====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 1156 from reel: NP 7853 (1998-08-17 to 1999-01-22) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/47070 Title: K-State Trying Not to Focus on BCS Summary: Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder discusses team's focus on Big 12 championship rather than BCS rankings amid national championship considerations. Category: sports Subjects: college football; Big 12 conference; BCS rankings; Kansas State Wildcats Named Entities: Snyder, Bill [football coach]; Texas A&M [university]; Kansas State University Confidence: 0.9 Title: Great Eight Event to Test Top Teams Summary: Basketball tournament preview featuring top-ranked teams including Duke, Michigan State, and Kentucky competing in the Great Eight event. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; NCAA tournament; preseason rankings; Kansas Jayhawks Named Entities: Krzyzewski, Mike [basketball coach]; Kryzewski's Blue Devils [team]; Michigan State Spartans [team]; Kentucky Wildcats [team] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Randy Johnson Signs With Diamondbacks Summary: Randy Johnson, premier free-agent pitcher, agrees to four-year contract with Arizona Diamondbacks, choosing to stay close to his Arizona home. Category: sports Subjects: Major League Baseball; free agency; Arizona Diamondbacks; pitchers Named Entities: Johnson, Randy [baseball player]; Diamondbacks, Arizona [team]; Astros, Houston [team]; Colangelo, Jerry [team owner] Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: The Kansan; Kief's Audio/Video 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.