Jim O'Donnell
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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 ...
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Autumn mellows for Johnny Morris after two remarkable Chicago careersOct 01, 2023 5:30 am - JOHNNY MORRIS CELEBRATED his 88th birthday this week. Ol' No. 47 is hale, well and missing Dick Duchossois and Arlington Park. Duchossois and Morris had an extraordinary...
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Jim O'Donnell: Pat Fitzgerald is close to filing a mega-million lawsuit against NorthwesternSep 28, 2023 6:00 am - ANY HINT OF ALL'S QUIET on the Northwestern legal-and-athletics front is about to end. Former football coach Pat Fitzgerald is working toward finalization of a lawsuit a...
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Jim O'Donnell: Fields didn't go far enough in speaking truths about his rough run with the BearsSep 24, 2023 5:30 am - THE PROBLEM WITH JUSTIN FIELDS isn't Justin Fields. The problem Fields has faced this week is that he's the focal point of a nightmarish team/media/blind-bat fans ecosys...
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Jim O'Donnell: Are the McCaskeys moving closer to selling their blundering Bears?Sep 20, 2023 1:00 am - TWO DEFLATING LOSSES INTO A STILLBORN SEASON, the teeming jeer club is hardly short on avid supporters. Who doesn't want the McCaskey family to sell the Chicago Bears? T...
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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...