Jim O'Donnell
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O’Donnell: Bears’ Poles looks like a beaten manDec 04, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: At Monday’s news conference, Bears General Manager Ryan Poles looked like a beaten man.
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Jim O’Donnell: Even with Eberflus gone, new book attempts to detail ‘McCaskeyism’Nov 30, 2024 10:00 am - IT'S A GREAT TIME to be a Bears fan in much the same way it's a marvelous weekend to still have a Harris/Walz campaign sign on the front lawn. An incomplete head coach no...
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O’Donnell: Fans bear the burden as all sides fail at Halas HallNov 27, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O'Donnell: Fans are bearing the burden as the business and football sides of Halas Hall fail.
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Jim O’Donnell: Vikings won the GM wheel of fortune in ‘22 and it showsNov 23, 2024 10:00 am - A SCANT 34 MONTHS AGO, both the Bears and Vikings were looking for general managers. In the space of 12 days in January 2022, the teams essentially whittled the cosmos of...
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O’Donnell: How quickly would Ryans have Bears at Arlington Park?Nov 20, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: How quickly would the Ryan family have the Bears at Arlington Park?
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Jim O'Donnell: Bob Costas says Bob Costas ain't done yetNov 16, 2024 5:14 pm - Few sportscasters-plus of the past half century can come near Bob Costas for excellence, versatility and once upon a time, imbuing so many events and programming hours with a new sort of fresh energy. He recently retired, but Costas says he is still keeping his hand in the game.
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O’Donnell: McCaskeys, not Waldron, should shoulder blame for Bears’ strugglesNov 13, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: While Shane Waldron was the scapegoat on Tuesday, the McCaskeys should shoulder the blame for the Bears’ struggles this season.
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Jim O’Donnell: Five games, some waiting — but is the preferred nooner Bears-NE or WAS-PIT?Nov 09, 2024 10:00 am - IN CHICAGO, SUNDAY BREAKS DOWN to a tale of two trails for NFL fans. The rich and the resolute will be at Soldier Field watching the Bears scrimmage the New England Patri...
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Jim O'Donnell: Frank Calabrese brought grand zest to last golden run of Arlington ParkNov 06, 2024 12:26 am - Legendary Arlington Park owner Frank Calabrese died Monday at 96. When the track reopened in 2000 after a two-year closure, Calabrese set a standard that will never again be challenged. He won 10 consecutive owners championships after sharing one in 2000.
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Jim O’Donnell: Ian Eagle, smaller TV audience hail enough for Stevenson, Bears vs. CardinalsNov 02, 2024 10:00 am - MATT EBERFLUS AND HIS NOT-READY-FOR-HAIL-MARY PLAYERS get another late-afternoon TV window Sunday. But the Bears will be at Arizona on a much more modest two-region stage...