Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: August 'Ins' begin with plea for Jerry Rich to ashcan LIV Golf at Rich Harvest FarmsAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - THE SLUMBERING SUMMER crawls along in the No. 1 Captive City of Sports in America. The Cubs and Blackhawks are miles from nowhere. The Bears are confused. The White Sox ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Weak Cubs-Reds game could turn Fox/MLB cornfield dream into a nightmareAug 10, 2022 1:00 am - THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT bad baseball is that it's easily recognizable as bad baseball. A Casey Stengel or a Bob Uecker might milk baselines of laughter out of it. Inst...
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Jim O'Donnell: Hot flash - Jay Mariotti considers an unauthorized biography of Jerry ReinsdorfAug 05, 2022 1:00 am - IT IS A MATCH MADE in sports publishing heaven: Jerry Reinsdorf and Jay Mariotti. Two longtime antagonists, as simpatico as Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny, inside of the sa...
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Jim O'Donnell: From 'The Cellar' to his final encore, Jimy Sohns knew no other way but to rock onAug 04, 2022 11:00 pm - IN THE END, ROCK 'N ROLL is all about attitude and energy. Somewhere on his path from Prospect High School to "American Bandstand" and beyond, Jimy Sohns was gifted with...
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From “The Cellar” to his final encore, Jimy Sohns knew no other way but to rock onAug 04, 2022 1:00 am - IN THE END, ROCK 'N ROLL is all about attitude and energy. Somewhere on his path from Prospect High School to “American Bandstand” and beyond, Jimy Sohns was gifted with...
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Jim O'Donnell: Russell and Scully pursued excellence - and both surpassed itAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - A FAVORITE JOHN F. KENNEDY QUOTE - one he used multiple times - was: "The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along the lines of excell...
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O'Donnell: With sports talk withering in Chicago, what is 'The Score' celebrating?Jul 29, 2022 1:00 am - THERE IS A VAST BONEYARD of faded American corporations that shouldn't schedule "anniversary celebrations." Blockbuster ... Pan Am ... Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken. Whic...
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O'Donnell: Lightfoot's 'Lakeside Laff Raft' another strong hint the Bears are leaving ChicagoJul 27, 2022 1:00 am - LORI LIGHTFOOT CLEARLY missed her calling. Forget about law. Forget about mayoral politics. The fiery former point guard has shown that her true power alley could be a c...
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O'Donnell: Shock value of Olczyk exit right up there with Caray, Durham and KupcinetJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - THE FIRESTORM IN RESPONSE to the abrupt departure of Eddie Olczyk from the broadcast scheme of the Blackhawks continues. The iconic TV analyst set West Madison Street ho...
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Jim O'Donnell: Olczyk sends unmistakable message to the Blackhawks with his departureJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - EDDIE OLCZYK IS FAR TOO gracious a man to taunt beleaguered Blackhawks executive poseurs. But if he's been humming Johnny Paycheck's old country classic “Take This Job a...