Jim O'Donnell
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Jim O'Donnell: King-Riggs "Battle of the Sexes" pushed TV sports into a brave new worldSep 17, 2023 5:30 am - AS A LANDMARK TV EVENT, the Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs "Battle of the Sexes" remains on the same high pop cultural plane as the first appearance of the Beatles on "Ed ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Under the 'D,' the Bears are turning September into desolation rowSep 13, 2023 1:00 am - WHO SAID THAT THE BEARS DIDN'T flash a lot of "D" at Soldier Field last Sunday? Disgraceful … distasteful … disgusting. The team appeared about as prepared for their 38-...
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Jim O'Donnell: NFL lords trying to prompt laughter at growing public perception of on-field fantasySep 10, 2023 5:30 am - A FEW WEEKS AGO, the National Football League announced the debut of "a humorous brand campaign" for the 2023 season titled "You Can't Make This Stuff Up." The idea is t...
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Jim O'Donnell: One particular essay perfectly captures so many of Buffett's Chicago sports linksSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - JIMMY BUFFETT CROSSED THE PARROTHEAD BRIDGE last weekend with three great sports passions - the Cubs, the New Orleans Saints and the Miami Heat. By virtue of his Gulf Co...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even Michael Jordan is acknowledging Tim Hallam's amazing run with the BullsSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - TIM HALLAM WAS DAVID SPADE before David Spade was David Spade. That means he's been smart, on top of human folly and always capable of another caustic gear. For the past...
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O'Donnell: Jim Rose's 'Angry Young Man' helped fuel a 41-year run at Channel 7Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - JIM ROSE IS RETIRING after 41 years at WLS-Channel 7 Sports. His final regular on-air appearance will be Sept. 15. That “41” is a long number. (Some superstitious ga...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bellinger, Hoyer and Notre Dame to the Big Ten - the Ins and Outs of AugustAug 27, 2023 5:30 am - COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S ALREADY IN THE AIR and the NFL less than two weeks away: Isn't that why the Gregorian calendar has a September? Hot stuffs, cool punts, even if it's o...
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Jim O'Donnell: Reinsdorf, Theo Epstein and Richard III – the South Side meteor shower is a good oneAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - WHEN THE ONE GREAT SCORER comes to mark against Jerry Reinsdorf's name, the spirit of the Chicago sports mogul should have one great regret. That will be that newspapers...
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington's "Against All Odds" statue is of no help to Saratoga's sagging '23 meetAug 20, 2023 5:30 am - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The town remains stately. It's no wonder George Washington liked it so much. Zac Brown, a new sort of revolutionary, played the Performing Arts ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Services for Rocky Wirtz enable 'Coach Q' to fortify his quiet push to returnAug 13, 2023 5:30 am - THE PENALTY BOX IS OPEN FOR ANYONE who wants to argue that Joel Quenneville doesn't deserve to be back coaching in the NHL and one day is more than worthy of enshrinemen...