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University Daily Kansan
Page 0220_1 from reel: NP 13609 (2005-04-19 to 2005-09-03)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/63391

Title: Niang Bids Farewell to Court
Summary: Senior forward Moulaye Niang announces his retirement from the University of Kansas men's basketball team due to severe back problems, ending his playing career but remaining as a student-assistant coach.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; athlete retirement; health issues; university sports
Named Entities: Niang, Moulaye [basketball player]; Manning, Danny [Director of Student-Athlete Development]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Season Ends After Invitation to NCAA Tournament
Summary: The Kansas softball team concludes its season with a 31-24 record, earning an NCAA regional tournament invitation for the first time since 1999, despite early tournament losses to Georgia Tech and Tennessee.
Category: sports
Subjects: softball; NCAA tournament; Big 12 Conference; team performance
Named Entities: Moppin, Jessica [softball player]; Stanley, Heather [outfielder]; McVey, Kathy [pitcher]
Confidence: 0.9

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