Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: No Bull, but Chicago can still find a reason to cheer in NBA playoffsApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Well, at least part of Chicago has a rooting interest in the NBA playoffs. On his final day of rest before the Houston Rockets begin their possible dream of a new-mill c...
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O'Donnell: Bruce Pearl's past presents a perplexing problem for Final Four credibility of CBS SportsApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - TO SOME, THE SPECTER OF BRUCE PEARL helping to cut down the nets after the NCAA championship game Monday night is about as heartening as hearing Roger Stone has been app...
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Big Ten Network to air Hoiberg's introductory news conference at Nebraska at 3 p.m.Apr 02, 2019 1:00 am - The Big Ten Network will air new Nebraska basketball coach Fred Hoiberg's introductory news conference at 3 p.m. today. Holberg, who was fired as head coach of the Bulls...
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O'Donnell: Caray, Piersall and truth would help cut through the looming Chicago baseball fogMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - Oh for the days of Jimmy Piersall and "South Side" Harry Caray in an untethered Chicago baseball broadcast booth. Truth. No sycophancy. No ceaseless word dancing to appe...
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O'Donnell: Bill Raftery back in the spotlight as memories of Deford, McGuire swirl around NCAA tournamentMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - THE NONPAREIL FRANK DEFORD said it best: "The NCAA (men's) tournament is the only major sporting event in America where there's more interest at the beginning than at th...
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O'Donnell: Is Northwestern's Collins on the threshold of falling in with the haunted?Mar 14, 2019 1:00 am - THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A FEELING the basketball life of Doug Collins was haunted. When his on-court existence looked like Easy Street - en route to Munich, Philadelphia, Mi...
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O'Donnell: Can Loyola return to Final Four? It doesn't look likelyMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - Bouquets, brickbats and other pertinent scraps from a cluttered notebook, in tribute, thank you Gary Deeb: ARCH MADNESS in St. Louis will begin March Madness for the Loy...
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O'Donnell: Will Duchossois retiring from Churchill board push Arlington Park closer to tilt?Feb 28, 2019 12:00 am - THE FUTURE OF ARLINGTON PARK moved closer to the brink of uncertainty Thursday with confirmation that Dick Duchossois is retiring from the board of directors of parent c...
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O'Donnell: Visions of Eloy's coming can only help shake midwinter sports bluesFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - MANNY MACHADO COULD HAVE saved a lot of sports prattle this week if only he had signed with Zion Williamson and the Duke Blue Devils. That thought was much less blue bef...
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O'Donnell: Could this be Theo Epstein's finale with Cubs?Feb 14, 2019 12:00 am - THE IVY-TINGED TEA LEAVES, intermingled with the vine lines, are all there. And it doesn't take a Madame Ruth - you know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth - to stron...