Jim O'Donnell
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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...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even Michael Jordan is acknowledging Tim Hallam's amazing run with the BullsSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - TIM HALLAM WAS DAVID SPADE before David Spade was David Spade. That means he's been smart, on top of human folly and always capable of another caustic gear. For the past...
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O'Donnell: Jim Rose's 'Angry Young Man' helped fuel a 41-year run at Channel 7Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - JIM ROSE IS RETIRING after 41 years at WLS-Channel 7 Sports. His final regular on-air appearance will be Sept. 15. That “41” is a long number. (Some superstitious ga...