====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0704 from reel: NP 6849 (1996-11-01 to 1997-03-31) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/97374 Title: Former Carolina Teams Recognized Summary: Coverage of South Carolina basketball teams' recognition and rankings, including Clemson's No. 12 ranking and South Carolina's No. 25 ranking. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; sports recognition; athletic teams Named Entities: Clemson; South Carolina; Charleston Southern Confidence: 0.9 Title: Virginia's Backcourt Returns After Struggles Summary: Article about Virginia Cavaliers basketball team's backcourt players returning to form after previous struggles, with focus on Staples and Deane. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; team performance; player profiles Named Entities: Curtis Staples; Harold Deane; Jeff Jones Confidence: 0.85 Title: Basketball Coach Fired for Losing Summary: Report on Northwestern University firing basketball coach Ricky Byrdson after four seasons with a 64-72 record. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; coaching changes; Northwestern Wildcats Named Entities: Ricky Byrdson; Rick Taylor Confidence: 0.9 Title: Two-Time Daytona 500 Winner Not Worried About Sunday's Race Summary: Interview with NASCAR driver Sterling Marlin, two-time Daytona 500 winner, discussing his confidence and preparation for upcoming race. Category: sports Subjects: NASCAR racing; Daytona 500; driver confidence Named Entities: Sterling Marlin Confidence: 0.85 Title: Skater Remains on Ice Despite Increasing Age Summary: Profile of figure skater Tonia Kwiatkowski, who continues competing despite increasing age and previous injuries. Category: sports Subjects: figure skating; Olympic athletes; age in sports Named Entities: Tonia Kwiatkowski Confidence: 0.85 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Kansas Air National Guard; Kansan Classifieds; 100s Announcements; Suak; H.C. Hodes, M.D., FACOG Category: advertisements Confidence: 1.0 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds Confidence: 1.0 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.