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University Daily Kansan
Page 0218 from reel: NP 7215 (1998-01-12 to 1998-07-22)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/127227

Title: Nebraska Keeps It Close for a While
Summary: Kansas Jayhawks defeat Nebraska Cornhuskers 82-71 in a close game at Devaney Sports Center, with Raef LaFrentz scoring 25 points and Paul Pierce recording 27 points and 7 rebounds.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; KU men's basketball; Big Eight Conference
Named Entities: Williams, Roy [basketball coach]; LaFrentz, Raef [basketball player]; Pierce, Paul [basketball player]; Thomas, Billy [basketball player]; Robertson, Ryan [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Women's Tennis Team Serves Up Weekend Wins
Summary: Kansas women's tennis team defeats Missouri 7-0 and Wichita State 9-0 in weekend matches, with Julia Sidorova winning both singles and doubles matches.
Category: sports
Subjects: college tennis; KU women's tennis; Big Eight Conference
Named Entities: Thornqvist, Roland [tennis coach]; Sidorova, Julia [tennis player]; Brooke Chiller [tennis player]; Christine Sues [tennis player]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Kansas Award Honors Williams
Summary: Roy Williams receives the Native Sons and Daughters Distinguished Kansan of the Year award at the 80th Annual Meeting in Topeka, honoring his contributions to Kansas basketball.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; KU men's basketball; awards and honors
Named Entities: Williams, Roy [basketball coach]; Graves, Bill [governor]; Smith, Dean [athletic director]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Men's Tennis
Summary: The No. 24-ranked Jayhawks had a full slate of matches during the weekend.
Category: sports
Subjects: college tennis; KU men's tennis
Confidence: 0.7

Title: Women's Basketball
Summary: The women dropped a close one to No. 10 Arizona Saturday when Lynn Pride's last second shot was blocked.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; KU women's basketball
Confidence: 0.7

Title: Photo: Kansas Forward Paul Pierce Reaches Back to Block a Shot by Nebraska's Venson Hamilton
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: college basketball; KU men's basketball
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: Kansas Sophomore Julia Sidorova Returns a Serve
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: college tennis; KU women's tennis
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: Gov. Bill Graves Presents Kansas Basketball Coach Roy Williams With the Kansan Excellence Award
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: college basketball; KU men's basketball; awards and honors
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Contact the Kansan
Category: informational content
Subjects: newspaper contact information
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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