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University Daily Kansan
Page 0500 from reel: NP 10154 (2003-01-16 to 2003-07-23)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/121388

Title: Hawks in the Pros
Summary: Weekly update on former KU basketball players' professional careers, including Paul Pierce's performance with the Celtics, Jacque Vaughn with the Magic, Drew Gooden with the Magic, Raef LaFrentz with the Mavericks, Greg Ostertag with the Jazz, Scot Pollard with the Kings, and Kenny Gregory with the Guard/Forward position.
Category: sports
Subjects: professional basketball; NBA; KU alumni; sports news
Named Entities: Pierce, Paul [NBA player]; Greene, Ryan [writer]; Vaughn, Jacque [NBA player]; Gooden, Drew [NBA player]; LaFrentz, Raef [NBA player]; Ostertag, Greg [NBA player]; Pollard, Scot [NBA player]; Gregory, Kenny [NBA player]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Royals Pitcher Returns After Chronic Blister Problem
Summary: Jeremy Affeldt, Kansas City Royals pitcher, returns to action after overcoming chronic blister problems that sidelined him, with details on his rehabilitation and upcoming starts.
Category: sports
Subjects: baseball; Kansas City Royals; pitching injuries; MLB
Named Entities: Affeldt, Jeremy [pitcher]; Pena, Tony [manager]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Cowboys Fall in Second Half
Summary: Oklahoma State Cowboys lose to Texas Tech in NCAA tournament game after falling in the second half, with details on scoring and game performance.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; NCAA tournament; Oklahoma State; Texas Tech
Named Entities: Sanders, Melvin [basketball player]; Emmett, Andre [basketball player]; Powell, Kasib [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: TarPOff Charged With Felony
Summary: Missouri lineman Nick TarPOff charged with felony after shooting himself and fabricating a story about an intruder, with details on the legal proceedings.
Category: local news
Subjects: criminal justice; Missouri; firearms; legal cases
Named Entities: TarPOff, Nick [defendant]; Crane, Kevin [prosecutor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Sixteenth Annual James E. Seaver Lecture
Summary: Announcement of the Sixteenth Annual James E. Seaver Lecture featuring Tara S. Welch, Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Kansas, speaking on 'War, Lust, Greed, Rome: The Myth of Tarpeia and Roman Identity' on February 25, 2003.
Category: announcement
Subjects: academic lectures; University of Kansas; classics; Roman history
Named Entities: Welch, Tara S. [Assistant Professor of Classics]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: KU Humanities and Western Civilization Program; Barton County Community College; State Street; Detour
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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