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University Daily Kansan
Page 0275 from reel: NP 7213 (1997-04-01 to 1997-07-23)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/64029

Title: Blue Team Triumphs in Spring Scrimmage
Summary: Kansas football team's Blue team defeats White team 35-0 in spring scrimmage, with Matt Johnner throwing three touchdowns and Zac Wegner adding another in the victory.
Category: sports
Subjects: football; spring practice; team performance; KU athletics
Named Entities: Allen, Terry [football coach]; Johnner, Matt [quarterback]; Wegner, Zac [quarterback]; Gordon, John [wide receiver]; Patterson, Eric [wide receiver]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Baseball Team Loses Three Games
Summary: Kansas baseball team loses three-game series to Texas A&M, dropping to 12-15 in Big 12 Conference play with poor offensive performance and pitching issues.
Category: sports
Subjects: baseball; team performance; conference play; KU athletics
Named Entities: DeMarco, Joe [shortstop]; Good, Jake [pitcher]; Philbrick, Rusty [pitcher]; Corson, Mark [pitcher]; Lyons, Tim [pitcher]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Sims Grabs Title by Upsetting OSU Player
Summary: Christie Sims upsets Oklahoma State's Kim Hazzard to win Big 12 Conference tennis title, while KU women's team finishes second in conference standings.
Category: sports
Subjects: tennis; Big 12 Conference; individual competition; KU athletics
Named Entities: Sims, Christie [tennis player]; Chiller, Brooke [tennis player]; Sell, Kris [tennis player]; Goldschmidt, Sophie [tennis player]; Hamilton, Julie [tennis player]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Dixon Eagerly Awaiting Tonight's WNBA Draft
Summary: Kansas guard Tamecka Dixon awaits WNBA Draft, with potential to be selected by New York Liberty, Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers or other teams.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; WNBA Draft; player profile; KU athletics
Named Entities: Dixon, Tamecka [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Kansas Basketball Loses Two Top-Notch Recruits
Summary: Kansas men's basketball loses highly touted recruits Khalid El-Amin (to Connecticut) and Bernard Smith (to Texas) in back-to-back days.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; recruiting; player transfers; KU athletics
Named Entities: El-Amin, Khalid [basketball player]; Smith, Bernard [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Bulls, Sonics Coming to Lawrence
Summary: NBA announces Chicago Bulls and Seattle Sonics will play exhibition games at Allen Fieldhouse on October 11, though ticket information not yet available.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; NBA; exhibitions; KU athletics
Named Entities: Bulls, Chicago [basketball team]; Sonics, Seattle [basketball team]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Chief Cuts
Summary: Kansas City Chiefs release several players including Todd McNair, Victor Bailey, Bryan Martin, Tracy Rogers, Bryan Proby, Reggie Johnson and Billy Khayat, while signing 12 rookie free agents.
Category: sports
Subjects: football; NFL; player transactions; Kansas City Chiefs
Named Entities: McNair, Todd [football player]; Bailey, Victor [football player]; Martin, Bryan [football player]; Rogers, Tracy [football player]; Proby, Bryan [football player]; Johnson, Reggie [football player]; Khayat, Billy [football player]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Ripken Drive
Summary: Cal Ripken's 'Reading, Runs and Ripken' campaign raises funds for Ripken Learning Center, which provides reading and writing programs for youth.
Category: sports
Subjects: baseball; fundraising; community outreach; Cal Ripken Jr.
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Spanish Open Champion Beats World's Top Golfer
Summary: England's Mark James defeats world No. 1 Greg Norman in final round of Spanish Open, with Norman struggling on back nine.
Category: sports
Subjects: golf; tournament results; individual competition
Named Entities: Norman, Greg [golfer]; James, Mark [golfer]
Confidence: 0.7

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