====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 1023 from reel: NP 7214 (1997-08-18 to 1997-12-09) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/43743 Title: NIT Champs Hungry for Arizona Summary: Kansas men's basketball team, coming off NIT championship, prepares for upcoming game against Arizona. Article details their preseason performance, including win against Santa Clara and challenges faced. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; preseason games; Jayhawks; NIT tournament Named Entities: Pierce, Paul [basketball player]; Williams, Roy [basketball coach]; LaFrentz, Raef [basketball player]; Thomas, Billy [basketball player] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Kansas Women Finish Third Summary: Kansas women's basketball team finishes third in the Prairie Lights/Hawkeye Classic tournament with a 79-66 victory over University of California. Article covers game performance and player contributions. Category: sports Subjects: women's basketball; Prairie Lights/Hawkeye Classic; Jayhawks Named Entities: White, Nikki [basketball player]; Johnson, Jaclyn [basketball player]; Jackson, Jennifer [basketball player]; Pride, Lynn [basketball player]; Robbins, Shandy [basketball player] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Pre-Holidays Happy for Intramural Players Summary: Article about KU's intramural basketball tournament happening before holidays, detailing the tournament format, participation, and excitement among student players. Category: sports Subjects: intramural sports; basketball tournament; student activities Confidence: 0.8 Title: College Basketball Summary: Brief note about No. 18 Oklahoma defeating University of Hawaii-Hilo 86-70 in the Big Island Invitational Tournament. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; Oklahoma; Hawaii-Hilo Confidence: 0.7 Title: Big 12 Football Summary: Oklahoma State's Bob Simmons named Big 12 coach of the year. Nebraska's Grant Wistrom and Texas' Ricky Williams won defensive and offensive player honors respectively. Category: sports Subjects: college football; Big 12 Conference; Oklahoma State; Nebraska; Texas Named Entities: Simmons, Bob [football coach]; Wistrom, Grant [football player]; Williams, Ricky [football player] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Pro Football Summary: Green Bay Packers will try to break their five-game skid in the Metrodome against Minnesota. Game will be televised on Channel 9. Category: sports Subjects: professional football; NFL; Green Bay Packers Confidence: 0.7 Title: College Football Summary: Big 12 Conference standings showing No. 2 Nebraska 27, Colorado 24, No. 15 Texas A&M 27, Texas 16. Also includes AP Top 25 rankings. Category: sports Subjects: college football; Big 12 Conference; rankings Confidence: 0.7 Title: Usa Today/Espn Summary: USA Today/ESPN college football poll showing top 25 teams with records and points. Category: sports Subjects: college football; rankings Confidence: 0.65 Title: Photo: Kansas Forward Paul Pierce Outmaneuvers a Santa Clara Opponent Summary: Action photo of Paul Pierce during Kansas vs Santa Clara game. Photo by Geoff Kriegel/KANSAN Category: photos/graphics Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Kansas Guard Lynn Pride Grabs a Rebound Against Athletes in Action Summary: Photo of Lynn Pride during Kansas women's basketball game. Photo by Steve Puppe/KANSAN Category: photos/graphics Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds 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.