Michigan Wolverines athletics
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Michigan Wolverines athletics is the University of Michigan’s comprehensive intercollegiate sports program, encompassing its various varsity teams that compete in the NCAA and Big Ten Conference.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2450264 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Michigan Wolverines athletics Context triple: [Michigan Wolverines men's basketball, athleticDepartment, Michigan Wolverines athletics]
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Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines football is the University of Michigan's storied college football program, renowned for its winning tradition, iconic rivalries, and production of numerous NFL players.
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Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Michigan, known for its rich history, Big Ten Conference competition, and multiple Final Four and national championship game appearances.
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Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
The Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is a storied NCAA Division I program known for its record number of national championships and long-standing success in college hockey.
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Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan State Spartans football is the collegiate football program of Michigan State University, known for its rich history in the Big Ten Conference and intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
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Michigan State College
Michigan State College was a mid-20th-century American public institution of higher education that later became Michigan State University, known for its strong programs in agriculture, education, and the liberal arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Michigan Wolverines athletics Target entity description: Michigan Wolverines athletics is the University of Michigan’s comprehensive intercollegiate sports program, encompassing its various varsity teams that compete in the NCAA and Big Ten Conference.
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A.
Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan Wolverines football is the University of Michigan's storied college football program, renowned for its winning tradition, iconic rivalries, and production of numerous NFL players.
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B.
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Michigan, known for its rich history, Big Ten Conference competition, and multiple Final Four and national championship game appearances.
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C.
Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
The Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is a storied NCAA Division I program known for its record number of national championships and long-standing success in college hockey.
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Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan State Spartans football is the collegiate football program of Michigan State University, known for its rich history in the Big Ten Conference and intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
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Michigan State College
Michigan State College was a mid-20th-century American public institution of higher education that later became Michigan State University, known for its strong programs in agriculture, education, and the liberal arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Big Ten Conference athletics program
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NCAA Division I athletics program ⓘ collegiate athletics program ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| association | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| conference | Big Ten Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| governingBody |
University of Michigan
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surface form:
University of Michigan Athletic Department
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| hasBand | Michigan Marching Band ⓘ |
| hasCheer | Go Blue ⓘ |
| hasFightSong | The Victors ⓘ |
| hasVarsityTeamIn |
baseball
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field hockey ⓘ football ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ men's cross country ⓘ men's golf ⓘ men's gymnastics ⓘ men's ice hockey ⓘ men's lacrosse ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ men's swimming and diving ⓘ men's tennis ⓘ men's track and field ⓘ rowing ⓘ softball ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ women's cross country ⓘ women's golf ⓘ women's gymnastics ⓘ women's lacrosse ⓘ women's soccer ⓘ women's swimming and diving ⓘ women's tennis ⓘ women's track and field ⓘ women's volleyball ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| homeArenaForBasketball | Crisler Center ⓘ |
| homeArenaForIceHockey | Yost Ice Arena ⓘ |
| homeBaseballField | Ray Fisher Stadium ⓘ |
| homeSoftballField | Alumni Field at Carol Hutchins Stadium ⓘ |
| homeStadiumForFootball | Michigan Stadium ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ann Arbor
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surface form:
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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| mascot | wolverine ⓘ |
| NCAADivision | Division I ⓘ |
| nickname | Michigan Wolverines ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Michigan campus life ⓘ |
| primaryColor | maize ⓘ |
| represents | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| rival |
Michigan State Spartans athletic teams
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surface form:
Michigan State Spartans athletics
Notre Dame Fighting Irish athletics ⓘ Ohio State Buckeyes ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio State Buckeyes athletics
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| secondaryColor | blue ⓘ |
| subdivisionInFootball | Football Bowl Subdivision ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Michigan Wolverines athletics Description of subject: Michigan Wolverines athletics is the University of Michigan’s comprehensive intercollegiate sports program, encompassing its various varsity teams that compete in the NCAA and Big Ten Conference.
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University of Michigan athletic teams
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University of Michigan athletic teams
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University of Michigan Athletics Department
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Michigan Athletics
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Michigan Wolverines wrestling
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University of Michigan Athletics
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University of Michigan athletic teams
this entity surface form:
Michigan Wolverines identity