Morning to you from the vaguely more familiar surroundings of Arseblog Towers. A reasonable night's sleep is a nice thing. And it just goes to show what an undemanding person I am. A great night's sleep is not necessary, I don't want a spectacular night's sleep, just a middle of the road, perfectly all right one.

This Thursday night, 14 April 2011, the Timbers Army will sing the official "Star Spangled Banner" at a stadium in the heart of Portland, Oregon, and the local football club will play its first home match in America's top division. The Timbers face Chicago's Fire. The match will occasion large amounts of beer consumption on premises and in the surrounding neighborhoods, and play its own small part in hastening the decline of the traditional nation-state.

Washington, D.C. (April 6, 2011) - Following a victory tonight over the Philadelphia Union, D.C. United today announced details for a second U.S. Open Cup play-in game against the New England Revolution. The Black-and-Red will play host to the Revolution on Tuesday, April 26 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, MD.

Levi Millsap, PK save at Final 4

From Yahoo Sports come this story Penalty shoot-outs 'unfair' say researchers by Julian Guyer

LONDON (AFP) Football penalty shoot-outs give an unfair psychological advantage to the team that shoots first according to new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) published Thursday.