Speaking of Sports
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"Speaking of Sports" is a popular sports commentary book by famed American sportscaster Howard Cosell, reflecting his outspoken views and experiences in the world of sports broadcasting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Speaking of Sports canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2995101 — 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: Speaking of Sports Context triple: [Howard Cosell, notableWork, Speaking of Sports]
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A.
One Sports
One Sports is a Philippine free-to-air sports television channel operated by TV5 Network, featuring local and international sporting events.
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B.
Sporting
Sporting is the commonly used short name for Sporting Kansas City, a professional Major League Soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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C.
Sporting
Sporting is a major Portuguese sports club best known for its professional football team, Sporting Clube de Portugal, based in Lisbon.
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D.
Yahoo Sports
Yahoo Sports is a digital sports media platform providing news, scores, fantasy games, and live coverage across a wide range of professional and collegiate sports.
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E.
The Athletic
The Athletic is a subscription-based digital sports media outlet known for its in-depth, ad-free coverage and analysis of professional and college teams and leagues.
- 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: Speaking of Sports Target entity description: "Speaking of Sports" is a popular sports commentary book by famed American sportscaster Howard Cosell, reflecting his outspoken views and experiences in the world of sports broadcasting.
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A.
One Sports
One Sports is a Philippine free-to-air sports television channel operated by TV5 Network, featuring local and international sporting events.
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B.
Sporting
Sporting is the commonly used short name for Sporting Kansas City, a professional Major League Soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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C.
Sporting
Sporting is a major Portuguese sports club best known for its professional football team, Sporting Clube de Portugal, based in Lisbon.
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D.
Yahoo Sports
Yahoo Sports is a digital sports media platform providing news, scores, fantasy games, and live coverage across a wide range of professional and collegiate sports.
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E.
The Athletic
The Athletic is a subscription-based digital sports media outlet known for its in-depth, ad-free coverage and analysis of professional and college teams and leagues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ sports book ⓘ |
| about |
American sports media
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athletes ⓘ professional sports ⓘ sports commentary ⓘ television sportscasting ⓘ |
| author | Howard Cosell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
memoir
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sports commentary ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
sports journalist
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sportscaster ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in sports media
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sports fans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Howard Cosell
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sports broadcasting ⓘ sports journalism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | autobiographical ⓘ |
| notableFor | outspoken commentary on sports ⓘ |
| tone |
controversial
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critical ⓘ opinionated ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Speaking of Sports Description of subject: "Speaking of Sports" is a popular sports commentary book by famed American sportscaster Howard Cosell, reflecting his outspoken views and experiences in the world of sports broadcasting.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.