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University Daily Kansan
Page 0759 from reel: NP 7215 (1998-01-12 to 1998-07-22)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/126686

Title: Wildcats Claw Their Way to the Top
Summary: Kentucky Wildcats win NCAA championship with 78-69 victory over Utah, overcoming 12-point halftime deficit to claim their seventh national title.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; NCAA tournament; Kentucky Wildcats
Named Entities: Smith, Tubby [coach]; Miller, Andre [player]; Doleac, Michael [player]; Padgett, Scott [player]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Preparing for the National Championships
Summary: University of Kansas cheerleading squad practices at Anschutz Sports Pavilion in preparation for National Cheerleaders Association Collegiate National Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Category: sports
Subjects: cheerleading; University of Kansas; national competition
Named Entities: University of Kansas cheerleading nationals
Confidence: 0.85

Title: New Attitude Pitched by Team
Summary: Kansas baseball team shows improved attitude following 13-4 loss to Oklahoma State, with catcher Shane Wedd noting positive changes in team approach.
Category: sports
Subjects: baseball; Kansas Jayhawks; team performance
Named Entities: Wedd, Shane [catcher]; Randall, Bobby [head coach]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Rain Fouls Play for Softball Team
Summary: Kansas softball team's doubleheader against Creighton postponed due to rain; team had been scheduled to play at Jayhawk Field in Lawrence.
Category: sports
Subjects: softball; Kansas Jayhawks; weather impact
Named Entities: Kowal, Jessi [pitcher]; Bolenkroger, Laura [writer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Smith Counters Racist Legacy at Kentucky
Summary: Orlando "Tubby" Smith, Kentucky's first Black head coach, discusses overcoming the university's historical racial barriers in college basketball.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; racial integration; Kentucky Wildcats
Named Entities: Smith, Tubby [coach]; Rupp, Adolph [former coach]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: College Basketball
Summary: UNC-Charlotte coach Melvin Watkins named new basketball coach at Texas A&M; North Carolina forward Makhtar N'Diaye apologizes for racial slurs during Final Four.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; coaching changes; NCAA violations
Named Entities: Watkins, Melvin [coach]; Makhtar N'Diaye [player]; Britton Johnson [player]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Nebraska Guard Tyronn Lue
Summary: Nebraska guard Tyronn Lue announces he will decide today whether to forgo senior year and enter NBA draft.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; NBA draft; Nebraska Cornhuskers
Named Entities: Lue, Tyronn [guard]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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