The only thing that would have made yesterday even more perfect was for Wes Welker to intercept a Mark Sanchez pass. The combination of Welker (15 receptions and 192 yards) and the defense (five turnovers, four of them interceptions) led to a satisfying 31-14 smackdown of the Jets that erased last week's turmoil and transferred it to Rex Ryan's Kleenex budget.

Democratic Primary Debate at WGBH: Transcript Time!
The bats are alive, they've figured out how to win on the road, and the Red Sox are heading into the Yankee series this weekend playing a completely different brand of ball than they did over the previous two weeks. Oh, Dryer of Emotion, you've tumbled us out of the lint trap.
With all the practice the Bruins have gotten in shootouts this young season, you have to believe they're going to win one at some point. For the third time, they had to accept one point from the OTL while their opponent (in this case, Buffalo) got the extra. "You almost feel like Groundhog Day here," said coach Claude Julien, which makes us realize we haven't seen that in a while.