Sports Redux: Rust Never Sleeps

Rust? Nah. Nine days after they dispatched Montreal, the Bruins only needed a little time to find their winning pace, and took Game One from the Hurricanes, 4-1. And by a little time, we mean 94 seconds, which is how long it took for David Krejci to tip in an Aaron Ward shot to go up 1-0.

Carolina's Jussi Jokonen tied it late in the first, but Tim Thomas was unsolvable after that, and a pair of Marc Savard goals gave him a nice big cushion to work with (the other goal was scored by Michael Ryder). The Bruins disdained any talk of rust. Aaron Ward: "You should never be rusty at this stage of the playoffs." Coach Julien, damning with faint praise: "I think our team was a good as we could have expected for tonight." Nice pep talk, Coach.

If the Globe dies this weekend, at least they know they went down swinging, sending Dan Shaughnessy to cover Game One so he can tell us an anecdote about Ted Williams, reference a 27-year-old quote by Moses Malone, and indicate that he's aware of all playoff-beard traditions.

Justin Masterson became the latest in a parade of Sox starters to have shaky outings. He wasn't helped much by a large collection of stranded baserunners in the early innings, but Masterson and Masterson alone was responsible for Evan Longoria's game-busting grand slam in the sixth, and Carlos Pena's 10th home run, which accounted for most of Tampa Bay's 6-1 win. The Sox give the ball today to unlikely ace Tim Wakefield, and Tony Massarotti asks the question that's on everybody's mind: Is it time to start calling him Wily Mo Ortiz?

Today's Kentucky Derby got a bit more interesting, as wide favorite I Want Revenge was scratched after complaining (well, in a way) of a weak ankle. This will give his many naysayers a chance to take what could have been his spotlight.

Photo by Winslow Townson/Associated Press.