Jim O'Donnell
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O’Donnell: All Bears aside, Cubs set to act out season atop Chicago sports marqueeSep 27, 2025 10:00 am - Craig Counsell and the Cubs have as few as two — maybe three — performances on their biggest stage yet to complete 2025 drama.
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Jim O'Donnell: Johnny Morris on the edge of age 90 — his dual legacies still holdSep 23, 2025 3:03 pm - Every time the Bears have the football, their receivers are still chasing Johnny Morris. Once upon a time it was fleet people like Dick Gordon and then Willie Gault and l...
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O’Donnell: ‘NFL Today’ to dance back to the age of young Walter Payton and Barry WhiteSep 20, 2025 10:00 am - Sunday, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the debut of the breakthrough sports studio show, “The NFL Today,” CBS will go full-bore retro to honor the late-morning Sunday staple, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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O’Donnell: NBC set to show if the Fighting Illini are ready for their close-upSep 16, 2025 6:00 am - Despite being ranked No. 9 in the country, Illinois heads to No. 19 Indiana on Saturday night for a nationally televised Big Ten matchup as a 4-point underdog, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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O’Donnell: Tony Romo is already again weakening CBS/NFL coverageSep 13, 2025 10:54 am - Tony Romo isn’t giving CBS its money’s worth on broadcasts of NFL games, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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O’Donnell: Fresh ‘Top Ten’ won't change Bears’ Monday night flopSep 09, 2025 4:28 pm - Columnist Jim O’Donnell breaks down Monday night’s Bears loss to Minnesota and the various broadcasts surrounding it.
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O’Donnell: Ben & Caleb are fine — but J.J. McCarthy does nothing but winSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Bears fans can’t wait to see new coach Ben Johnson and second-year quarterback Caleb Williams work together for the first time in a regular-season game Monday night, but Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy, a product of the Chicago suburbs, just doesn’t lose very often, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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O’Donnell: Belichick should have studied Phil Jackson’s career managementSep 03, 2025 8:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: Monday night on ESPN, Bill Belichick was out of place, out of time and as dispensable as a pedestrian junior college coach whistling out the string.
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Jim O'Donnell: Robbie Gould to meet some of the best of St. Viator's football pastAug 30, 2025 7:45 pm - For the millions of prep athletes who've ever played on a winner, memories of those championship seasons never really fade away. Back in the autumn of '69, football matte...
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O’Donnell: Superior Bagent would break bad for Caleb wing at Halas HallAug 26, 2025 10:00 am - If Caleb Williams gets off to a bad start to the regular season, could coach Ben Johnson be willing to turn to backup quarterback Tyson Bagent? Columnist Jim O’Donnell says it could happen.
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