====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0760_1 from reel: NP 14838 (2008-08-18 to 2008-12-15) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/40868 Title: Jayhawks Fight Back Summary: Kansas Jayhawks basketball team defeats Kent State 87-60 in a physical game, with freshman Marcus Morris contributing 14 points and 10 rebounds. Article details game dynamics and coach Bill Self's perspective on team performance. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; KU men's basketball; team performance; game analysis Named Entities: Self, Bill [coach]; Morris, Marcus [freshman forward]; Collins, Sherron [junior guard]; Markieff [player]; Kent State [opponent] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Forward Known for Threes Expands Game Summary: Sophomore forward Nicollette Smith, known for three-point shooting, expands her game by improving rebounding and inside play. Article covers her performance in recent games and development under coach Bonnie Henrickson. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; KU women's basketball; player development; shooting skills Named Entities: Smith, Nicollette [sophomore forward]; Henrickson, Bonnie [coach] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Self Molds Newer Team With Defense Summary: Coach Bill Self focuses on defensive strategies to build his new basketball team, with insights from junior guard Sherron Collins on team development and defensive improvements. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; KU men's basketball; coaching philosophy; team building Named Entities: Self, Bill [coach]; Collins, Sherron [junior guard] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Big Playmakers of the Big 12 Summary: Feature highlighting top playmakers in the Big 12 conference during the 2008 football season, presented as part of 'The Morning Brew' section. Category: sports Subjects: college football; Big 12 conference; player analysis; 2008 season Confidence: 0.75 Title: Results: Kick the Kansan Summary: Results of the 'Kick the Kansan' sports contest where readers guess game winners, with one week remaining in the competition. Category: sports Subjects: sports contest; reader participation; game winners Confidence: 0.7 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.