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Michael Irvin is eluding elimination on 'Dancing With the Stars' almost as deftly as he did NFL cornerbacks, although the odds are long against him making it to the 'end zone' on ABC's hit dancing competition.The former Dallas Cowboys star wide receiver survived the first double-elimination show of the season Tuesday night, as he and professional partner Anna Demidova edged snowboarder Louie Vito and partner Chelsie Hightower in the season's first dance-off.Earlier in the evening, actress Melissa Joan Hart ("Sabrina the Teenage Witch," "Clarissa Explains It All") was eliminated outright with partner Mark Ballas, finishing last among the nine remaining couples when viewer votes were added to judges' scores.The elimination was a tough one for the judges, who made their choice by a split decision. Bruno Tonioli revealed his vote first, choosing Vito and Hightower, but after Len Goodman cast his vote for Irvin and Demidova, Carrie-Ann Inaba chose to keep the gridiron star and his partner alive for one more week.The good news for the former Cowboy? By surviving this week, he assured that he won't have the earliest exit by an NFL star on the show. If he's eliminated outright next week, Irvin will tie Giants great Lawrence Taylor, who finished seventh last season.

LOS ANGELES — Natalie Coughlin won't be going for the gold on "Dancing with the Stars."
The Olympic swimmer and her professional partner, Alec Mazo, were eliminated Tuesday from ABC's popular dancing competition. The pair received a total score of 22 out of 30 from the show's judges for their paso doble Monday. After viewer votes were combined with the judges' scores, the 27-year-old Olympic gold medalist was eliminated from the show.
"I guess I didn't show it, how much I loved it," said Coughlin, "but I really did, and I'm sorry."
Before Coughlin's dismissal, the show's 16 professional dancers honored the late Michael Jackson with a performance fusing classic ballroom and Latin styles set to "I Want You Back," ''Man In The Mirror" and "Thriller." Jackson family members including Katherine, La Toya and Jermaine Jackson watched the tribute from the front row in the ballroom.
"He's just an inspiration to all of us," said professional dancer Mark Ballas.
The nine remaining celebrity contestants competing for the "Dancing with the Stars" mirrorball trophy are entertainer Donny Osmond, actress Melissa Joan Hart, model Joanna Krupa, professional snowboarder Louie Vito, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, singers Mya and Aaron Carter and TV personalities Mark Dacascos and Kelly Osbourne.