Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: Arlington Park fans can take some comfort in so-so TV ratings of the '23 Kentucky DerbyMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - TO THE REMAINING FANS of racing at Arlington Park, there could have been a dandy fantasy daily double on Kentucky Derby Day last weekend. First leg, Larry Rivelli's Chic...
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Jim O'Donnell: Rivelli says that the Preakness is a 'no go' for Two Phil'sMay 08, 2023 1:00 am - PLEASE HOLD ALL Maryland crabcakes. Two days after his Two Phil's took a lead in the stretch of the Kentucky Derby before finishing a game second, trainer Larry Rive...
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Jim O'Donnell: Like Duchossois, will Reinsdorf try and take his playground with him?May 07, 2023 5:30 am - SOMETIME AROUND 1992, retired Arlington Park COO Sheldon Robbins - a brilliant businessman - predicted that if Dick Duchossois could one day take his regal racetrack wit...
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Jim O'Donnell: Jagged little third railer costs ESPN reporter her jobApr 30, 2023 5:30 am - SNIPS AND SNAILS AND PUPPY-DOG TAILS were once supposed to reside only on the male side of major sports media. All of that changed in an epithet recently when Marly Rive...
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O'Donnell: Northwestern's Skoronski will skip live draft night. Will the Bears dare to skip him?Apr 26, 2023 1:00 am - IF THEY MEASURED HUMILITY in all of the 2023 NFL draft sciences, Peter Skoronski of Northwestern would be way above the chart. In that respect, he's just carrying on...
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Jim O'Donnell: Slim pickings for Bears at new radio home AM-1000Apr 19, 2023 1:00 am - WHEN A WAVERING NFL FRANCHISE enters into a play-by-play rights deal with a radio gulag, good things happening are less likely than FOX's Rupert Murdoch and Tucker Carls...
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O'Donnell: Thought of Bezos taking control of Bears seems to be only make-believeApr 16, 2023 5:30 am - WHILE WONDERING WHY STREAMING has changed spoiler etiquette, presenting an April edition of Ins and Outs: • In - Dreaming of Jeff Bezos owning the Bears - Unfortunately,...
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Jim O'Donnell: Who's fighting for fans as lax White Sox quickly play into another April fog?Apr 09, 2023 5:30 am - LAST APRIL, TONY LA RUSSA and a White Sox team brimming with high expectations steamed into Cleveland with a 6-3 record. The Sleepy Señor and wayward travelers promptly...
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O'Donnell: Election of Brandon Johnson likely pushes the Bears closer to Arlington HeightsApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - BRANDON JOHNSON IS NOW the mayor-elect of the city of Chicago. Fans of the Bears who like Soldier Field can be excused for not greeting that news with wild cheering. A 3...
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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...