Every morning, I send an email to my sports-averse coworkers detailing the biggest events in the sports world that day. This is to help them better converse with the sport-obsessed among us. I will publish this email every morning as the Bias Bulletin.

Football!

The semifinals of the UEFA Champions League (that’s soccer) get under way today in Germany, as Bayern Munich hosts a favored Real Madrid club in the first leg of the two match series. The winner (on aggregate scoring) will face the winner of the other semifinal, which pits Chelsea and FC Barcelona. That series begins tomorrow at Stamford Bridge, the home of Chelsea. Of course, it does not take a scientist to see that there is a potential Real Madrid v. Barcelona final. So get ready, world, to see Chelsea and Bayern Munich face off for the Champions League crown!!!

I’m Sorry, Because Everyone Hates Me

Following yesterday’s major sports crisis of the day in Boston, Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine backpedaled from his perceived criticism of Third Baseman Kevin Youkilis and offered his apology to the offended player. That, of course, was not enough to satisfy the “Fenway “Faithful”” who took to the airwaves yesterday to criticize Valentine for leaving starting pitcher Daniel Bard on the mound in a tight game with the Tampa Bay Rays (one that the Red Sox lost 1-0). No word on whether Valentine will apologize to Bard today as well.

Who Thought a 66 Game Season Could Last So Long?

The NBA’s regular season is still not over. Somehow. It will end next week. Last night, the Western Conference’s best team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, fell to the Los Angeles Clippers. The loss dropped the Thunder into the second seed in the West, with the San Antonio Spurs moving up to the catbird seat. Ultimately, none of this matters. Most teams are playing at about 85% capacity right now if they’ve already clinched a solid playoff spot. The playoffs begin soon. Hang in there, NBA fans.

Your Daily Washington Nationals Update

The Nationals improved to an 8-3 record last night following a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros. Stephen Strasburg pitched 6 innings, surrendering 2 runs, and striking out 5. The star of the game, though, was not the pitching phenom. No, reserve infielder Steve Lombardozzi, filling in at 2B for Danny Espinosa, who had the night off, had the first four-hit game of his Major League career.

The Nationals will play Game 2 of a four game series with the Astros tonight. They will send Gio Gonzalez to the mound to oppose Astros pitcher Wandy Rodriguez.

Game of the Day

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Philadelphia Flyers (7:30/NBC Sports Network, formerly Versus, formerly OLN)

The Penguins will play the first of what they hope will be four elimination games, as they find themselves down 3-0 to the Flyers in this Best-of-7 series. See yesterday’s bulletin for a rundown of some of the feats from Game 3 of the series. It might intrigue you enough that you’ll watch tonight’s game. Especially if you like fist-fights.