Jim O'Donnell
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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...
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Jim O'Donnell: La Russa non-speak could be the basis for a great TV game showAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - THE WHITE SOX ARE NO LONGER just the American League-Central's answer to "Ice Road Truckers." They are a rollicking, rolling comedy show. Maybe the funniest local improv...
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O'Donnell: Bears break with WBBM/WCFS could trigger major Chicago radio sports revampAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - THE FAULT LINES BELOW sports radio in Chicago are rumbling. Actually, the phrasing should be "sports audio." Is it multiple earthquakes dead ahead - for both sports talk...
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Jim O'Donnell: Right now, Matt Eberflus is one up on Vince LombardiAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - AS THE GLORY-BOUND HEAD COACH of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi was 42-8 in "exhibition" games. He insisted that winning was a habit. But he opened 1-1 in his fir...
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O'Donnell: With "Louisville Million," Churchill Inc. dissed the legacy of Dick DuchossoisAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - CHURCHILL DOWNS INC. HAS a market capitalization that touches $8 billion. That's a nice number for a corporation that specializes in little more than gaming pies in the ...