UAB Blazers athletics
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UAB Blazers athletics is the collective intercollegiate sports program of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, encompassing its various NCAA Division I teams and athletic activities.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3924136 — 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: UAB Blazers athletics Context triple: [UAB Blazers baseball team, athleticBrand, UAB Blazers athletics]
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A.
UAB Blazers football team
The UAB Blazers football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
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B.
UAB Blazers baseball team
The UAB Blazers baseball team is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
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C.
UAB Blazers men’s basketball team
The UAB Blazers men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham, competing in the American Athletic Conference and known for its strong postseason history.
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D.
UAB Marching Blazers
UAB Marching Blazers is the official marching band of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, known for performing at Blazers athletic events and university functions.
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E.
UAB Blazers volleyball team
The UAB Blazers volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA competition.
- 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: UAB Blazers athletics Target entity description: UAB Blazers athletics is the collective intercollegiate sports program of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, encompassing its various NCAA Division I teams and athletic activities.
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A.
UAB Blazers football team
The UAB Blazers football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
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B.
UAB Blazers baseball team
The UAB Blazers baseball team is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
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C.
UAB Blazers men’s basketball team
The UAB Blazers men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham, competing in the American Athletic Conference and known for its strong postseason history.
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D.
UAB Marching Blazers
UAB Marching Blazers is the official marching band of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, known for performing at Blazers athletic events and university functions.
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E.
UAB Blazers volleyball team
The UAB Blazers volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I athletics program
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college athletics program ⓘ |
| athleticAssociation | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
Football Bowl Subdivision
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NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| footballProgramStatus | football program reinstated after temporary shutdown in mid-2010s ⓘ |
| formerConference |
Conference USA
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Great Midwest Conference ⓘ Sun Belt Conference ⓘ |
| foundedAsAthleticsProgram | 1970s ⓘ |
| genderEquity | fields men's and women's varsity teams ⓘ |
| governingBody |
UAB Department of Athletics
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surface form:
University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics
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| governs |
UAB Blazers football team
ⓘ
surface form:
UAB Blazers football
UAB Blazers men’s basketball team ⓘ
surface form:
UAB Blazers men's basketball
UAB Blazers women’s basketball team ⓘ
surface form:
UAB Blazers women's basketball
|
| homeArenaBasketball | Bartow Arena ⓘ |
| homeFacilitySoccer | PNC Field ⓘ |
| homeFieldBaseball | Regions Field ⓘ |
| homeStadiumFootball | Protective Stadium ⓘ |
| institutionTypeRepresented | public research university ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
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| mascot | Blaze the Dragon ⓘ |
| name | UAB Blazers athletics self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | multiple NCAA men's basketball tournament appearances ⓘ |
| notableSport | men's basketball ⓘ |
| primaryColor | green ⓘ |
| primaryConference | American Athletic Conference ⓘ |
| represents | University of Alabama at Birmingham ⓘ |
| rival |
Memphis Tigers
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surface form:
Memphis Tigers athletics
Southern Miss Golden Eagles ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Miss Golden Eagles athletics
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| secondaryColor | gold ⓘ |
| shortName |
UAB Blazers athletics
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UAB Blazers
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| sportSponsored |
baseball
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cross country ⓘ football ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ men's golf ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ men's tennis ⓘ softball ⓘ track and field ⓘ volleyball ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ women's golf ⓘ women's soccer ⓘ women's tennis ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| teamNickname | Blazers ⓘ |
| tertiaryColor | white ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UAB Blazers athletics Description of subject: UAB Blazers athletics is the collective intercollegiate sports program of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, encompassing its various NCAA Division I teams and athletic activities.
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UAB Athletics
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UAB Blazers
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UAB Blazers athletic teams
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University of Alabama at Birmingham in NCAA competition
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UAB Blazers