Jim O'Donnell
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Jim O'Donnell: Is Wes Unseld Jr. the curse breaker for the Bulls?Aug 14, 2020 1:00 am - "THE CURSE OF THE BREAKUP" is the expanding NBA legend that the Bulls will never win another championship as long as the name "Reinsdorf" is affiliated with the franchis...
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Jim O'Donnell: AM-1000 trying to look back up with lineup changesAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - WAS IT FRANZ KAFKA or Jim Morrison and Robby Krieger who wrote: "I've been down so very damned long that it looks like up to me?" The Doors earned royalty rights from th...
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O'Donnell: Mariotti wants to rumble, Ozzie Guillen and NBCSCH deferAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - OTHER THAN THEO EPSTEIN'S subtle digs at Joe Maddon, the Chicago division of the heavily asterisked 2020 MLB season has been relatively rhubarb-free. Luis Robert and the...
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O'Donnell: Please hold all tickets on a Churchill Downs racino in WaukeganAug 05, 2020 1:00 am - WHEN “BUNKER BILL” CARSTANJEN dropped a bomb on Arlington Park last week, the assumption in many state and national horse racing circles was automatic: Carstanjen's Chur...
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O'Donnell: State of Illinois should review all Churchill Downs Inc. licensingJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - "BUNKER BILL" CARSTANJEN peeked out of his Kentucky cavern this week long enough to officially pronounce Arlington Park a "DNR" - "do not resuscitate." At least not by B...
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O'Donnell: Notre Dame had no greater lucky charm than Regis PhilbinJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - OUTLINED AGAINST A CLEMENT OCTOBER SKY, there was no need for any further juice in the press box at Notre Dame Stadium. Not even a sudden appearance by Regis Philbin. In...
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O'Donnell: Marquee-Comcast deal ends a tedious TV stakes raceJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - ROOTING FOR A WINNER in the Marquee-Comcast match race was like rooting for a winner in a “Favorite Mitch McConnell Anecdote” contest. In one gate was Comcast, one of th...
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O'Donnell: Nuttiness is no stranger to Arlington ParkJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - SINCE IT OPENED IN 1927, Arlington Park has survived a lot. Catastrophic fire. ... Owner petulance. ...Goofball executives. Until this summer, the nuttiest president was...
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O'Donnell: All about restarts, retreads and Erin Andrews - a midsummer buffetJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - OF RESTARTS, RETREADS AND ERIN ANDREWS, a midsummer buffet of thought that might even draw Charlie Weis away from the Turkey Alfredo: MLB restart - Lost in a scheduled e...
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O'Donnell: Happy Lake Erie days rooting with Chief WahooJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - IN THE MATTER OF the renaming of the Washington NFL team, forget about "the cancel culture" or the micro-vigilant New Brain Police. Pragmatically, three considerations: ...