Jim O'Donnell
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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...
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O'Donnell: Are crusty Bears fans prepared to handle a two-game winning streak?Oct 15, 2023 8:00 am - BEARS FANS CAN DREAM if they want to. They wouldn't stay Bears fans if they couldn't. Ten mornings ago, the specter of an 0-17 season was very much in play. Today — Mach...
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Jim O'Donnell: After a promising opening night, Bedard can finally go on with the showOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - SO THE DEBUT OF CONNOR BEDARD Tuesday night couldn't quite match the late Ethel Merman overpowering the crescendo of “There's No Business Like Show Business.” Or Taylor...
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O'Donnell: Any 'street' farewell to Butkus must include that he deserved an NFL titleOct 08, 2023 6:00 am - PRIME-POUNCE DICK BUTKUS playing for head coach George Allen could have forever changed the trajectory of the Chicago Bears. In the spring of 1983, Allen had been dusted...
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O'Donnell: Bears fans are missing the point after - 0-17 is history!Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - IF JEFF BEZOS REGULARLY delivered Amazon stinkeroos like tonight's Bears-Commanders game, he'd probably still be trying to sell books online out of a rented garage near ...