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University Daily Kansan
Page 0542 from reel: NP 6849 (1996-11-01 to 1997-03-31)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/97536

Title: It Is Business as Usual for the No. 1 Jayhawks
Summary: Kansas men's basketball team maintains top ranking despite Pollard's absence due to injury, with other players stepping up in his absence.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; KU men's basketball; player injuries; pollard absence
Named Entities: Pollard, Scot [KU basketball player]; Williams, B.J. [KU basketball player]; Cairns, Mark [KU basketball coach]; Williams, Roy [KU basketball coach]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Women's Basketball Attendance Not So Hot
Summary: Article discusses lower than expected attendance for KU women's basketball games compared to other Big 12 teams despite having a top player.
Category: sports
Subjects: KU women's basketball; attendance figures; Big 12 Conference
Named Entities: Dixon, Tamecka [KU basketball player]; Gallagher, Tommy [sports writer]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Canseco Returns to Oakland
Summary: Jose Canseco traded back to Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitcher John Washin.
Category: sports
Subjects: baseball; Major League Baseball; player trades
Named Entities: Canseco, Jose [baseball player]; Washin, John [baseball player]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Big 12 Honors
Summary: Two KU basketball players named Big 12 Conference players of the week - Raef LaFrentz and Tamecka Dixon.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; Big 12 Conference; player recognition
Named Entities: LaFrentz, Raef [KU basketball player]; Dixon, Tamecka [KU basketball player]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Big 12 Rookies
Summary: Texas A&M's Jerald Brown and Missouri's Julie Helm named Big 12 Conference rookies of the week.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; Big 12 Conference; rookie recognition
Named Entities: Brown, Jerald [Texas A&M basketball player]; Helm, Julie [Missouri basketball player]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Fast Breaks
Summary: Collection of college basketball rankings including AP Top 25, USA Today Top 25, and AP Women's Top 25 with Kansas ranked #1 in men's and #11 in women's.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; rankings; AP Top 25; USA Today Top 25; AP Women's Top 25
Confidence: 0.75

Title: So You Think You're a True Fan?
Summary: Article discussing fan attendance at KU basketball games and questioning whether Kansas fans are true supporters.
Category: sports
Subjects: college basketball; fan attendance; KU basketball support
Confidence: 0.7

Title: Photo: Kansas Senior Forward B.J. Williams and Senior Guard Jerod Haase Battle Colorado Players for a Loose Ball
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Photo: Lynn Pride Defends a Defender in the Jayhawks' Victory Against the Buffaloes Saturday at Allen Field House
Category: photos/graphics
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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