====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0456_1 from reel: NP 14838 (2008-08-18 to 2008-12-15) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/41452 Title: Judge Teams Based on Statistics, Not Polls Summary: Article analyzing college football team rankings using statistical methods rather than polls, discussing the Sagarin Ratings and their methodology. Category: sports Subjects: college football; ratings; statistics; sports analysis Named Entities: Fusco, Asher [sports writer] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Bobcat Shreds Ball Summary: Photo of Charlotte Bobcats guard Raymond Felton stealing the ball from Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson during an NBA preseason game. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; NBA; professional sports Named Entities: Felton, Raymond [Charlotte Bobcats]; Johnson, Joe [Atlanta Hawks] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Gonzalez Wants to Leave KC Summary: Report on Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez expressing desire to be traded, with details about trade discussions and team response. Category: sports Subjects: NFL; football; player transactions; Kansas City Chiefs Named Entities: Gonzalez, Tony [tight end]; Tucker, Doug [Associated Press] Confidence: 0.9 Title: KU Sports This Week Summary: Weekly schedule of upcoming University of Kansas athletic events including volleyball, tennis, swimming and diving competitions. Category: sports Subjects: university athletics; sports schedule; volleyball; tennis; swimming Confidence: 0.8 Title: Kick the Kansan: Week Eight Summary: Weekly sports prediction contest where readers pick game outcomes against the Kansan staff for a chance to be featured in the paper. Category: sports Subjects: sports prediction; college football; contests Confidence: 0.8 Title: The Late-Nite Horrorshow Summary: Promotional announcement for a staged reading of 'The Late-Nite Horrorshow,' a new thriller by KU student Nick Medved, directed by Paul Stephen Lim. Category: features/profiles Subjects: theater; student productions; performing arts Named Entities: Medved, Nick [KU student playwright]; Lim, Paul Stephen [director] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Quote of the Day Summary: Featured quote from baseball player George Brett reflecting on team performance and characteristics. Category: informational content Subjects: sports quotes; baseball Named Entities: Brett, George [baseball player] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Fact of the Day Summary: Daily trivia fact about baseball history, focusing on outfielder Willie Wilson's performance against the Phillies. Category: informational content Subjects: baseball history; statistics Confidence: 0.8 Title: Trivia of the Day Summary: Baseball trivia question about which team was the last of the original National League and American League franchises to win a World Series championship. Category: informational content Subjects: baseball history; World Series Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: English Alternative Theatre; The Kansan; ZLB Plasma; The Morning Brew; Rudy's Pizzeria Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 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.