Some Say American Pope is a Possibility

I'm not quite sure about that.

Dancing With the Stars: American Night

It's Patriot's Day so that means an All-American theme tonite.  Not sure what songs we will hear but the dances will be a foxtrot and what's more American than the Viennese Waltz.  Add a little Samba in and it should be an interesting night.

Questions I have for tonight include what disaster will fall upon Kirstie Alley and will Kendra be pouting again after she gets some low scores.  Ralph and Chelsea are the favorites in my estimation.

Let the dances begin.

First up this evening, Ralph Macchio and Karina.  They get the Samba to "Sweet Home Alabama."  It was kind of a western themed Samba.  Ralph kept up well and it was a tough routine.  I'm a little worried, Bruno told Ralph to get his loins going and to give him sex."  The received a 22 out of 30 for their score.

Second up is Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke.  Chris is Canadian, but he's ready for American night.  Len has been tough on Chris, but he wants to Len he can waltz.  Dancing to "America the Beautiful" was kind of different.  They did it well and even a little pyro at the end.  Len still says he needs to improve his footwork.  A great score of 26 for Chris.

Next up, Petra and Dmitry.  They will be dancing to Elvis and "Viva Las Vegas."  Good music and a nice quickstep.  The judges pointed out a few missed steps, but overall good remarks.  The scores were two 7's and an 8.  A total of 22.

Here comes Romeo and Chelsie.  He's been in the middle of the pack each week.  He's working hard and wants to move up to the top.  They dance a foxtrot in very formal attire.  A tough routine and very classy.  The judges agree and give Romeo a 26 out of 30.

Next we have Hines Ward and Kym Johnson.  Being an athlete has really helped Hines so far.  They do a rumba, but they say it's going to be romantic.  I'm not what I think of Hines in that sailor outfit, but I'm sure a certain segment of the male population like it.  He makes it look easy and it was a good dance.  Len thought it was his best dance, they get a 27.

Here we go with Kirstie and Maks.  What could possibly go wrong this week.  They got some coaching this week from John Travolta.  They get a foxtrot and dance to "American Woman."  It was a crazy and fun dance.  Bruno thought it was hot.  They get a 23 for a nice score.

Next is Kendra and Louis.  Carrie Ann has been hard on Kendra, but they are trying to help her.  Kendra needs a big score this week to advance.  This happens to be the 1,000th competitive dance in the history of the show.  They get a foxtrot.  It was better than last week, and entertaining.  The judges give them a 22.

Lastly tonight is Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas.  She was the leader last week.  This week they dance to Miley Cyrus.  Another high energy dance.  The crowd loved it, the judges loved it.  They get a 26.

Results show tomorrow with Toby Keith.

Day 6: Australian Open Match of the Day

The Australian Open is loaded with potentially great matches today.

How about Sam Stosur against Petra Kvitova, Flavia Pennetta vs. Shahar Peer, Jurgen Metzer and Marcos Baghdatis, or even Rafael Nadal and Aussie upstart Bernard Tomic?

In my estimation, the best match of the day should be out on Margaret Court, a match between John Isner and Marin Cilic.  Seems strange, but the two have never played before.  What that means today is there will be tons of big serves and huge forehands exchanged.

Who ever can break serve more than once should win and the over/under on the number of tie-breakers is 3.  On paper and in the seeding, Cilic is the slight favorite.  I happen to like the grit and determination of Isner.  He got by Stepanek last round, now he takes out Cilic in 4.