The Sports Monitor

Is Rick Grimes out of his mind or is he trying to save the good community of Alexandria? It certainly looked like Rick freaked out on Sunday's "The Walking Dead." Well, make that Rick and Sasha. And Michonne, well, she's the one in charge. Didn't expect her to shut up Rick. But I knew Rick was ready to blow. He seems to be picking up some of the qualities of The Governor and Shane. All of this looks like there should be some confrontation in the season finale. Will Rick get exiled? Will anyone go with him? Can't wait to find out.

Sweet 16. Has a nice ring, doesn't it? The NCAA has made probably billions off marketing numbers with a little alliteration. First Four, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four. The NCAA tournament is quite a show. And it was quite a show to get to the 16 teams left in the tournament. Who's the best? Here's a look at where I think they stand: 1. Kentucky (Midwest, No. 1 seed): Still the team to beat. 2. Arizona (West, 2): Gotta love Sean Miller as the coach. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they would meet Kentucky in the national semifinal. 3. Duke (South, 1): Clear path to Final Four. The Blue Devils play Utah then would get UCLA-Gonzaga winner. 4. Wisconsin (West, 1): No. 1 seed, but they could be in trouble against Arizona in regional final. 5. Louisville (East, 5): Wow. Did the East open up or what with the loss of No. 1 Villanova and No. 2 Virginia? Louisville can beat N.C. State then would meet Oklahoma-Michigan State winner. 6. Michigan State (...

I'm not sure about you, but before Sunday's episode of "The Walking Dead" I was getting antsy. I knew things were building while Rick and crew were in Alexandria, but I wanted more. Maybe the way Season 4 wrapped up and the march through Season 5 spoiled me. I knew conflicts just had to be coming. Well, here they come. And just in the nick of time, too. I won't get into spoilers if you haven't seen it. But things are brewing. (I do want to point out that those residents of Alexandria sure seem like wimps.) And, there were deaths too. Epic ones as well. And maybe "getting back on its feet" my be a disservice. After all, the show has been on such a high level that it's hard to keep that up every week. For me, it looks like it's back. It's been my favorite show, and I can't believe there are just two episodes left in the season. It'll be a long wait until October. But for now, I can't wait until the clif...

I can't believe it's been six years since I started doing this. Six years. That seems like an eternity in blogging years. I've looked back on this year and have seen only one other post. For that, I'm sorry. This is as good a spot as any to re-evaluate and make more of an effort to post on a regular basis. So, check back in the future and hold me to it. Also, thanks for checking it out in the past. I really do appreciate it.