Jim O'Donnell
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O’Donnell: Fox wants drama from the surging Bears vs. the splintering GiantsNov 08, 2025 10:00 am - Despite the Giants lousy season, Sunday’s game against the Bears at Soldier Field has Fox Sports very interested, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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O’Donnell: Loveland’s TD catch touched foundational point of ‘85 BearsNov 04, 2025 5:01 pm - Jim O'Donnell: Colston Loveland's game-winning touchdown catch touched a key foundational point of the 1985 Bears.
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O’Donnell: Ben Johnson deserves patience, but what about the rest of Bears culture?Nov 01, 2025 10:41 am - On opening day of training camp 2028, who among Ryan Poles, Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams is most likely to retain their current status with the Bears, asks columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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O’Donnell: Bielema, Braun, Fickell, Fleck, Hammock — who goes first?Oct 28, 2025 10:00 am - Brian Kelly of LSU this weekend became the latest big-name college football coach to lose his job. Columnist Jim O’Donnell wonders what other coaches might be on the hot seat too.
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O’Donnell: New NBA scandal reminds of a ‘Last Dance’ night in DetroitOct 25, 2025 3:44 pm - Sports bettors have long hoped to get inside information on a game before the public did and the line changed, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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O’Donnell: Michael Jordan on NBC will be mild ado about image maintenanceOct 21, 2025 6:00 pm - THE NBA IS TIPPING OFF ITS 2025-26 SEASON this week. On a Chicago watch list, that clocks in somewhere between chasing unique leaf symmetry and monitoring snowblower pric...
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O’Donnell: If Troy Aikman’s candor makes the Bears better, who loses?Oct 18, 2025 10:00 am - The Bears might take umbrage at broadcaster Troy Aikman’s comments on Monday Night Football, but that doesn’t mean he was wrong, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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O’Donnell: Bears remain behind the sticks on new stadiumOct 14, 2025 2:38 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Monday night’s win was welcomed, but the Bears remain behind the sticks when it comes to progress on a new stadium.
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O’Donnell: Bears, Cubs, Kimmel and Pritzker — a marathon Chicago weekendOct 11, 2025 11:15 am - It’s a busy sports weekend in Chicago, and there’s reason to hope for good things from the local teams, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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O'Donnell: The wrong October cannonball is headed for Wrigley FieldOct 07, 2025 2:10 pm - Amtrak’s Hiawatha, for one day redubbed “The Brewers Express,” will leave downtown Milwaukee Wednesday at 8:05 a.m. It'll be festooned in blue and yellow and filled with ...