The milestone victory Williams' players were so proud of also set up a possible dream matchup in the third round for Kansas fans.

NPR: North Carolina Tops Villanova 78-71 In NCAAs

Van der Sar saved well from Puyol as Barcelona dominated until the final whistle - and not even the most partisan Manchester United follower can doubt that Pep Guardiola deserved to round off a dream first season in charge by adding the Champions League to the La Liga title and the Spanish Cup.

BBC: Barcelona 2-0 Man Utd

For the boyhood Arsenal fan, the dream draw would be a fourth-round tie against the Gunners and an unlikely reunion with one of his footballing idols.

BBC: The FA Cup has a habit of producing unlikely heroes.

Surely the lesser candidates lining up to run in the first round, in April, of the two-round contest have the right to dream.

ECONOMIST: France's presidential hopefuls

That dream had grown from small beginnings: from him, a student at the University of Illinois in Urbana, hanging round a huge old mainframe computer on the night of the Fourth of July in 1971, with the sound of fireworks still in his ears.

ECONOMIST: Michael Hart