Jim O'Donnell
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O’Donnell: Poles dodges key questions during soft sell at Halas HallJan 08, 2025 5:50 am - Jim O’Donnell believes Bears General Manager Ryan Poles still has plenty of questions to answer, even after Tuesday’s news conference at Halas Hall.
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Jim O’Donnell: Greg Gumbel’s greatest feat might have been surviving Chicago TVJan 04, 2025 10:51 am - WHEN GREG GUMBEL DIED AT AGE 78 two days after Christmas, the national tributes rightfully cascaded. His broadcasting bona fides was impressive if not downright historic....
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Jim O’Donnell: 25 for ‘25 — a New Year’s Day spread of spotty sports sunshineJan 01, 2025 6:00 am - One team — the Cubs — over .500. One team — the Bulls — with any kind of postseason presence, however artificial. One once great sports city consistently now up the track.
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Jim O’Donnell: Like it or not, Chicago, here comes a menacing sports 2025Dec 28, 2024 10:00 am - FOR CHICAGO SPORTS FANS, the threat of a new calendar year is most ominous. Could the lords of the fractured urban rat race allow a one-time fast-forward to 2026? Just to...
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Jim O’Donnell: Netflix and the NFL set for a Yuletide thrashing of the NBA on ABC/ESPNDec 25, 2024 6:00 am - A SMALL HOLIDAY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP will commune via TV remotes today. It's called, “People Watching NBA Games on Christmas Day.” The numbers of that mild bunch will b...
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Jim O’Donnell: Holiday fantasies include Troy Aikman as new high czar of Halas HallDec 21, 2024 1:29 pm - Chicago, Illinois — gateway city to sports futility. A town where championship teams get broken up, inept executives remain employed and four primary franchise titans operate with all the impunity of Vlad Putin on a local school board in suburban Moscow. But against that cheery backdrop, some Yuletide Ins and Outs to warm a pointless Bears Sunday:
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O’Donnell: Bears’ bold new era can begin by firing Warren, trading WilliamsDec 18, 2024 5:50 am - Jim O’Donnell says the Bears can begin a bold new era by firing team president and CEO Kevin Warren and trading rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.
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Jim O’Donnell: Are Thayer and Joniak about to be forced to walk the Bears’ radio plank?Dec 14, 2024 10:00 am - ANY DAY NOW, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY may be called in to assess the toxic fumes emanating from Halas Hall. On both the football and business sides, the Chicag...
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O’Donnell: When ‘Go, Cubs, Go’ was nearly lost to the Beach BoysDec 11, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: Remembering when ‘Go, Cubs, Go’ was almost lost at sea by the Beach Boys.
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Jim O’Donnell: Now with an Ivy League finish, Zbikowski still dreams of sweet home ChicagoDec 07, 2024 10:47 am - FINDING TOMMY ZBIKOWSKI WASN'T all that hard. It was the routing that surprised a bit — head east from the Chicago Fire Department and pull over at the Ivy League. That's...