Jim O'Donnell
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O’Donnell: Death of Gary Deeb recalls his sports media wizardryJun 03, 2025 10:42 am - Legendary Chicago sports media columnist Gary Deeb died May 17 at age 79.
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O’Donnell: Moving night for Charles Barkley and crew from TNT to ESPN/ABCMay 31, 2025 10:00 am - “Inside the NBA” is moving to ESPN from TNT as part of the league’s network shift.
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O'Donnell: Caitlin Clark’s hurtin’ quad strains CBS, Chicago fans and the WNBAMay 27, 2025 5:00 pm - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about how Caitlin Clark’s quad injury will hurt CBS and Chicago fans.
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O’Donnell: Flanders Fields puts a Wrigley Field All-Star Game in perspectiveMay 24, 2025 5:10 pm - THE GRAY-HAIRED FELLOW WAS ONCE a high school second baseman with a determined spirit but weak bat. He later missed Vietnam only because a fortunate opening put him in a ...
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O’Donnell: Bears get a Ditka-class dig from the father of Caleb WilliamsMay 17, 2025 10:00 am - WAS IT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WHO FIRST WROTE: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes and annual hikes in Bears season-ticket prices?” Maybe, pr...
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O’Donnell: Jordan and NBC are happening because M.J. feels like itMay 13, 2025 5:30 pm - WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL last week signaled the selection of a new Pope for the Roman Catholic Church. White smoke out of 30 Rock in Manhattan on Monday was ...
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O’Donnell: Lee Corso made it with a big boost from Jimmy Piersall and NIU footballMay 10, 2025 10:43 am - WHEN LEE CORSO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED that he'll end his 37-season run on ESPN's “College GameDay” in August, some grayheads in his audience could probably remember the three...
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O’Donnell: Sports talk radio in Chicago slipping into darknessMay 06, 2025 3:06 pm - Columnist Jim O’Donnell details how sports talk radio continues to struggle in Chicago.
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O’Donnell: NFL will add spring to its list of American sports conquestsMay 03, 2025 10:00 am - ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, the grand trifecta of a classic sports spring was Major League Baseball's Opening Day, the Masters and the Kentucky Derby. The public said so...
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O’Donnell: Dishing Kentucky Derby adviceApr 29, 2025 2:41 pm - Columnist Jim O’Donnell analyzes the upcoming Kentucky Derby.