Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: "The Dusty Bartman Residual" says the White Sox will sniff the sweeperOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - SOMETIMES IN LIFE, it doesn't take a niched sports insouciant to call which way an ALDS could be going. A writer for Jimmy Kimmel, or - from the ancient gallery - even J...
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Jim O'Donnell: NBC's Collinsworth says it's time for nothing but 'slow' for the Bears and Justin FieldsOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - NBC HAS EVERY REASON to hype Sunday night's main event between Tampa Bay and New England. It doesn't take any midnight ride by Paul Revere to signal the national conscio...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bears and Churchill Inc. make Louisiana Purchase look like child's playSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - AT THE END OF THE DAY, all Thomas Jefferson had to show for his guile was The Louisiana Purchase. The thunderclap over Arlington Park Wednesday produced a different shoc...
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Jim O'Donnell: Is Justin Fields prepared for Bears fans to keep falling in and out of love with him?Sep 24, 2021 1:00 am - IT'S A PRETTY SAFE BET Justin Fields has never heard of Pure Prairie League. That means Chicago's Latest Sports Savior isn't familiar with the band's enduring standard "...
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Jim O'Donnell: Maybe there will be some magic at midnight after Arlington Park closesSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - THEY SAY THEY ARE CLOSING a racetrack in Arlington Heights this weekend. For good. And who is left to push back? A disinterested governor? An overwhelmed suburban mayor?...
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Jim O'Donnell: Manning brothers 'man cave' flashes potential in spotty 'Monday Night' premiereSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - THE MEGACAST OF "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" by the Manning brothers? Apparently, not for the whole family. Unless you played quarterback at Eastern Illinois or at least the ...
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O'Donnell: 5 more years of racing at Arlington Park, then Bears? McCauley's common sense says yesSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - IS THERE A DIVINELY CRAFTED LIFEBOAT available for the interim future of Arlington Park that includes the continuation of racing beyond 2021 and construction of a new Be...
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Jim O'Donnell: WGN-AM bringing 'Hamp and O'B' back to where they belongSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY once said, "An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it." They are correcting an error at WGN-AM (720) this weekend - and ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Updated odds favor Glenstar and Bears in 'Bye-Buy Arlington Derby'Sep 08, 2021 1:00 am - LOGIC AND BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION are historically two of the biggest banes to the committed handicapper. Nonetheless, OdeNac the Magnificent — the spotty sports real...
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Jim O'Donnell: Daily Herald's memorable Ray Hallett with a final 'Botton Line' on Arlington ParkSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - ONCE IN A FADING TURF MOON, there's no point in getting in the way of the words of an insightful man. That's the view this Labor Day weekend as Ray Hallett draws back so...