Jim O'Donnell
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O’Donnell: Women's basketball owns the month but the Clark comet now dips to the WNBAApr 10, 2024 6:08 am - The popularity of women’s basketball surged during the NCAA tournament, but what happens when Caitlin Clark heads to the WNBA?
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Jim O'Donnell: Will Iowa-South Carolina provide the fairy tale ending so much of America wants?Apr 06, 2024 7:04 pm - DID ANYONE REALLY EXPECT the headline to read: “Controversial foul call dooms Caitlin, Iowa in NCAA semifinal loss to UConn?” Fairy tales don't play out that way. Esp...
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O’Donnell: Clark flourished but UConn women held betting eyes to anxious endApr 02, 2024 4:50 pm - WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL sliced deeply into the psyches of the most cynical sports fans in America Monday night. And the supremely charismatic Caitlin Clark and Iowa we...
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Jim O'Donnell: Spirits past and fresh money playing into the last furlongs of the 2024 Final FourMar 30, 2024 4:15 pm - GHOSTS TO THE LEFT, ghosts to the right and it's the only NCAA men's basketball tournament in town.
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O’Donnell: Will Mulkey profile touch on Morrow transfer from DePaul?Mar 26, 2024 5:46 pm - Will the upcoming Washington Post profile on LSU coach Kim Mulkey reference Aneesah Morrow’s transfer from DePaul?
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Jim O’Donnell: Eagle hoops ahead with NCAA men’s baton from NantzMar 23, 2024 4:06 pm - AS CORONATIONS GO, the NCAA men's basketball ascendancy of Ian Eagle had plenty of circumstance but little pomp Friday. Out of a midday promo for “Young Sheldon” on C...
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O’Donnell: History says UConn won’t make Final FourMar 20, 2024 7:39 am - Don’t bet on UConn returning to the men’s Final Four.
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Jim O'Donnell: Caitlin Clark and a Selection Sunday primer on the uncertainty of March fameMar 16, 2024 4:15 pm - FOR A LESSON in the fleetingness of NCAA Tournament fame, look no farther than the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. Less than a year ago, young Adama Sanogo was being na...
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Jim O'Donnell: Seasoned Arlington developer splashes doubt on Bears' lakefront play ployMar 14, 2024 7:15 am - Are the Bears serious about building a new stadium in Chicago, or is that just a negotiating ploy to boost public funding of their Arlington Heights site?
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Jim O’Donnell: Is relief for the ’23 bracket blasted just a Selection Sunday away?Mar 11, 2024 6:51 am - BASKETBALL PICKERS at all levels received a valuable cosmic text from the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament. The beat will go on beginning one week from today. Th...