====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0448 from reel: NP 6849 (1996-11-01 to 1997-03-31) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/97630 Title: Big 12 Baseball Teams Ready to Play Ball Summary: Article covers Big 12 Conference baseball preseason rankings, featuring six teams ranked in College Baseball Weekly's 'Fabulous 40' poll, with quotes from various head coaches about team expectations and conference quality. Category: sports Subjects: college baseball; Big 12 Conference; preseason rankings; baseball teams Named Entities: Johnson, Mark [Texas A&M head coach]; Randall, Bobby [Kansas baseball head coach]; Holliday, Tom [Oklahoma State baseball coach]; Ward, Gary [former Oklahoma State baseball coach]; Gustafson, Cliff [former Texas head coach]; Garrido, Augie [Texas head coach]; Hayes, Larry [Texas Tech baseball coach]; Jamieson, Tim [Missouri baseball coach] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Track Team to Meet Missouri Summary: Article about upcoming unscored track meet between Kansas and Missouri, describing the teams' preparation and the friendly rivalry between coaches McGuire and Schwartz. Category: sports Subjects: track and field; college athletics; Kansas-Missouri rivalry Named Entities: McGuire, Gary [Kansas track coach]; Schwartz, Rick [Missouri track coach] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Top Seeds Gain Easy Victories in Australian Open Matches Summary: Coverage of early round victories by top-seeded players at the Australian Open tennis tournament, including details about matches and player performances. Category: sports Subjects: tennis; Australian Open; seeded players; tournament results Named Entities: Sanchez Vicario, Arantxa [tennis player]; Hingis, Martina [tennis player]; Courier, Jim [tennis player]; Ivanisevic, Goran [tennis player]; Kucera, Karol [tennis player]; Muster, Thomas [tennis player]; Ferreira, Wayne [tennis player]; Costa, Albert [tennis player]; Berasategui, Alberto [tennis player]; Carbonell, Tomas [tennis player] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Swimmers Ready for Invitational Summary: Article about University of Kansas women's swimming team preparing for the Kansas Invitational meet, featuring coach Gary Kempf and several team members. Category: sports Subjects: college swimming; Kansas women's swimming; swimming competition Named Entities: Kempf, Gary [Kansas head swim coach]; Turner, Kristin [junior swimmer]; Papham, Nicole [senior swimmer]; Norton, Kelly [freshman swimmer]; Beiswanger, sophomore [swimmer] Confidence: 0.85 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Cadillac Ranch; Kansas Swimming; Play It Again Sports; The University Daily Kansan; Red Lyon Tavern Category: advertisements 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.