Jim O'Donnell
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Jim O'Donnell: Michael Jordan and Julius Erving would be steering Kyrie Irving far differentlyNov 06, 2022 5:00 am - IT'S TOO BAD THAT KYRIE IRVING couldn't have been privy to an off-court conversation that Michael Jordan and Julius Erving once had. The topic was "image management." Dr...
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Jim O'Donnell: One very public bump later, Rafer Weigel is set for a TV news comebackNov 02, 2022 1:00 am - THREE YEARS AGO, Rafer Weigel got caught in a wicked crossfire on Love Street. The talented Chicago TV journalist was scarlet-lettered by two ferociously battling women ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even after ditching March Madness, Jim Nantz still has many CBS telecasts to goOct 30, 2022 6:30 am - SINCE JIM NANTZ CONFIRMED that the 2023 Men's Final Four will be his last for CBS / Turner, speculation has been swirling about when he's going to walk away from the Mas...
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Jim O'Donnell: Are the Bears and Arlington Heights on a road to nowhere?Oct 26, 2022 1:00 am - AS WORLD WAR I wound down, the former German chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg was asked how such a catastrophic event could have happened. His reply: “Ah, if onl...
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Jim O'Donnell: Olczyk's bittersweet return to the United Center all about unstated valuesOct 23, 2022 6:00 am - EDDIE OLCZYK WILL RETURN to the United Center Sunday afternoon. If he can stand the stink. After 16 seasons in the Blackhawks broadcast booth, the distinctive Chicago na...
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Jim O'Donnell: Will ESPN's "GameDay" continue to ignore the Bielema renaissance at Illinois?Oct 19, 2022 1:00 am - FOR THE FIRST TIME in a long time, University of Illinois football fans don't have to flip Big Ten-West standings upside down to see how their team is doing. The No. 18 ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Getsy should go, Fields should steady and more October Ins and OutsOct 16, 2022 6:00 am - CRAYOLA ORANGE HELMETS on the homies at Soldier Field and blue Bears fans - a perfect weekend for October Ins and Outs on a depressed Chicago sports scape: • In - Callin...
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Jim O'Donnell: On TV or on the field, the password at Soldier Field on Thursday will be 'struggle'Oct 12, 2022 1:00 am - FOUR STRUGGLING TEAMS will hover around Soldier Field Thursday night. On the Martian turf, it'll be the Bears vs. the listing Washington Commanders. Behind the cameras, ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Place blame on White Sox flop where it belongs: Jerry ReinsdorfOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - MAYBE IT'S NOT COMPLETELY fair to call all of the current Chicago sports media "mousey." But if a block of cheese was thrown into any media room or sports talk show arou...
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O'Donnell: Jerry Vainisi - GM of the Super Bowl champion Bears - was 'a Halas guy' to the endOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - WHEN JERRY VAINISI WAS abruptly ousted as general manager of the Bears in 1987 - less than 14 months after the team's iconic victory in Super Bowl 20 - Mike Ditka cried....