Jim O'Donnell
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Jim O'Donnell: Courting March winners - hidden keys to bracketing a perfect Final FourMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - THE GRAND WINDSOCKS of the American sports spring once were the Masters, Major League Baseball's Opening Day and the Kentucky Derby. Now, a greed-driven lockout and some...
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Jim O'Donnell: Homestretch outlook on Collins, Stubblefield, Underwood and ValentineMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - WHEN PORTER MOSER LED Loyola to the Sweet Sixteen last March and then bolted for Oklahoma, the earth didn't exactly begin to quake under all premier regional men's D-I p...
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Jim O'Donnell: Relaxed sports gaming rules in Illinois will add more madness to MarchMar 05, 2022 8:15 am - A FIREBALLING CYNIC MIGHT SUGGEST that until elementary schools have slot machines for ages 6 and up, legalized gambling hasn't really arrived in Illinois. Nonetheless, ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Cam Krutwig recalls calm of Kyiv while projecting another March for LoyolaMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - IF CAM KRUTWIG HAD OPTED for a fifth, "super senior" season at Loyola, he'd be in St. Louis this weekend. That's where the fourth-seeded Ramblers (22-7) hope to assure t...
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O'Donnell: Aikman bolting to ESPN/ABC Monday night is accelerating NFL broadcast dominoesFeb 26, 2022 8:00 am - TROY AIKMAN IS APPARENTLY SWITCHING, Sean McVay was reportedly sniffing and two weeks after Super Bowl 56, the NFL refuses to come down from the TV marquee. Changes in t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Will the new Chicago casino trim the chances of the Bears moving to Arlington Heights?Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK, the headline atop The Daily Herald sports & media column said: "It's time for George S. Halas Stadium at Arlington Park." And the wonderland derb...
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O'Donnell: DeRozan OK, but NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland is no place for polkas, pierogiesFeb 19, 2022 8:15 am - THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING more pointless than the four major All-Star competitions pockmarking the TV sports landscape. But if there is, a mildly clever name would have t...
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O'Donnell: Super Bowl ... Super Blah - was there any doubt a dramatic ending was in the flags?Feb 16, 2022 12:00 am - AS THE SOPHISTICATION of the National Football League has grown, a conspiracy theorist can do one of two things when watching a Super Bowl: • Suspend all reasonable susp...
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O'Donnell: Read some about it - an insouciant's incomplete guide to Super Bowl 56Feb 12, 2022 8:05 am - THE SUPER BOWL IS GREATER than most Hallmark holidays but not yet an official national day of rest and innovative outdoor grilling. This weekend, it will be contested on...
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Jim O'Donnell: Lessons from Hitler's Olympics apparently mean nothing to the profits of NBCFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - THE PARALLELS ARE imprecise at this point in time but nonetheless discomforting. How much greater imaging loft would Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich have gotten out of ...