====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0677 from reel: NP 6849 (1996-11-01 to 1997-03-31) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/97401 Title: Bullets Hire Coach Summary: Bernie Bickerstaff resigns as Denver Nuggets general manager to become head coach of the Washington Bullets. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; coaching; hiring Named Entities: Bickerstaff, Bernie [coach]; Washington Bullets [team] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Padres, Greg Vaughn Reach Deal Summary: The San Diego Padres announce a three-year, $15 million contract with slugger Greg Vaughn. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; contracts; professional sports Named Entities: Vaughn, Greg [player]; San Diego Padres [team] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Peete Wants Return Summary: Rodney Peete discusses his desire to return to the Philadelphia Eagles after recovering from injury. Category: sports Subjects: football; quarterbacks; professional sports Named Entities: Peete, Rodney [player]; Philadelphia Eagles [team] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Women's Big 12 Teams in Deadlock at Top Spot Summary: Analysis of women's basketball teams in the Big 12 Conference with six games remaining in the season. Category: sports Subjects: women's basketball; college sports; Big 12 Conference Named Entities: Gallagher, Tommy [sportswriter] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Jayhawks Remain No. 1 Despite Injuries, Loss Summary: Kansas men's basketball team remains No. 1 in the nation despite recent injuries and a loss to Missouri. Category: sports Subjects: men's basketball; college sports; injuries Named Entities: Petulla, Bill [sportswriter]; Williams, Roy [coach]; Pollard, Raef [player] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Players Skip College Ball, Try Their Luck in the Minors Summary: Kansas baseball players Damian Rolls and Jimmy Terrell discuss their decisions to skip college and pursue professional baseball careers. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; college athletics; professional sports Named Entities: Ratliff, Harley [sportswriter]; Randall, Bobby [coach]; Rolls, Damian [player]; Terrell, Jimmy [player] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Skiing Champion Retires Because of Knee Injuries Summary: Five-time overall World Cup skiing champion Marc Girardelli retires due to chronic knee problems. Category: sports Subjects: skiing; athletics; injuries Named Entities: Girardelli, Marc [athlete] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Fast Breaks Summary: Collection of sports briefs including AP Top 25 rankings for men's and women's basketball. Category: sports Subjects: basketball; rankings; college sports Confidence: 0.8 Title: Photo: Kansas' Lynn Pride Summary: Photo of Kansas women's basketball player Lynn Pride during a game against Iowa State. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: women's basketball; athletes Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Forward Nick Bradford Summary: Photo of Kansas men's basketball forward Nick Bradford during a game against Iowa State. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: men's basketball; athletes Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds 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.