Jim O'Donnell
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Jim O'Donnell: A moment for forever — 50 years since Secretariat raced at Arlington ParkJun 25, 2023 5:30 am - IMAGINE TAYLOR SWIFT, DRAKE AND BEYONCE suddenly combining summer tours for a one-off at a Chicago-area sports venue in two weeks. That pop cultural energy might equal w...
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington demolition means hang time of the Bears is coming to an endJun 18, 2023 5:30 am - WHO WOULD CRY for a falling racetrack? Beggar men. Thieves. Excessive sentimentalists. People who sob at garage sales. Someone recently jarted: "When will the next tearf...
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O'Donnell: Kevin Warren's Bears stadium standup already drawing chuckles in Arlington HeightsJun 14, 2023 1:00 am - FOR AN "AT RISK" SUBURB, Arlington Heights is somehow maintaining a remarkable civic placidity. Children still play. Birds sing. Stentorian trustee Jim Tinaglia - an amb...
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Jim O'Donnell: Acclaimed broadcaster Pang will join Blackhawks booth next seasonJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - INDIANA JONES FACED FEWER PERILS than the one Darren Pang is apparently about to take on. Multiple sources are reporting that the acclaimed NHL broadcaster will join the...
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O'Donnell: PGA-LIV alliance is a golf marriage fit for the hottest fires on EarthJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - THAT EERIE HAZE IN THE AMERICAN AIR - is it from wildfires in Canada or the decision of PGA Tour management to merge with the blood-washing LIV? In the blink of a news r...
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Jim O'Donnell: Have Kevin Warren and the Bears found their golden crowbar in Naperville?Jun 04, 2023 5:30 am - WHEN BEARS PRESIDENT KEVIN WARREN met Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli to discuss the possibility of a new Bears stadium in the giant west suburb, the password was "leverag...
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Jim O'Donnell: "Last Dance," last chance at predicting a perfect Michael Jordan endingMay 28, 2023 1:00 am - THERE WAS A STRONG SENSE that it was instant sports history - a place in time that might endure forever. There were more subtle underpinnings that it would be a singular...
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Jim O'Donnell: Once upon a time in Cleveland, Jim Brown was the NFL's perfect gentlemanMay 24, 2023 1:00 am - THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL SPORTS EVENT that a wee Irishman from suburban Cleveland ever attended was a long ago NFL game between the Browns and visiting Washington. Jim Bro...
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O'Donnell: Rainy week spells nothing but downpour at 'The Score'May 17, 2023 1:00 am - A FEW FLANNEL SHIRTS AGO, robust country ace Luke Combs released one of the more clever music videos of the new millennium with his hit "When It Rains It Pours." That co...
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Jim O'Donnell: Game-by-game point spreads say the '23 Bears should finish … betterMay 14, 2023 5:30 am - IN AN ERA WITH A MORE AND MORE SOPHISTICATED "MADDEN" and legal sports gambling on just about every facet of the NFL, why even bother playing the regular season? Have li...