====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0498 from reel: NP 7853 (1998-08-17 to 1999-01-22) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/47730 Title: Volleyball Team Renews Rivalry With K-State Summary: Kansas volleyball team prepares to face Kansas State in Manhattan, looking to renew their rivalry after previous matches. Article covers team preparation, player quotes, and historical context of the rivalry. Category: sports Subjects: volleyball; university sports; rivalries; Big 12 Conference Named Entities: Bokenkroger, Laura [sports writer]; Purkeypile, Leslie [outside hitter]; Bechard, Ray [coach] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Kansas Football Strives for Victory in Alabama Summary: Kansas football team travels to Alabama to face University of Alabama-Birmingham, seeking first road victory since 1996. Article covers team preparation, coach comments, and historical context of road game struggles. Category: sports Subjects: college football; road games; team performance; Alabama-Birmingham Named Entities: Smith, Jodi M. [sports writer]; Allen, Terry [football coach]; Bowles, Mitch [running back]; Winbush, David [sophomore]; Wegner, Zac [quarterback] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Week #4 College Football Predictions Summary: Table showing college football game predictions from multiple Kansan sports staff members for various matchups including Kansas vs. UAB, Nebraska vs. Missouri, and other major games. Category: sports Subjects: college football; predictions; NCAA; betting odds Confidence: 0.8 Title: Kansas Soccer Summary: Backup goalkeeper Katie Garrity will make her first collegiate start this weekend for the Jayhawks. Category: sports Subjects: college soccer; goalkeeper; collegiate sports Confidence: 0.75 Title: Pro Basketball Summary: The NBA lockout has resulted in the cancellation of 24 exhibition games and postponed the start of training camp indefinitely. Category: sports Subjects: NBA; lockout; training camp; exhibition games Confidence: 0.8 Title: Beauties of Baseball Are Back This Season in Form of Individual, Team Achievements Summary: Column celebrating the return of baseball and highlighting remarkable individual and team achievements from the season, including records set by players like Cal Ripken and Barry Bonds. Category: opinion Subjects: baseball; sports achievements; individual performances; team success Named Entities: Wilson, Kevin C. [writer] Confidence: 0.85 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.