Media
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O'Donnell: Bruce Weber recalls 'fairy tale' of Illini's Elite Eight win over ArizonaMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - ONE OF THE SAFEST BETS of new-mill sports is that Bruce Weber will never forget Easter 2005. It was 15 years ago this weekend. It's double-guaranteed that the Orange Kru...
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O'Donnell: Pro basketball from China possible as a TV fill-in for the NBA?Mar 25, 2020 1:00 am - JEREMY LIN ONCE inspired an NBA fervor called "Linsanity." Now, could he and his colleagues in the Chinese Basketball Association serve as enough of a TV draw to help ge...
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O'Donnell: Brickhouse, Boudreau, Kingman and 'Smitt' - with a touch of CostasMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - IF THE MLB NETWORK wanted to offer a fleeting field of relief from the global disruptions this week, it succeeded. The diamond web replayed the WGN-Channel 9 telecast of...
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O'Donnell: Thoroughbred association president says chances of Arlington opening in May 'about 10 percent'Mar 18, 2020 1:00 am - BILL CARSTANJEN HAS HAD better weeks. He's the CEO of Churchill Downs Inc. and the man who holds the future of Arlington Park in his hands. Under his golden stewardship,...
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Feder: 25 years later, NBC Sports Chicago looks back on Michael Jordan's returnMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Twenty-five years ago today Michael Jordan stunned the world with the two-word declaration: "I'm back." NBC Sports Chicago will mark the 25th anniversary of Jordan's Chi...
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O'Donnell: Contagion prevents old Prospect champs from seeing ZionMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - ON A FRIDAY NIGHT long ago, the host Prospect Knights won a magical basketball game. They beat a Hersey varsity loaded with junior Andy Pancratz and freshman Dave Corzin...
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O'Donnell: Blackhawks fans can rock 'n roll with Ken Dryden's book on Scotty BowmanMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - KEN DRYDEN ISN'T MERELY a Canadian treasure. He is all about the mind and spirit of a man who refuses to settle: • Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who left the game in hi...
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Hoge leaves WGN radio for NBC Sports ChicagoMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - Adam Hoge, the Chicago sports reporter and podcaster who covers the Bears for Nexstar Media Group news/talk WGN 720-AM, is jumping to NBC Sports Chicago. Hoge will sign ...
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Clark Weber, who rose to fame as a rock and roll disc jockey in the 60s, dies at 89Mar 08, 2020 1:00 am - As a pioneering rock and roll disc jockey in the 1960s and for decades later as a multifaceted talk show host, Clark Weber entertained generations of Chicago radio liste...
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O'Donnell: Neither Bears nor Dogs can keep Ditka from golf courseMar 06, 2020 12:00 am - MIKE DITKA WAS WAITING on wife Diana Friday morning. They were set to go hit that little white ball around a golf course near their winter home on the Gulf Coast of Flor...