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University Daily Kansan
Page 0192 from reel: NP 7854 (1999-01-25 to 1999-07-28)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/108641

Title: NCAA Alters Bat Sizes
Summary: The NCAA announces changes to baseball bat regulations, reducing bat size from 2 3/4 to 2 5/8 inches to decrease injuries. The Kansas baseball team prefers wood bats over aluminum.
Category: sports
Subjects: baseball; NCAA regulations; sports equipment
Named Entities: Williams, Chris [pitcher]; Dimmick, Josh [catcher]; Carter, Bo [Big 12 official]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Men's Tennis Team Prepares for Future Matches
Summary: The Kansas men's tennis team returns to competition after an 18-day break, with coach Mark Riley expressing confidence in their preparation for upcoming matches against Wichita State and other opponents.
Category: sports
Subjects: tennis; college sports; team preparation
Named Entities: Riley, Mark [coach]; Uribe, Luis [senior]; Powell, Kenny [senior]; Dus, Ed [sophomore]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Jayhawks to Target Cornhuskers
Summary: The Kansas basketball team aims to avenge a previous loss to Nebraska, with coach Roy Williams emphasizing the need for poise and focusing on rebounding to secure four consecutive wins.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; college basketball; Big 12 conference
Named Entities: Williams, Roy [coach]; Chenowith, Eric [center]; Robertson, Ryan [guard]; Pugh, T.J. [forward]; Hamilton, Venson [Nebraska player]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Laser Pointers Monopolize Sports Gossip
Summary: Sports columnist Seth Jones discusses how laser pointers have become a distraction at sporting events, citing an incident involving Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson and calling for better regulation of the devices.
Category: sports
Subjects: sports commentary; technology in sports; fan behavior
Named Entities: Sampson, Kelvin [Oklahoma coach]; Jones, Seth [columnist]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Inside Sports
Summary: Brief sports section featuring previews of Kansas men's basketball, women's tennis, and college basketball, with photo of Kansas forward Kenny Gregory.
Category: sports
Subjects: sports preview; basketball; tennis
Confidence: 0.7

Title: Kansas Tennis
Summary: Kansas Women's tennis player Kris Sell competed in the Rolex Indoor Championship and defeated two nationally ranked players.
Category: sports
Subjects: women's tennis; college tennis
Confidence: 0.7

Title: College Basketball
Summary: Wichita State men's basketball coach has been reprimanded by the university for berating players and violating practice rules.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; coaching violations
Confidence: 0.7

Title: Photo: Brett Kappelmann, Kansas Outfielder, Holds a Modified Aluminum Bat
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: Sophomore Center Eric Chenowith Puts a Shot Up Over Nebraska's Venson Hamilton as Fellow Cornhusker Cookie Belche...
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.8

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