====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0831 from reel: NP 10603 (2004-04-01 to 2004-07-28) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/66662 Title: U.S. Players Miss Basketball Practice Summary: U.S. Olympic basketball team faces challenges with Emeka Okafor's sprained ankle and Tim Duncan's illness, leaving the team at a disadvantage for upcoming exhibition games. Category: sports Subjects: Olympic basketball; team injuries; international competition Named Entities: Okafor, Emeka; Duncan, Tim; Jackson, Stu [USA Basketball selection committee chairman]; Brown, Larry Confidence: 0.85 Title: DAVIS: Mangino Outlines Challenges Summary: Kansas football coach Mark Mangino discusses upcoming season challenges, including replacing the quarterback and improving the defense, while also commenting on other Big 12 teams. Category: sports Subjects: college football; coaching strategies; team preparation Named Entities: Mangino, Mark [Kansas football coach]; Johnson, Derrick [Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year]; Callahan, Bill [Nebraska football coach]; Barnett, Gary [Colorado football coach] Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Lawrence Transit System; Fox Run Apartments 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.