====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0552 from reel: NP 8956 (2000-08-21 to 2000-11-30) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/25736 Title: New York Ties Series 1-1 Summary: New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics tie their playoff series 1-1 after Kevin Appier's performance for the Athletics. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; American League; playoffs; New York Yankees; Oakland Athletics Named Entities: Appier, Kevin [pitcher]; Sojo, Luis [player]; Torre, Joe [manager] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Mariners Beat White Sox 5-2; Seattle Gains 2-0 Series Lead Summary: Seattle Mariners defeat Chicago White Sox 5-2, taking 2-0 lead in their playoff series behind Paul Abbott's pitching. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; American League; playoffs; Seattle Mariners; Chicago White Sox Named Entities: Abbott, Paul [pitcher]; Thomas, Frank [player]; Manuel, Jerry [manager] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Giants Win First Playoff in Eight Seasons Summary: San Francisco Giants defeat New York Mets in playoff action, marking their first postseason victory in eight seasons. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; National League; playoffs; San Francisco Giants; New York Mets Named Entities: Hernandez, Livan [pitcher]; Bonds, Barry [player]; Baker, Dusty [manager] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Jayhawks Place 12th at Big 12 Preview Summary: Kansas women's golf team finishes 12th at the Big 12 Preview tournament with a team score of 969. Category: sports Subjects: golf; college sports; Big 12 Conference; University of Kansas Named Entities: Bishop, Ashley [golfer]; Moses, Heather [golfer]; Hollingsworth, Nicole [golfer] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Walk-on Tryouts Begin a Week From Sunday Summary: Kansas men's basketball team to hold walk-on tryouts starting October 15 for students interested in joining the team. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; University of Kansas; athletics; tryouts Confidence: 0.8 Title: Colorado Linebacker Removed From Lineup Summary: Colorado linebacker Jason Sykes removed from starting lineup; Bukus Award candidate out of game. Category: sports Subjects: college football; University of Colorado; athletics; player suspension Named Entities: Sykes, Jason [linebacker]; Bukus, Award [candidate] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Wizards Lose to Galaxy; Game Three Tomorrow Summary: Kansas City Wizards lose to Los Angeles Galaxy; game three of series scheduled for tomorrow. Category: sports Subjects: soccer; Major League Soccer; Kansas City Wizards; Los Angeles Galaxy Named Entities: Califf, Danny [player] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Carolina Coordinator Resigns After Four Games Summary: North Carolina football defensive coordinator Bill Musgrave resigns after four games; Richard Richardson to take over duties. Category: sports Subjects: college football; University of North Carolina; athletics; coaching changes Named Entities: Musgrave, Bill [coordinator]; Richardson, Richard [assistant coach] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Knicks Sign One Veteran, Two Rookies to Contracts Summary: New York Knicks sign free-agent center Felton Spencer and rookies Lavor Postell and Pete Mickael to contracts. Category: sports Subjects: NBA; New York Knicks; basketball; free agency Named Entities: Spencer, Felton [player]; Postell, Lavor [rookie]; Mickael, Pete [rookie] Confidence: 0.75 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Walker's Fine Jewelry; Student Universe; Lawrence Automotive Diagnostics, Inc.; Granada; MadAdz; Spencer Museum of Art Category: advertisements Confidence: 1.0 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.