Jim O'Donnell
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O’Donnell: Edwards, chasing Jordan, set for another takeoffMay 22, 2024 6:00 am - The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards is ready for his moment in the spotlight.
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Jim O’Donnell: Among the May daze, the Bears to AP won’t go away — but will Caleb mania?May 18, 2024 2:48 pm - WHILE ANXIOUSLY WAITING to move on from the 100-1 win bet on Akshay Bhatia — who didn't make the cut at this weekend's PGA Championship — a merry mid-May roundup of s...
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Stephens, Rosemont would be bulldozing a new Bears stadium to the goal lineMay 15, 2024 6:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell believes Rosemont mayor Brad Stephens would have already pushed a Bears stadium proposal over the goal line in his town.
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Jim O’Donnell: Maryland joins New York in dancing over the dead wires of Arlington ParkMay 11, 2024 4:47 pm - LAST WEEKEND'S KENTUCKY DERBY could have had a 20-horse photo finish and it wouldn't have mattered around the empty acreage once known as Arlington Park. The intersta...
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Jim O'Donnell: Accused ex-Illini Terrence Shannon Jr. headed for a critical day in courtMay 08, 2024 6:00 am - ONE OF THE MAJOR FOCUSES of sports media is scheduled to peel away Friday morning to a courtroom in Douglas County, Kansas. That's where the matter of the State of Ka...
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Jim O’Donnell: Nay, nay, nay — Northwestern says it’s not expecting athletic director Gragg to leaveMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - RUMORS HAVE BEEN CRESCENDOING that Derrick Gragg will soon be departing as athletic director at Northwestern University. That ain't necessarily so, according to a NU ...
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O’Donnell: Bailey, Olczyk, NBC set for another Derby DayMay 01, 2024 6:00 am - Jerry Bailey, Eddie Olczyk and NBC are gearing up for another Kentucky Derby broadcast.
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Jim O'Donnell: McBears splinter into two parts — Poles forward, Warren lost at seaApr 28, 2024 6:00 am - A CREATIVE LYRICIST COULD TWEAK IN a few contemporary lines to the classic “Bear Down, Chicago Bears.” They might go a little something like this: “We'll never forget...
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O'Donnell: Clumsy McCaskey Bears dilute what should have been a breakout weekApr 24, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell says the McCaskey family’s dysfunctionality is diluting what should have been a breakout week for the Bears.
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Jim O'Donnell: No reason that Reinsdorf’s ’24 buck turners can't ‘flush’ to 123 lossesApr 21, 2024 6:00 am - LOVE HIM OR NOT, one certainty about Jerry Reinsdorf must be acknowledged: The man has no aversion to turning a buck. “Pissants” of the press box like Malibu-based ex...