1.   But new face Chad Senior could slip in for a bronze if the planets align for him.

2.   But the planets have aligned.

3.   On Sunday, the planets aligned for the Cardinal.

4.   VanLandingham is not the kind of guy who tends to formulate detailed theories on why his planets align the way they do.

5.   While scientists made no bold predictions -- other than that the planets would align -- others did, particularly the doomsday crowd.