Jim O'Donnell
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Jim O'Donnell: Olympics snub should be the pause that refreshes for Caitlin ClarkJun 15, 2024 11:16 am - CAITLIN CLARK NEEDS ANOTHER BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT likes Taylor Swift needs another standing ovation. Both have had transcendent 2023-24 campaigns. If genders must be p...
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O’Donnell: Chet Walker was first Bull to hint at coming championship changeJun 12, 2024 6:00 am - Chet Walker, who died last week at 84, was the first Bulls’ player to hint that a championship change was coming.
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Jim O'Donnell: Reinsdorf, Warren, the Bears, the Sky and even the FireJun 08, 2024 12:16 pm - SUNDAY, SUNDAY — can't trust that day. Especially when casting a net around the Chicago sports dam in search of free-floating items that need some angling. A baited s...
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O’Donnell: Sky took multiple steps backward after game against Clark, FeverJun 05, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell says the Chicago Sky took multiple steps backward in the wake of Saturday’s game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.
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Jim O'Donnell: The Bears on ‘Hard Knocks’ are perfect viewing for an empty Arlington lotJun 01, 2024 12:19 pm - THE FANBOYS WERE FROTHING this week after the announcement that “Hard Knocks” will showcase the Bears beginning Aug. 6. Nice in the cartoon slot would be a Disney+ do...
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O’Donnell: Walton’s life touched by fun, Chicago, ‘fabulous’May 29, 2024 6:00 am - O'Donnell: The life and times of Bill Walton were touched by fun, Chicago and “fabulous!”
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Jim O'Donnell: On a weekend all about valor, Danica, Caitlin and a prep runner boost the edgesMay 25, 2024 1:46 pm - THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS to sing a simple song about a trio of athletes who have never appeared together. They are Danica Patrick, Caitlin Clark and Lily Ginsberg. Pat...
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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.