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University Daily Kansan
Page 0012 from reel: NP 5973 (1996-03-01 to 1996-07-24)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/68390

Title: Kansas Eager to Avenge Last Year's Loss to Sooners
Summary: Kansas basketball team prepares to face Oklahoma in regular season finale, seeking revenge for last year's loss that cost them the top ranking.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; NCAA tournament; Big Eight Conference; college sports
Named Entities: Pollard, Scot [basketball player]; Williams, Roy [basketball coach]; Vaughn, Jacque [basketball player]; LaFrentz, Raef [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Award Comes as Total Surprise to Tamecka Dixon
Summary: Junior guard Tamecka Dixon receives surprise recognition as Big Eight Conference women's basketball player of the year.
Category: sports
Subjects: women's basketball; Big Eight Conference; player of the year; college athletics
Named Entities: Dixon, Tamecka [basketball player]; Washington, Marian [basketball coach]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Roy's Boys Earn Academic Honors
Summary: Three members of Kansas men's basketball team named to Academic All-Big Eight team, including Jerod Haase, Jacque Vaughn, and Raef LaFrentz.
Category: sports
Subjects: academic achievement; college basketball; Big Eight Conference; student-athletes
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Shoulder Injury Shouldn't Slow Minor
Summary: Oklahoma's leading scorer Ryan Minor plans to play against Kansas despite shoulder injury suffered in previous game.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball injuries; college basketball; Big Eight Conference; player health
Named Entities: Minor, Ryan [basketball player]; Sampson, Kelvin [basketball coach]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Bitter Cold May Jeopardize Baseball Team's First Homestand
Summary: Cold weather threatens Kansas baseball team's home opener against Iowa, with temperatures potentially below freezing.
Category: sports
Subjects: college baseball; weather impacts; Big Eight Conference; spring sports
Named Entities: Randall, Bobby [baseball coach]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Weekend Schedule
Summary: Upcoming sports events including baseball doubleheader and basketball game.
Category: informational content
Subjects: sports schedules; college athletics; Big Eight Conference
Confidence: 0.7

Title: Photo: Kansas Junior Guard in Action
Summary: Action shot of Kansas basketball player during game.
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: Kansas Sophomore Forward Raef LaFrentz
Summary: Photo of Kansas basketball player Raef LaFrentz reaching for rebound.
Category: photos/graphics
Named Entities: LaFrentz, Raef [basketball player]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: Kansas Baseball Player
Summary: Portrait photo of Kansas baseball player.
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.7

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