Jim O'Donnell
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Jim O'Donnell: Searching for gratuitous gratitude on a hollow sports Thanksgiving in ChicagoNov 23, 2023 6:00 am - IF THANKSGIVING WAS BASED on the current successes of the five major professional teams in Chicago, the holiday wouldn't be observed. Since "Passover" has already been t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Long football line just said "no" before Northwestern settled on David BraunNov 19, 2023 6:00 am - ONE WEEKEND AGO, David Braun and Northwestern stunned Wisconsin 24-10 at Camp Randall Stadium to move to 5-5 in 2023. On The Enchanted Lakefront, the sighs of relief cou...
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Jim O'Donnell: Theo Epstein's short list of new resurrection targets has to include the White SoxNov 15, 2023 12:00 am - THREE YEARS AGO — November 17, 2020 — Theo Epstein “gratefully” bid adieu to the Cubs. He left a measured, astonishing magnum opus titled “2016.” Since then, he's served...
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O'Donnell: Benetti's sudden South Side farewell brings back memories of Jim DurhamNov 12, 2023 5:00 am - WHEN JASON BENETTI TOLD JERRY REINSDORF to take his White Sox TV job and shove it this week, somewhere the spirit of Jim Durham was chortling. Durham was the global-clas...
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O'Donnell: Are Mark Aguirre and DePaul next in line to quake Our Town?Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - CHICAGO - THE CAPTIVE SPORTS CITY - has been anything but dull lately. From Craig Counsell to Connor Bedard with Cole Kmet in between, there are more signs of organizati...
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Jim O'Donnell: Dream for the sportin' - if only Chicago fans could vote ownerships out of officeNov 05, 2023 7:00 am - A LOT OF AREA SPORTS FANS periodically wail about living in The Captive Sports City. But how many do anything about it? The ultimate Chicago fan protest would be a paid ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Jim Harbaugh as next head coach of the Bears – imperfectly perfectNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - IF THERE IS A PAPA BEAR IN HEAVEN, George McCaskey and associates must be monitoring events in Ann Arbor with the intensity of creatives at Marvel worrying about the ris...
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Jim O'Donnell: From father to son, Bagent family line is all about confidence and winningOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - THERE WAS A WEEKLY TV SHOW in Martinsburg, W. Va., last fall titled "Monday Night Mayhem." It aired rather modestly on Channel 10, a Comcast cable option. The broadcast ...
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Jim O'Donnell: If only the trade of Fields would mean enormous futuristic changes at Hollow HallOct 22, 2023 7:00 am - IMAGINE THAT SUDDENLY HOVERING over Halas Hall was a merciful associate pro football god. Kind of like a bigger Babbitt than Roger Goodell, only with civic empathy and e...
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Jim O'Donnell: The only thing that Tyson Bagent has to fear is Getsy's offense itselfOct 18, 2023 1:00 am - BY NOW, ANYONE WHO CARES knows that Bears rookie Tyson Bagent threw for 17,034 yards and 159 touchdowns in five seasons at D-II Shepherd University in West Virginia. Tho...