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University Daily Kansan
Page 0718_2 from reel: NP 14838 (2008-08-18 to 2008-12-15)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/40947

Title: Basketball Team Resembles Allen's 1953 Squad
Summary: Article comparing the current KU basketball team to Phog Allen's 1953 championship squad, discussing similarities in team composition and performance expectations.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; historical comparison; KU athletics
Named Entities: Allen, Phog [coach]; Sherron Collins [player]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Steinbrenner Passes Control of Yankees Off to Son
Summary: George Steinbrenner officially steps away from controlling the New York Yankees, passing leadership to his son Hal after 35 years as owner.
Category: sports
Subjects: baseball; New York Yankees; ownership transition
Named Entities: Steinbrenner, George [owner]; Steinbrenner, Hal [son]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Weather Won't Ever Stop the Playoffs
Summary: Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announces that postseason games will no longer be shortened due to weather, implementing new rules for rain-shortened games.
Category: sports
Subjects: baseball; postseason; weather policy
Named Entities: Selig, Bud [commissioner]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Kick the Kansan: Week 10
Summary: Weekly sports prediction contest where readers can pick game winners. Features predictions from Kansan staff members for various college football matchups.
Category: sports
Subjects: college football; prediction contest; KU sports
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Gumby's Pizza; Sports Dome; Sony Pictures Classics; KANSAN.COM
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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