Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: Slumping NASCAR couldn't buy Michael Jordan's energized endorsement on NBCNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - MICHAEL JORDAN LONG AGO confirmed why he frequently had his tongue hanging out when he played basketball: "My dad used to do that when he was working on cars out in our ...
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O'Donnell: Godfather of 'Black Power' salute at Olympics says Bears could use KaepernickNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - THE BEARS NEED ANOTHER NEW ACT in their 2019 circus like the Congress of The United States needs more partisan divide. But when it comes to Colin Kaepernick, don't tell ...
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O'Donnell: Jimmy de Castro will carry his oversight of The Score into OTNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - JIMMY DE CASTRO isn't talking. But Jimmy de Castro also isn't walking ... for now. The facile media top gunner will not be departing as chief of Entercom's Chicago clust...
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O'Donnell: November start to ACC basketball leaves Jim Boeheim seeing mean TV greenNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - WAS IT THE O'JAYS OR JERRY REINSDORF who first sang "For the Love of Money?" Buzz in whenever, but the theme certifiably belonged to college basketball this week. Most p...
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O'Donnell: Minnesota's P.J. Fleck could make big week even happier by reconciling with NIU mentor Joe NovakNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - P.J. FLECK IS IN THE MIDST of what could be one of the greatest weeks of his life. On Tuesday, the Northern Illinois grad (Class of '04) signed a $33 million contract ex...
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O'Donnell: Fox/NFL enters its own twilight zone with weird segment on Ronnie LottNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - AS SURE AS PRO QUO follows quid - and amateur quo stays forever hidden - it's guaranteed that if you watch enough football on TV, you're going to experience some bizarre...
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O'Donnell: Garoppolo in Halloween lights sure to haunt Bears fansOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - IT WILL BE QUITE a Halloween treat for the hierarchy of the Bears Thursday night. The last team that George McCaskey and Ryan Pace want to see showcased to a fan base di...
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Pat of No Returns: O'Donnell keeping the faith as Bears try to dig back inOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - Normally, being tall, Irish, handsome and extraordinarily personable can give a fellow a head start on a lot of days. But last Sunday wasn't one of those for Bears punte...
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O'Donnell: Anniversary of Jordan's debut a reminder of when Bulls were savedOct 25, 2019 1:00 am - EVERYBODY'S A DREAMER and everybody's a star. And 35 years ago this weekend at Chicago Stadium, the dreams and the stars all teasingly aligned when Michael Jordan made h...
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O'Donnell: Jay Mariotti is monitoring changing tides of Chicago sports talkOct 23, 2019 1:00 am - JAY MARIOTTI HAS BEEN LOATHED, Jay Mariotti has been respected. There has been no more polarizing individual on the Chicago sports media terrain in the past half century...