Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: Jerry Vainisi - GM of the Super Bowl champion Bears - was 'a Halas guy' to the endOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - WHEN JERRY VAINISI WAS abruptly ousted as general manager of the Bears in 1987 - less than 14 months after the team's iconic victory in Super Bowl 20 - Mike Ditka cried....
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Jim O'Donnell: Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder - will sports gaming media ever generate another one like him?Oct 01, 2022 1:00 am - JIMMY "THE GREEK" SNYDER has been betting with fellow spirits in the sky since his death in 1996. He exited network TV even earlier than that. In January 1988, CBS Sport...
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Jim O'Donnell: Eberflus inaugural Bears at 3-1 in October? Who would have dreamed it?Sep 28, 2022 1:00 am - THREE WEEKS AGO, anyone who called the Bears hitting the opening strides of October at 3-1 can now report to Marc Trestman Pavilion at Arlington Park to claim your used ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Adam Amin aiming to call more Aaron Judge history on Fox Thursday nightSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - HISTORY CAN FREQUENTLY be in the prejudiced sports brain. South of The Brat Stop, a Bears win in Green Bay is always big. A non-implosive decision by the current hierarc...
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O'Donnell: The September "in" crowd begins with Carlos Alcaraz plus the Bears and Miguel CairoSep 16, 2022 1:00 am - BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG AND GREEN DAY wanted to be awakened when September ends. For better or worse, in the sports media racket, that's not always possible. So, with the ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington Heights officials need to speed the flow of information about the BearsSep 14, 2022 1:00 am - TWO BIG MEETINGS and early returns on in-person local interest in the possible move of the Bears to Arlington Heights are extraordinarily low. A séance with the spirits ...
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O'Donnell: Why Bears plus-7 ½ might merit a baby bet in the season opener vs. San FranciscoSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LOTTERY full steams into its five months of annual sensory magic this weekend. To paraphrase Frank Zappa, America will drink, bet and go home. Mill...
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O'Donnell: Is Bears' Arlington Park redevelopment about to devolve into a beggars banquet?Sep 07, 2022 1:00 am - THERE WILL BE NO HONEY BEARS at Hersey High School Thursday night. There will, apparently, be Money Bears, though, and that's not good news for anyone rooting for the Ch...
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Jim O'Donnell: Author has published 4 books on NFL 'make believe' - is anyone paying attention?Sep 03, 2022 1:00 am - A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, a suburban insouciant bet the Arizona Cardinals in a "Sunday Night Football" game. At the half, Kyler Murray and the Cards were getting beaten up....
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O'Donnell: In sports media, Linda Hamilton came a long way before there was any way for womenAug 31, 2022 1:00 am - FIFTY YEARS AGO, women attempting to gain a toehold in prime-time sports were being told, "You've come a long way, baby." The fact that it was a teasing laurel from Virg...