Red Wings Force a Game 7 in San Jose

History is getting made in the NHL.

Valtteri Filppula and the Detroit Red Wings kept their season going with another late rally.

Now, they're on the verge of an even greater comeback.

Henrik Zetterberg and Filppula scored less than two minutes apart in the third period, and the Red Wings came from behind again for a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night, forcing a decisive seventh game after trailing 3-0 in the pulsating second-round series.

After a night full of missed chances and agonizing bounces, Detroit scored three times in the final 9:22 in front of a delirious crowd at Joe Louis Arena.

Game 7 is Thursday night at San Jose.

I don't think the Red Wings cn be stopped.



Dancing With the Stars Results: Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

Instant dances and one of the leading contenders bitten by the injury bug were the stories of last night's performance show.

It was the first show where the teams had to perform two dances that would both be graded.  

The show began with an encore dance featuring Kirstie and Maks.  Once again they perform the Argentine tango.

The eliminations begin with Hines and Kirstie getting to find out their fate. Moving to the semi-finals are Hines and Kym.  Kirstie and Maks will also be in the semis.  These two teams may be the favorites.

Next up is that famous filler segment that won't go away, Dance Center.  This is where they trot Kenny Mayne and Jerry Rice out to break down the competition. 

Next on was Michael Bolton and an Australian singer singing Bolton's new song. 

This is followed by another inspirational about how dance kept a family together.  With a father passing away, the oldest brother of this family kept dance in the family.  The family now performs on the results show. 

A bonus song by Delta Goodrem as she fills in for Adele.  Adele is apparently having trouble with her voice.  A quick check of Delta Goodrem's website shows it has crashed by so many people visiting it.  She has some talent!

More Dance Center and more lame jokes.

Finally, Adele is able to perform.  She sings her hit "Rolling in the Deep."  I'm sure show producers were holding their breathe that she would perform.

The eliminations now continue.  Some good behind the scenes footage on Ralph's injury is shown.  It will be between Ralph, Chelsea and Romeo to see who goes home. 

Ralph and Karina are in jeopardy, as are Romeo and Chelsie.  Chelsea Kane and Mark are in the final four.  Going home this week will be Romeo and Chelsie in a surprise.

Impulse Buy: Microsoft Buys Skype

In its largest acquisition ever and the tech world's most massive deal in years, Microsoft Corp. is buying Internet communications company Skype Global for an amazing $8.5 billion.

Previously, Microsoft's biggest buy was $6 billion for online advertising firm aQuantive in 2007.

Skype's software allows users to talk for free online using messaging, voice and video and can also connect them to a land line or mobile phone for a fee. Users will now be able to connect to Microsoft offerings such as Lync, Outlook and Xbox Live, while Skype will support devices such as Xbox and Kinect, officials said. 

Skype is owned by an investment group led by Silver Lake, which bought the real-time voice and video company from its previous owner, eBay, in 2009 for slightly more than $2 billion. It was founded in 2003 and now has 170 million connected users who chatted for 207 billion minutes last year. 

The company will become a new division of Microsoft and will be led by its current chief executive, Tony Bates. 

Time will tell if this is a good or bad idea.

Fantasy Golf: Buy, Sell or Hold for The Players Championship

To the players and the tour, it's the 5th biggest tournament on schedule.

As usual, the TPC at Sawgrass is the venue, and we'll be seeing a lot of that island green at the 17th this week.

Tim Clark is the defending champ this week. but most of the attention will be focused on one Tiger Woods who returns to competitive action this week following some minor surgery.

It's always a strong field here, and this tournament is hard to predict.

I'm going to do the buy, sell and hold a little differently this week.  I'm just going to give a one word description following my picks and we'll see how that goes and what people make of it.

Should be a fun week, here's the buy, sell and hold.

Buy:

Phil Mickelson (A) - Favorite

Matt Kuchar (A) - Steady

Steve Stricker (B) - Good

Webb Simpson (B) - Trending

J.J. Henry (B) - Power

Chris Couch (C) - Solid

Sergio Garcia (C) - Dedicated

Sell:

Ernie Els (A) - Off

Ben Curtis (B) - Slump

Joe Durant (C) - Wreck

Hold:

Bubba Watson (B) - Tough

Note:  Our AudioBoo returns this week, make sure you check it out for our "flyer" of the week pick.



Dancing With the Stars: Instant Dance, Instant Gratification

The remaining teams have worked hard to make it this far, but they are even going to have to work harder this week as then now are expected to perform not one, but two dances.

One of the dances will be the famous "instant dance", this is where they find out what kind of dance, and the song they will dance to, right on the spot.

I'm sure the pros have had the stars work on the basics of a dance and once they find out which dance they will do, they will add those elements in and go for it.

Two dances will mean two sets of scores.  The teams will have very little margin for error.

Here we go:

First tonight are Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas with a waltz.  Good music, nice lighting and a solid dance.  Len said that sometimes their dances are a bit theatrical, but he liked this one.  Carrie Ann thought it was a very sound dance.  They get a 29 out of 30.

Second up is Hines Ward and Kym Johnson.  Hines was on top of the leaderboard last week and he wants that spot again this week.  They do a wedding proposal theme dance to a Natalie Cole song.  It was difficult and fast paced.  He takes direction from Kym very well.  He dances much like he plays football, nothing fancy.  He does what he is supposed to do and does it well.  They get a nice 28, including a 10 from Bruno.

Next on the dance floor, Chelsie and Romeo.  Romeo has been a bit up and down.  One week good, the next he tends to take a step back.  They dance a tango that is dark and mysterious.  The judges thought it was intense and sharp.  Romeo gets a 27.

Fourth on the floor is Ralph and Karina.  Ralph is nursing an injury this week.  He has a slight knee injury, but it's not a tear.  Their dance is dark and frantic as well, kind of like a Meatloaf video.  Adrenaline helped pull Ralph through, and they get a 25.

The final individual dance of the night will be Kirstie and Maks.  Last week they were a little out of sync.  This week they get the Argentine tango.  Kirstie looks like she has improved her footwork.  A tough routine and she did well.  Len thought it was hot, and Carrie Ann thought it was her best dance.  Kirstie gets a 28.

Next up are the instant dances.

Chelsie and Mark up first with a salsa.  A little screw up to start the song as the music started early.  They seem a little off because of it, but finished strongly.  The level of difficulty was high and good choreography.  They get a 26, for a total of 55 for the night.

Instant dance #2 features Hines and Kym with a jive.  They had a lot of fun with a high energy jive.  Hines hit the beats and had some great kicks.  They made it look easy and got a 26.  A overall total of 54.

The next instant dance is Romeo and Chelsie.  Another fun dance.  Romeo was a bit off and his posture was a little lacking.  But it was entertaining and casual like a salsa should be.  They get a 25 for a 52 total.

Still smarting from his acute pain, Ralph and Karina take the floor.  Good job for the instant dance with Ralph in pain.  Karina did most of the work, but Ralph is a true performer.  They get a 21 for a total of 46.

Lastly, we have Kirstie and Maks.  Kirstie may find it hard to do the instant salsa.  She just needs to dance and not worry about everything else.  I'm not sure it was a great dance, but it was entertaining.  Good energy and good chemistry.  They get a 25 for a 53 total.

Tomorrow night Adele and Michael Bolton perform.