Jim O'Donnell
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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...
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O'Donnell: Any Bulls title a longshot until Reinsdorf sellsApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - JERRY REINSDORF HAS BEEN an amazing businessman. In a remarkable seven-year span (1987 to 1994) he got two world-class sports venues - the new White Sox ballpark and the...
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O'Donnell: Anthony Fauci — The point guard who still might save the worldApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - AS AN INTERVIEWER, Mike Krzyzewski isn't going to make anyone forget Tom Snyder. And as a 5-foot-7 high school point guard in Eisenhower-era Manhattan, “Tony” Fauci wasn...
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O'Donnell: A dentist, a priest and the lost local hopes of the Dayton FlyersApr 05, 2020 1:00 am - IN A PERFECT WORLD, Jack and Terry Keehan would be intensely focused on TBS's coverage of The Final Four from Atlanta this weekend. That would be Dr. Jack Keehan of Elgi...
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Will ESPN's Michael Jordan documentary go all the way behind the scenes?Apr 02, 2020 1:00 am - THE JOURNALISTIC CREDIBILITY of "The Last Dance" - the sweeping 10-part "documentary" series on the final season of Michael Jordan with the Bulls - will be established v...
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O'Donnell: Bruce Weber recalls 'fairy tale' of Illini's Elite Eight win over ArizonaMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - ONE OF THE SAFEST BETS of new-mill sports is that Bruce Weber will never forget Easter 2005. It was 15 years ago this weekend. It's double-guaranteed that the Orange Kru...
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O'Donnell: Pro basketball from China possible as a TV fill-in for the NBA?Mar 25, 2020 1:00 am - JEREMY LIN ONCE inspired an NBA fervor called "Linsanity." Now, could he and his colleagues in the Chinese Basketball Association serve as enough of a TV draw to help ge...
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O'Donnell: Brickhouse, Boudreau, Kingman and 'Smitt' - with a touch of CostasMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - IF THE MLB NETWORK wanted to offer a fleeting field of relief from the global disruptions this week, it succeeded. The diamond web replayed the WGN-Channel 9 telecast of...