Media
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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...
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O'Donnell: Shock value of Olczyk exit right up there with Caray, Durham and KupcinetJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - THE FIRESTORM IN RESPONSE to the abrupt departure of Eddie Olczyk from the broadcast scheme of the Blackhawks continues. The iconic TV analyst set West Madison Street ho...
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Jan. 6 hearing dominates top TV networks - except one
Jul 22, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - America's top television networks on Thursday turned prime time over to a gripping account of former President Donald Trump's actions during the Jan. 6, ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Olczyk sends unmistakable message to the Blackhawks with his departureJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - EDDIE OLCZYK IS FAR TOO gracious a man to taunt beleaguered Blackhawks executive poseurs. But if he's been humming Johnny Paycheck's old country classic “Take This Job a...
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O'Donnell: Dick Clark, Fidel Castro and Ozzie Guillen mesh amid the Ins and Outs of JulyJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - IF DICK CLARK WAS still around to host "The Pyramid," the clues might be: "An All-Star break ... NFL preseason projections ... Major golf live from Scotland at 5 a.m., C...