Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: “Flea market” Final Four is a result of fast reactions to new NCAA rulesMar 29, 2023 1:00 am - LONG BEFORE NIKE STARTED exploiting all of that cheap Chinese labor, Chairman Mao said: “Revolution is not a dinner party.” That's been no party, no lovey-dovey, the...
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O'Donnell: Joniak will be working without a net at the new radio home of the BearsMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - JEFF JONIAK HAS THE HIGH-WIRE RESILIENCE to qualify as a member of the Flying Wallendas. The crack Bears play-by-play man has officially signed off after more than two d...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bracket five-star - UCLA to win, plus quick pickin' to a Final FourMar 12, 2023 12:00 am - ONE OF THE HEARTENING THINGS about the madness of March bracketology is that all Americans - red, blue, green, yellow, to be determined - can come together to fall flat ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Presenting a solution for Big Ten flameout in NCAA men's tournamentMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - SPECIES THAT EAT THEIR OWN face constantly diminished dinner options. No sports species of the new mill has proved more effective at devouring its own than Big Ten men's...
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Jim O'Donnell: Sparkling no-budget doc 'Last Comiskey' is an every fan's 'To Sox With Love'Mar 05, 2023 4:30 am - BILL VEECK ONCE SAID, “To be a White Sox fan frees a man from any other form of penance.” But the old Comiskey Park was never intended to be a baseball confessional. It ...
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Jim O'Donnell: New audience numbers keep "The Score" and AM-1000 inside of a radio AlamoMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - THE MONTHLY RADIO NARRATIVE has become so predictable that it may as well require only one templated keystroke on better sports media laptops everywhere. In the most re...
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Jim O'Donnell: Charles Barkley to CNN? Please hold all punditsFeb 25, 2023 4:30 am - ON THE SEA OF VACUITY that passes for much of contemporary sports media, give Charles Barkley credit: The Round Mound remains "box office." That's why credible reports t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Mayor Billy McKinney is back bringing grace and smarts to Northwestern basketballFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - WHATEVER THE REALITIES, the Sheridan Road shufflers at Northwestern University relish the thought that they have a special sort of class. With Billy McKinney back in the...
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O'Donnell: A new Robert Reich video suggests slow brakes on any tax money for the BearsFeb 19, 2023 5:00 am - WHILE IT WOULD BE REFRESHING to take a short weekend break from the mounting drama over the possible move of the Bears to Arlington Park, that sanctuary doesn't come eas...
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Jim O'Donnell: Ten-star lock to scratch a risk itch and win on Super Bowl SundayFeb 12, 2023 4:30 am - SUPER BOWL SUNDAY TENDS TO BRING OUT the speculator within. From Q-tips at the American Legion Hall with their $1 squares to seriously buried types and their illegal onl...