Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: If only Michael would end the 'Dance' with full honestyMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - SO FOUR WEEKS and millions of words after it began, "The Last Dance" ends Sunday night. As a sports imaging venture, it will be considered a success. As deep examination...
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O'Donnell: LeBron goes high, Michael goes 'bye' as legacies airMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - TWO BASKETBALL IMAGES passing in the air continue their very real duel of legacies this weekend. In portals disposed to the back bounces of Chicago, the most prominent w...
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O'Donnell: 'Secret Sox' - Sunday's 'Last Dance' episodes have it allMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - WITH ITS END NIGHT of May 17 approaching, ESPN's "The Last Dance" finally goes full throttle Sunday night. In Episodes 7 and 8, the Michael Jordan imaging venture uses s...
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O'Donnell: Opening boom of 'The Last Dance' becoming snap, crackle, what?May 06, 2020 1:00 am - THE ICING ON THE CAKE continues to slowly melt away from ESPN's "The Last Dance." For the third straight week, the Michael Jordan imaging venture continued to lose audie...
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O'Donnell: Jordan and 'The Last Dance' starting to take some hitsMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - “THE LAST DANCE” HITS the midpoint of its five-week run on ESPN Sunday night. Episodes 5 and 6 will veer into the segment of Michael Jordan's championship years when the...
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O'Donnell: Rocky dismissal of McDonough does Wirtz family no favorsApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - WHILE NHL ARCHAEOLOGISTS continue their dig for clues in the sudden disconnect of John McDonough and the Blackhawks, here's a statement of unassailable fact: Whatever th...
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O'Donnell: Johnny Morris a Packer? It was a close callApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - ONE OF THE MARVELOUS residuals from an NFL draft is the traditions it sustains. In the Chicago of 2020, that would include things like blasting Ryan Pace, quartering Mit...
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O'Donnell: 'The Last Dance' lacks dimensions of 'Hoop Dreams'Apr 22, 2020 1:00 am - SO ON THE FLY, “The Last Dance” isn't “Hoop Dreams.” But what is? “Hoop Dreams” was the brilliant 1994 documentary produced by Steve James, Frederick Marx and Peter Gilb...
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O'Donnell: 'Last Dance' not likely to disappoint Jordan's legion of fansApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - AND NOW, FROM NORTH CAROLINA ... and ESPN, Netflix, Jump 23, NBA Entertainment and Mandalay Sports Media: Michael Jordan and the 10-part docuseries on the historically d...
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Fresh 'Air' fuels ESPN's look at Bulls in 'The Last Dance'Apr 15, 2020 1:00 am - ANCIENT GREEKS IMAGED gods in human form, capable of extraordinary feats while churning through perplexing irrationalities. Zeus, meet Michael Jordan and your Chicago Bu...