Precourt Sports Ventures
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Precourt Sports Ventures is a sports investment group best known for its former ownership of Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew and its controversial attempt to relocate the club to Austin, Texas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Precourt Sports Ventures canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7667390 — 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: Precourt Sports Ventures Context triple: [Columbus Crew, previousOwner, Precourt Sports Ventures]
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A.
Vinik Sports Group
Vinik Sports Group is a sports and entertainment company best known for owning the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning and managing major venues and events in the Tampa Bay area.
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B.
Schlegel Sports Group
Schlegel Sports Group is a sports ownership and management company that operates professional minor league franchises, including the Tacoma Rainiers baseball team.
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C.
Onexim Sports and Entertainment
Onexim Sports and Entertainment is a sports and entertainment management company associated with the Russian investment group ONEXIM, involved in operating major arenas and professional sports properties.
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D.
Peregrine Sports LLC
Peregrine Sports LLC is a sports ownership and management company best known for formerly owning Portland’s professional soccer clubs, including the Portland Thorns FC and Portland Timbers.
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E.
MountainStar Sports Group
MountainStar Sports Group is a sports ownership and management company best known for operating minor league baseball franchises such as the El Paso Chihuahuas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Precourt Sports Ventures Target entity description: Precourt Sports Ventures is a sports investment group best known for its former ownership of Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew and its controversial attempt to relocate the club to Austin, Texas.
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A.
Vinik Sports Group
Vinik Sports Group is a sports and entertainment company best known for owning the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning and managing major venues and events in the Tampa Bay area.
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B.
Schlegel Sports Group
Schlegel Sports Group is a sports ownership and management company that operates professional minor league franchises, including the Tacoma Rainiers baseball team.
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C.
Onexim Sports and Entertainment
Onexim Sports and Entertainment is a sports and entertainment management company associated with the Russian investment group ONEXIM, involved in operating major arenas and professional sports properties.
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D.
Peregrine Sports LLC
Peregrine Sports LLC is a sports ownership and management company best known for formerly owning Portland’s professional soccer clubs, including the Portland Thorns FC and Portland Timbers.
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E.
MountainStar Sports Group
MountainStar Sports Group is a sports ownership and management company best known for operating minor league baseball franchises such as the El Paso Chihuahuas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
private investment firm
ⓘ
sports investment group ⓘ |
| acquired |
Columbus Crew SC in 2013
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbus Crew
|
| associatedClub | Austin FC ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Anthony Precourt ⓘ |
| attemptedToRelocate | Columbus Crew SC to Austin, Texas ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| controversy |
handling of Columbus Crew SC fan relations
ⓘ
plan to move Columbus Crew SC to Austin ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| facedOppositionFrom |
City of Columbus
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Crew SC supporters ⓘ
linked to:
Columbus Crew
State of Ohio ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio
|
| focus |
investment in professional soccer franchises
ⓘ
sports-related assets ⓘ |
| formerOwnerOf |
Columbus Crew SC
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbus Crew
|
| foundedBy | Anthony Precourt ⓘ |
| industry |
sports investment
ⓘ
sports management ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Save The Crew movement (as opposing party) ⓘ |
| leagueInvolved | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| leagueOfOwnedTeam | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| legalIssues | threat of lawsuit under Ohio "Modell Law" regarding relocation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempted relocation of Columbus Crew SC to Austin, Texas
ⓘ
former ownership of Columbus Crew SC ⓘ |
| operatedAs | ownership vehicle for MLS franchise Columbus Crew SC ⓘ |
| owned |
Columbus Crew SC
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbus Crew
|
| owner | Anthony Precourt ⓘ |
| roleInAustinSoccer | precursor ownership group for Austin FC ⓘ |
| sold |
Columbus Crew SC
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbus Crew
|
| soldTo |
Haslam Sports Group and Edwards family
ⓘ
linked to:
Haslam Sports Group
|
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| successorInColumbusCrewOwnership |
Edwards family
ⓘ
Haslam Sports Group ⓘ |
| timeInControlOfColumbusCrew | 2013–2018 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Precourt Sports Ventures Description of subject: Precourt Sports Ventures is a sports investment group best known for its former ownership of Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew and its controversial attempt to relocate the club to Austin, Texas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Crew