Jim O'Donnell
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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...
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O'Donnell: Joniak will be working without a net at the new radio home of the BearsMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - JEFF JONIAK HAS THE HIGH-WIRE RESILIENCE to qualify as a member of the Flying Wallendas. The crack Bears play-by-play man has officially signed off after more than two d...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bracket five-star - UCLA to win, plus quick pickin' to a Final FourMar 12, 2023 12:00 am - ONE OF THE HEARTENING THINGS about the madness of March bracketology is that all Americans - red, blue, green, yellow, to be determined - can come together to fall flat ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Presenting a solution for Big Ten flameout in NCAA men's tournamentMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - SPECIES THAT EAT THEIR OWN face constantly diminished dinner options. No sports species of the new mill has proved more effective at devouring its own than Big Ten men's...
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Jim O'Donnell: Sparkling no-budget doc 'Last Comiskey' is an every fan's 'To Sox With Love'Mar 05, 2023 4:30 am - BILL VEECK ONCE SAID, “To be a White Sox fan frees a man from any other form of penance.” But the old Comiskey Park was never intended to be a baseball confessional. It ...
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Jim O'Donnell: New audience numbers keep "The Score" and AM-1000 inside of a radio AlamoMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - THE MONTHLY RADIO NARRATIVE has become so predictable that it may as well require only one templated keystroke on better sports media laptops everywhere. In the most re...
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Jim O'Donnell: Charles Barkley to CNN? Please hold all punditsFeb 25, 2023 4:30 am - ON THE SEA OF VACUITY that passes for much of contemporary sports media, give Charles Barkley credit: The Round Mound remains "box office." That's why credible reports t...