Jim O'Donnell
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O’Donnell: A happy Fourth to the Cubs, and anybody else?Jul 05, 2025 10:29 am - FOURTH OF JULY, Fifth of July, Sixth of July — does the calendar really matter all that much in The Captive Sports City? Pick a month, any month, and underachievement is ...
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O’Donnell: Farewell to a wonder — ‘Captain’ Tom Morgan will be rememberedJul 01, 2025 2:16 pm - If first impressions were the only thing that mattered, Tom Morgan may not have made it on to the press box staff at Arlington Park way back in 1976.
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O’Donnell: Grant Hill to NBC recalls a night he called Tim WeigelJun 28, 2025 10:00 am - THERE WAS NOTHING INEVITABLE about Grant Hill signing on with the growing roster that will broadcast NBA games on NBC Universal next season. But he will. The extraordinar...
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O’Donnell: Sunny reign in OKC, more trawling tedium for Bulls fansJun 24, 2025 6:30 pm - While Oklahoma City celebrates an NBA championship, the Bulls appear to be going nowhere.
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O’Donnell: PCA has Cubs fans walking on Wrigley Field sunshineJun 21, 2025 8:36 pm - OH TO BE 23 YEARS OLD, commanding, charismatic and able to flip Major League Baseball games in a single bound. That would be Pete Crow-Armstrong — the Fresh Prince of Wri...
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O’Donnell: Could New Orleans spirit have saved Arlington Park?Jun 17, 2025 1:56 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Could the current Battle of New Orleans spirit have saved Arlington Park?
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O’Donnell: ‘Blessed’ Jiggetts traced path from Bears to radio to grandfather beaming with prideJun 14, 2025 4:37 pm - Former Bear and WSCR sports personality Dan Jiggetts — on a life cycle built for two with wife Karen — has masted the art of being a successful family man.The result is two daughters, two sons-in-law and four grandsons who make Father's Day at any of the family households a celebration of unfettered love, gratitude and happiness.
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O’Donnell: Cade Horton on bubbly target for a major showcase vs. Skenes and the PiratesJun 10, 2025 3:08 pm - Cubs pitcher Cade Horton is scheduled to be matched up against Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes on Friday.
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O’Donnell: Mansueto, Fire win the week in Chicago sportsJun 07, 2025 10:00 am - FOR ONE BRIEF SHINING CORNER KICK, Joe Mansueto provided The Captive Sports City with the assertiveness that refreshes. On Tuesday the billionaire owner of the Chicago Fi...
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O’Donnell: Death of Gary Deeb recalls his sports media wizardryJun 03, 2025 10:42 am - Legendary Chicago sports media columnist Gary Deeb died May 17 at age 79.