====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0443 from reel: NP 7214 (1997-08-18 to 1997-12-09) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/44323 Title: Team's Rebound Hinges on Focus Summary: Kansas women's soccer team looks to rebound from recent road losses as they prepare for home games against Tulsa and Colorado, with coach Dan Magner emphasizing the need for offensive pressure and finishing touches. Category: sports Subjects: women's soccer; road losses; team performance; Big 12 Conference Named Entities: Magner, Dan [soccer coach]; Silvers, Jen [junior forward] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Freshman Center Fractures Hand in Pick-Up Game, May Play at 'Late Night' Summary: Freshman basketball center Jeff Carey suffered a fractured fifth metacarpal in his right hand during a pick-up game but may still play in Late Night With Roy Williams practice on October 18. Category: sports Subjects: basketball injuries; player health; freshman athletes Named Entities: Carey, Jeff [freshman center] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Cross Country Teams Make Jump to Meet at Stanford Tomorrow Summary: Kansas men's and women's cross country teams travel to Palo Alto, California for the Stanford Cross Country Invitational, with head coach Gary Schwartz noting the challenging competition. Category: sports Subjects: cross country; Stanford Invitational; team competition Named Entities: Schwartz, Gary [head coach] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Jayhawk Softball Summary: Kansas softball team hosts five teams in the annual Jayhawk Classic at Lawrence's Lyon Street Park, with games scheduled throughout the weekend. Category: sports Subjects: softball tournament; Jayhawk Classic; team schedules Confidence: 0.75 Title: Volleyball Team Opens Big 12 Play; Students Get Chance at Free Tuition Summary: Kansas women's volleyball team opens Big 12 Conference play against No. 5 Nebraska, with students in attendance having a chance to win free tuition through a promotional contest. Category: sports Subjects: volleyball; Big 12 Conference; free tuition promotion Named Entities: Nebraska [No. 5 ranked team] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Saturday's Big 12 Football Summary: Schedule of Big 12 football games for Saturday, including matchups between Colorado-Wyoming, Kansas State-Bowling Green, and other conference contests. Category: sports Subjects: college football; Big 12 schedule; game listings Confidence: 0.8 Title: Pro Football Summary: Kansas City Chiefs (3-1) host Seattle Seahawks (2-2) at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, with the game to be broadcast by NBC. Category: sports Subjects: NFL; Kansas City Chiefs; Seattle Seahawks Confidence: 0.8 Title: Broadcasting Summary: NBC announces Marv Albert was fired after pleading guilty to assault-and-battery charges. Category: sports Subjects: NBA broadcasting; Marv Albert Confidence: 0.8 Title: Greg Ostertag Signed a Six-Year Contract Yesterday Worth $30 Million Summary: Utah Jazz center Greg Ostertag signed a six-year, $30 million contract; he played for Kansas from 1992-95. Category: sports Subjects: NBA; Utah Jazz; player contracts Confidence: 0.8 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.