====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0457 from reel: NP 8427 (1999-11-01 to 2000-07-26) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/107113 Title: Freshmen Swimmers Jump Right In Summary: Article about Kansas freshmen swimmers' performance and integration into the team, featuring Lyndsay DeVaney who has won nine races in seven different events. Category: sports Subjects: swimming; athletics; university sports; freshmen athletes Named Entities: DeVaney, Lyndsay [swimmer]; KANSAN [publication] Confidence: 0.85 Title: College Football: 'Husker Football Players Also Might Run Track' Summary: News about Nebraska football players potentially participating in track and field, with details about coach Gary Pepin and player Newcombe. Category: sports Subjects: college football; athletics; Nebraska Huskers Confidence: 0.75 Title: Baseball: Baseball Players Want Multi-Year Contracts Summary: Article about baseball players, including Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, seeking multi-year contracts with the New York Yankees. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; professional sports; player contracts; New York Yankees Named Entities: Jeter, Derek [baseball player]; Rivera, Mariano [baseball player] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Umpires Vote in Favor of New Organization Summary: News about baseball umpires voting to replace the Major League Umpires Association with a new organization, the Major League Umpires Independent Organization. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; umpires; labor relations; Major League Baseball Named Entities: Phillips, Richie [baseball executive] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Basketball: Toronto Forward Leads NBA in All-Star Voting Summary: Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors leads NBA All-Star voting with over 1.7 million votes as of the article date. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; NBA; All-Star Game; Vince Carter Named Entities: Carter, Vince [basketball player] Confidence: 0.75 Title: NASCAR: Pollster Says NASCAR Interest Is Declining Summary: Article citing a poll that shows NASCAR's popularity declining, with details about television ratings and sponsor interest. Category: sports Subjects: NASCAR; motorsports; television ratings; sports popularity Confidence: 0.7 Title: Boxing: Welterweight Fighters to Put Titles on the Line Summary: News about welterweight boxing title fights, featuring David Reid and Oscar De La Hoya. Category: sports Subjects: boxing; welterweight; title fights; David Reid Named Entities: Reid, David [boxer]; De La Hoya, Oscar [boxer] Confidence: 0.7 Title: Sports Calendar Summary: Weekly sports schedule showing upcoming games and events from January 20-24, 2000, including basketball, track, and swimming competitions. Category: calendar/listings Subjects: sports schedules; athletic events; University of Kansas Confidence: 0.8 Title: Horoscopes Summary: Daily horoscope readings for all zodiac signs with advice and predictions for January 20. Category: informational content Subjects: astrology; entertainment; daily horoscopes Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Student Union Activities; Student Senate, the University of Kansas Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.