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Hines Ward Debuts on Dancing with the Stars


Hines Ward apparently made a good first impression on the season premiere of the “Dancing with the Stars” reality show on Monday evening.

Ward, a wide receiver from the Pittsburgh Steelers, joins the many other NFL players who have made a remarkable appearance on the previous seasons of the hit dance competition aired on ABC.

The football player is now teamed up with former professional dancer Kym Johnson, 34-years-old, from Australia. She was the “Dancing with the Stars” Season 9 winner with her partner Donny Osmond. In Australia, she also won the second season of the country’s version of the show.

On the two-hour season premiere of “Dancing with the Stars”, contestants were asked to dance a cha-cha or foxtrot. Ward and Johnson danced the cha-cha, and both scored a remarkable 21 out of 30 points for their first dance.

Ward appeared smooth and quite relaxed on the dance floor, although he got a little more conscious of himself as the dance continued. The judges seemed to have liked him. Carrie Ann believes he controlled the dance while Len Goodman said he was crisp, clean and confident. Also, Bruno Tonioli thought Ward has an excellent timing and has a natural power as a performance.

Ward and his partner received 7 points each from all three judges, thus, giving them a total of 21 points. The pair appeared strong contenders in the show.

The competition will continue and the couple who will receive the lowest score from the judges and the votes from the viewers will be sent home. The “Dancing with the Stars” airs every Monday at 8 PM and Tuesday at 9 PM at ABC. The season winner will win a mirrored disco ball trophy.

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Titans Claim Wide Receiver Randy Moss off Waivers from Vikings


The Tennessee Titans claimed wide receiver Randy Moss off the waiver wire on Wednesday giving him the chance to help the team return to the playoffs.

Randy Moss is a seven-time pro-bowler who leads all the NFL players with a total of 153 career touchdown receptions. However, he was dropped to the waiver wire by the Minnesota Vikings earlier this week.

According to the Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, they had the chance to improve their offense and Randy makes a tremendous threat wherever he is playing. The Titans will be bringing him up to speed as fast as possible.

The Titans, with 5-3 score this season, are already half a game behind the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC South. The team is entering their bye week this season and does not play until 14th of November at Miami.

Last season, the Titans missed the playoffs just one year after they had won the division. Since 2004, they were not able to win any playoff games.

The team has been looking for ways to improve their roster. As mentioned by the Titans general manager Mike Reindfeldt, since Randy is apparently a Hall of Fame player, he has the ability to make a difference in their offense.

Randy Moss was with the Vikings during his first seven seasons and had a two-season stint with Oakland. In 2007, he joined the Patriots and stayed with the team until he was exchanged to the Vikings last month for a third-round draft pick.

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