====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0701 from reel: NP 5973 (1996-03-01 to 1996-07-24) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/67701 Title: Laettner Comes Alive in Playoffs Summary: Former college basketball star Christian Laettner performs well in his first NBA playoff appearance with the Minnesota Timberwolves, showing intense play against the Atlanta Hawks. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; NBA playoffs; professional sports Named Entities: Laettner, Christian [basketball player]; Timberwolves [NBA team]; Hawks [NBA team]; Pacers [NBA team] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Cardinals Wait for Gant's Slump to End Summary: St. Louis Cardinals player Ron Gant struggles with his batting statistics despite his $25 million contract, with the team waiting for his performance to improve. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; MLB; player performance; St. Louis Cardinals Named Entities: Gant, Ron [baseball player]; Cardinals [MLB team]; Braves [MLB team] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Brewers Seek Cash in Players' Salaries Summary: The Milwaukee Brewers request that players defer part of their salaries, with team officials claiming this is a common business practice in professional sports. Category: national news Subjects: baseball; labor relations; salary negotiations; Milwaukee Brewers Named Entities: Brewers [MLB team]; McDonald, Wendy [club vice president]; Boras, Scott [agent] Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Cedarwood Apts; Council Travel; Naturalway; Daily Kansan Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: [comic strips] Category: comic strips 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.