====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 1172 from reel: NP 7853 (1998-08-17 to 1999-01-22) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/47054 Title: Baltimore Signs Belle for Five Years Summary: The Baltimore Orioles sign free-agent slugger Albert Belle to a five-year, $65 million contract, making him one of baseball's highest-paid players. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; professional sports; player contracts Named Entities: Belle, Albert [baseball player]; Orioles, Baltimore [baseball team] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Diamondbacks Make Long-Term Plans Summary: The Arizona Diamondbacks, a new National League franchise, outline their long-term plans including player acquisitions and team development strategies. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; professional sports; team management Named Entities: Diamondbacks, Arizona [baseball team]; Johnson, Randy [baseball player]; Colangelo, Jerry [baseball executive] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Baseball Moves All-Star Game to Braves' Home Summary: Major League Baseball announces the 2000 All-Star Game will be played at Turner Field in Atlanta instead of the originally planned Miami venue. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; professional sports; All-Star Game Named Entities: Braves, Atlanta [baseball team]; Coleman, Len [baseball executive] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Pittsburgh Stadiums Await Financing Bill Summary: Pittsburgh faces uncertainty about keeping its professional sports teams as the city awaits legislative action on a financing bill for new stadiums. Category: sports Subjects: sports; stadium financing; professional sports Named Entities: Pittsburgh [city]; Murphy, Tom [Pittsburgh mayor]; Ridge, Tom [Pennsylvania governor] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Film Premiere: Pep Squad Summary: The dark comedy 'Pep Squad' directed by Steve Balderson has its Kansas premiere at Liberty Hall on Thursday, December 3. Category: arts Subjects: film; local events; cinema Named Entities: Balderson, Steve [film director]; Liberty Hall [theater] Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Checkers; Checker's; Liberty Hall Category: advertisements Confidence: 1.0 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.