Althouse has a nephew (Cliff Kresge) in the tournament. He made the cut, but had a rough round on Day 3.

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* Germany keeps hoping that its soccer team will wake up in the Euro Cup. They played to a scoreless tie with Latvia today. Latvia celebrated, and Germany cried. That is not supposed to happen to a traditional powerhouse. Then the Czechs shocked Holland by winning the following match in the waning minutes. Strange stuff. Ok, having watch snippets of the tournament over the past week, here is my prediction: England wins and Wayne Rooney becomes an international star. Their biggest obstacle: France, whom they will meet again in the semi-finals. Other teams that look good: Greece, Sweden, Italy, and the Czech Republic.

* If Jan Ullrich can't win the Tour de Suisse, can he expect to challenge Lance in the Tour de France? Not to mention Tyler Hamilton or Iban Mayo or Roberto Heras. It's too early to count Ullrich out, but his performance in Switzerland is not encouraging.

UPDATE: I have previously chastised people for selling Jan Ullrich short, and it looks like I did the same with the Tour de Suisse. Today he won the last stage and edged out Fabian Jeker for the Tour title by one second! Incredible!

* What is the fascination with Formula 1 racing? Yuck! It's like watching one of those old video racing games.

* Here comes the Olympic torch! Who cares? As you undoubtedly know, I am not anti-business, but I am getting tired of having every tradition turned into an advertisement. Check out Samsung's use of the torch.

* And a nod back to the States ... When I used to play golf (a lot!), the U.S. Open was my favorite tournament. The Masters and the British Open have character, but the U.S. Open is just so darn challenging. I tried to qualify once, but didn't even make it out of the first stage. (I was just good enough at golf to take it too seriously.) One of this year's players (Skip Kendall) was a high school star in Wisconsin when I played, and we were in the same state high school tournament. My only other connection to the Open is even more tenuous: my colleague Ann Althouse has a nephew (Cliff Kresge) in the tournament. He made the cut, but had a rough round on Day 3.

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