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O'Donnell: Is Bears' Arlington Park redevelopment about to devolve into a beggars banquet?Sep 07, 2022 1:00 am - THERE WILL BE NO HONEY BEARS at Hersey High School Thursday night. There will, apparently, be Money Bears, though, and that's not good news for anyone rooting for the Ch...
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Sharp, Murray joining Vosters in Blackhawks TV boothAug 25, 2022 1:00 am - Some familiar faces are joining the Blackhawks television broadcast team for the 2022-23 season. Longtime radio analyst and former Blackhawk Troy Murray and three-time S...
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O'Donnell: Bears break with WBBM/WCFS could trigger major Chicago radio sports revampAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - THE FAULT LINES BELOW sports radio in Chicago are rumbling. Actually, the phrasing should be "sports audio." Is it multiple earthquakes dead ahead - for both sports talk...
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Rock mag Creem attempts comeback after more than 30 yearsAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Creem, which billed itself as "America's only rock 'n' roll magazine" during two decades of existence that ended in 1989, is being revived next month. The ret...
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Jim O'Donnell: Weak Cubs-Reds game could turn Fox/MLB cornfield dream into a nightmareAug 10, 2022 1:00 am - THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT bad baseball is that it's easily recognizable as bad baseball. A Casey Stengel or a Bob Uecker might milk baselines of laughter out of it. Inst...
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Jim O'Donnell: Hot flash - Jay Mariotti considers an unauthorized biography of Jerry ReinsdorfAug 05, 2022 1:00 am - IT IS A MATCH MADE in sports publishing heaven: Jerry Reinsdorf and Jay Mariotti. Two longtime antagonists, as simpatico as Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny, inside of the sa...
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Jim O'Donnell: Russell and Scully pursued excellence - and both surpassed itAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - A FAVORITE JOHN F. KENNEDY QUOTE - one he used multiple times - was: "The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along the lines of excell...
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Evidence of Vin Scully's greatness: In a storied 67-year career, 68 seconds of silenceAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - Broadcasting legend Vin Scully died Tuesday in Los Angeles. This essay was first written in September 2016, shortly before his retirement. Only days away from retiring ...
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O'Donnell: With sports talk withering in Chicago, what is 'The Score' celebrating?Jul 29, 2022 1:00 am - THERE IS A VAST BONEYARD of faded American corporations that shouldn't schedule "anniversary celebrations." Blockbuster ... Pan Am ... Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken. Whic...
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O'Donnell: Lightfoot's 'Lakeside Laff Raft' another strong hint the Bears are leaving ChicagoJul 27, 2022 1:00 am - LORI LIGHTFOOT CLEARLY missed her calling. Forget about law. Forget about mayoral politics. The fiery former point guard has shown that her true power alley could be a c...