ABC Sports
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ABC Sports was the sports division of the American Broadcasting Company, best known for producing major U.S. sports broadcasts including Monday Night Football.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ABC Sports canonical | 84 |
| ABC's Wide World of Sports | 6 |
| ABC Wide World of Sports | 2 |
| ABC Sports division | 1 |
| ABC Sports figure skating commentary | 1 |
| ABC Sports programming | 1 |
| ABC sports telecasts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T647506 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: ABC Sports Context triple: [Monday Night Football, productionCompany, ABC Sports]
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A.
CBS Sports
CBS Sports is the sports division of the CBS television network, known for broadcasting major American sporting events including NFL games, college football and basketball, and golf tournaments.
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B.
CBC Sports
CBC Sports is the sports broadcasting division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, responsible for covering major national and international sporting events for Canadian audiences.
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C.
Turner Sports
Turner Sports is a major American sports media division known for producing and broadcasting high-profile events across networks like TNT, TBS, and truTV.
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D.
NBC Sports
NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network, known for producing and broadcasting major sporting events such as NFL games, the Olympics, and Premier League soccer.
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E.
Fox Sports
Fox Sports is a major American sports television network and media brand known for broadcasting professional and collegiate sports, including NFL, MLB, and college football.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: ABC Sports Target entity description: ABC Sports was the sports division of the American Broadcasting Company, best known for producing major U.S. sports broadcasts including Monday Night Football.
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A.
CBS Sports
CBS Sports is the sports division of the CBS television network, known for broadcasting major American sporting events including NFL games, college football and basketball, and golf tournaments.
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B.
CBC Sports
CBC Sports is the sports broadcasting division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, responsible for covering major national and international sporting events for Canadian audiences.
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C.
Turner Sports
Turner Sports is a major American sports media division known for producing and broadcasting high-profile events across networks like TNT, TBS, and truTV.
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D.
NBC Sports
NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network, known for producing and broadcasting major sporting events such as NFL games, the Olympics, and Premier League soccer.
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E.
Fox Sports
Fox Sports is a major American sports television network and media brand known for broadcasting professional and collegiate sports, including NFL, MLB, and college football.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports division
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television production unit ⓘ |
| brandRetired | yes ⓘ |
| broadcastArea |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| broadcastMedium |
cable and satellite (through ESPN on ABC)
ⓘ
terrestrial television ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coveredSport |
American football
ⓘ
Olympic sports ⓘ auto racing ⓘ baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ golf ⓘ |
| formerName |
Wide World of Sports division
ⓘ
linked to:
Wide World of Sports
|
| genre | sports television ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry |
sports broadcasting
ⓘ
television production ⓘ |
| innovation |
emphasis on storytelling and human-interest features in sports
ⓘ
pioneering modern sports television production techniques ⓘ use of slow-motion replays in sports coverage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | ESPN on ABC ⓘ |
| network | ABC ⓘ |
| notableFigure | Roone Arledge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
producing Monday Night Football
ⓘ
producing major U.S. sports broadcasts ⓘ |
| ownedBy | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | American Broadcasting Company ⓘ |
| partOf |
ABC News and Sports division (historically)
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linked to:
ABC Sports (historical brand)
|
| producedProgram |
ABC's Wide World of Sports
ⓘ
linked to:
ABC Sports
College Football on ABC ⓘ IndyCar racing on ABC ⓘ Major League Baseball on ABC ⓘ Monday Night Football ⓘ NASCAR on ABC ⓘ
linked to:
ESPN on ABC
NBA on ABC (early packages) ⓘ
linked to:
NBA on ABC broadcasts
NCAA basketball on ABC ⓘ
linked to:
ESPN on ABC
Olympic Games coverage on ABC ⓘ PGA Tour golf on ABC ⓘ |
| slogan |
"Wide World of Sports" tagline "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat"
ⓘ
"You’ll see it all on ABC Sports" ⓘ |
| successor |
ESPN, Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
ESPN
|
| timePeriodOfProminence |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ABC Sports Description of subject: ABC Sports was the sports division of the American Broadcasting Company, best known for producing major U.S. sports broadcasts including Monday Night Football.
Referenced by (96)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
ABC Sports (historical brand)
linked to: ABC Sports
subject linked to:
ABC Sports (historical brand)
linked to: ABC Sports
subject linked to:
ABC Sports (historical brand)
linked to: ABC Sports
subject linked to:
ABC Sports (historical brand)
linked to: ABC Sports
linked to: ABC Sports
subject linked to:
The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat
linked to: ABC Sports
subject linked to:
The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat
subject linked to:
The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat
linked to: ABC Sports
subject linked to:
ABC (historical)
linked to: ABC Sports