====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0741_1 from reel: NP 14929 (2009-08-17 to 2009-11-13) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/45500 Title: Defense Slows the Spread Summary: Analysis of how defensive strategies are countering offensive spread tactics in Big 12 football, featuring quotes from coaches and players about changing offensive philosophies. Category: sports Subjects: college football; Big 12 Conference; defensive strategies; offensive tactics Named Entities: Mangino, Mark [football coach]; Jackson, Je'Ney [cornerback]; Gresham, Jermaine [tight end]; Bradford, Sam [quarterback] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Team Travels for Competition Summary: Coverage of the KU cross country team traveling to Springfield, Missouri for the Midwest Regional Championships, with team expectations and individual athlete perspectives. Category: sports Subjects: cross country; athletic competition; team sports; regional championships Named Entities: Anderson, Samantha [writer]; Stowe, Rebeka [runner]; Whittlesey, Michael [coach]; Caprario, Nick [junior]; Knoll, Alison [runner] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Royals Sign Switch-Hitting Infielder From White Sox Summary: The Kansas City Royals have signed switch-hitting infielder Wilson Betemit from the Chicago White Sox organization. Category: sports Subjects: Major League Baseball; Kansas City Royals; player transactions; Chicago White Sox Named Entities: Wilson, Betemit [infielder] Confidence: 0.8 Title: No-Huddle Helps Crack Broncos' Tough Defense Summary: Report on how the no-huddle offense has been effective against the Denver Broncos' defense. Category: sports Subjects: National Football League; Denver Broncos; defensive strategies; offensive tactics Confidence: 0.75 Title: Missouri Expects to Sign Trio of Basketball Recruits Summary: Missouri basketball coach Mike Anderson expects to sign three recruits during the early signing period, including Kadeem Green and Ricky Kreklow. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; recruiting; Missouri Tigers; NCAA Named Entities: Anderson, Mike [basketball coach]; Kreklow, Wayne [volleyball coach]; Green, Kadeem [basketball recruit]; Kreklow, Ricky [basketball recruit] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Rams End Practice With Prayer for Veterans Summary: The St. Louis Rams ended practice by paying homage to veterans on Veterans Day, with players and coaches kneeling in silence. Category: sports Subjects: National Football League; St. Louis Rams; veterans; military appreciation Named Entities: Spagnuolo, Steve [coach]; Little, Leonard [player]; Hughes, Lamont [engineer]; Bulger, Marc [quarterback] Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: KU Continuing Education 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.