Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: Fremd's Tolzien shared public shock over the decision of close pal Andrew LuckAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - SHORTLY BEFORE 8 P.M. last Saturday, in an Italian restaurant not far from the west bank of the Hudson River, ESPN's Adam Schefter sent his desk a tweet that would rock ...
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O'Donnell: Lovable elitists - can Northwestern and its football program have it all?Aug 23, 2019 1:00 am - NORTHWESTERN ATHLETICS WANTS to be loved. And Northwestern University wants to be elite. Didn't Bob Seger address that disconnect in "Beautiful Loser" when he sang: "Rea...
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O'Donnell: Bill Walton's one-off underscores tedium of Chicago baseball broadcastingAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR got "Airplane!" Bill Walton got to work the White Sox-Angeles game last Friday night alongside Jason Benetti for NBCSCH. Ah, fate is a fickle tickle,...
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O'Donnell: 'State' high — Melissa Isaacson's new book bounding toward national radarAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - WAS IT EDDIE CANTOR or Jay-Z who first said, “Likability is 90 percent of the game?” Melissa Isaacson is liked. And she's certifiably got game. So it's no surprise her n...
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O'Donnell: When Ben Zobrist finally speaks, what's he supposed to say?Aug 14, 2019 1:00 am - THERE IS A GROWING CLAMOR among some segments of baseball media for Ben Zobrist to speak. He is the Eureka!-to-riches Cubs hero who was apparently blindsided early this ...
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O'Donnell: Could Iowa legal action block Sox-Yankees 'Field of Dreams' game?Aug 09, 2019 1:00 am - THEY MOWED PARADISE and put up a "Field of Dreams." And now they're going to further disrupt some bucolic lifestyles by bringing an MLB game between the White Sox and th...
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O'Donnell: CDI, gaming puzzles in Illinois much more interesting than Arlington MillionAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - WHEN THEY RAN the first Arlington Million in 1981, it was a grand international event. NBC Sports sent an A-list crew headed by Dick Enberg and the chase-fevered Pete Ax...
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O'Donnell: Palatine's Mayor Schwantz hoping his multi-tasking includes a Bears Super BowlAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - JIM SCHWANTZ HAS AMPLE REASON to wish there were 48 hours in each day. Consider the man's public resume: Mayor of Palatine; Super Bowl champ; Moving company executive; F...
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O'Donnell: Will 'The Curse of the Honey Bears' sideline Matt Nagy and karmic blue?Jul 26, 2019 1:00 am - THE CUBS FINALLY broke "The Curse of 'The Goat.' " The Bulls may live on into perpetuity with "The Curse of 'The Breakup.' " And the Bears are showing no inclination to ...
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O'Donnell: 'Duck, dodge and hide' the apparent new passwords at AM-1000Jul 25, 2019 1:00 am - THEY OFFER TWO TYPES of programming at ESPN AM-1000: The unlistenable and the not listened to. And in the corporate vertical from the local disaster signal on up to ESPN...