TheSabre
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TheSabre.com is an independent online publication covering University of Virginia Cavaliers
athletics. The site, originally named VirginiaFootball.com, was established by Charlottesville, Virginia
resident and former U.S. Air Force Security Specialist Michael Ingalls the fall of 1996. The site changed its name to "TheSabre.com" in 1998 because the site moved into more than just football and basketball coverage. The change also facilitated greater cooperation by the University of Virginia athletic department as there was some concern over trademark issues - the site held two domain names at the time; previously mentioned "VirginiaFootball.com" as well as "VirginiaBasketball.com".
TheSabre.com is named after the "V-Sabres" logo, which is now the official logo for all Virginia Cavaliers athletic teams. The official "V-Sabres" logo as well as "TheSabre.com" logo were designed by Matthew Welsh, a studio art major from the University of Virginia and son of former Virginia football head coach George Welsh. Welsh is a former employee of TheSabre.com. TheSabre.com became a full time business in June 1998 and has been fully credentialed media since that time. The site is staffed full time by founder and president Michael Ingalls, managing editor Kris Wright, and recruiting analyst Chris Horne, in addition to various freelance and intern writers. TheSabre.com also provides a number of resources for Cavalier fans, including daily links to articles and features from other sports-related web sites pertaining to University of Virginia athletics. Other site resources include rosters, schedules and other important information relating to UVa athletics.
, men's basketball, lacrosse
, soccer, women's basketball
, baseball
, and other Olympic sports as well as non-sports related topics. Part of the "Sabre Edge" subscription package provides a number of limited access message boards, which were designed to keep out rival fan interference.
. While SportsWar is the owning entity and combines resources for payroll, server technology and software, the sites are run independently of one another with regard to content, budget, customer service and site structure editing.
Virginia Cavaliers
The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams officially representing the University of Virginia in college sports. The Cavaliers compete in 25 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
athletics. The site, originally named VirginiaFootball.com, was established by Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
resident and former U.S. Air Force Security Specialist Michael Ingalls the fall of 1996. The site changed its name to "TheSabre.com" in 1998 because the site moved into more than just football and basketball coverage. The change also facilitated greater cooperation by the University of Virginia athletic department as there was some concern over trademark issues - the site held two domain names at the time; previously mentioned "VirginiaFootball.com" as well as "VirginiaBasketball.com".
TheSabre.com is named after the "V-Sabres" logo, which is now the official logo for all Virginia Cavaliers athletic teams. The official "V-Sabres" logo as well as "TheSabre.com" logo were designed by Matthew Welsh, a studio art major from the University of Virginia and son of former Virginia football head coach George Welsh. Welsh is a former employee of TheSabre.com. TheSabre.com became a full time business in June 1998 and has been fully credentialed media since that time. The site is staffed full time by founder and president Michael Ingalls, managing editor Kris Wright, and recruiting analyst Chris Horne, in addition to various freelance and intern writers. TheSabre.com also provides a number of resources for Cavalier fans, including daily links to articles and features from other sports-related web sites pertaining to University of Virginia athletics. Other site resources include rosters, schedules and other important information relating to UVa athletics.
Subscription Service
TheSabre.com began a subscription service in August 1999 called the Sabre Newsletter. The newsletter was a once or twice per month offering and eventually morphed into a daily online subscription service called "Sabre Edge" in 2002 when TheSabre.com constructed a recruiting database and content management system and hired Chris Horne full time to handle recruiting updates and interviews. TheSabre.com has produced over 6,000 exclusive recruiting updates, features, articles, interviews and analysis pieces since the "Sabre Edge" subscription service was created.Message Boards (forums)
The site offers free message boards where fans can discuss the Cavaliers' footballVirginia Cavaliers football
Virginia Cavaliers football is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
, men's basketball, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, soccer, women's basketball
Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, and other Olympic sports as well as non-sports related topics. Part of the "Sabre Edge" subscription package provides a number of limited access message boards, which were designed to keep out rival fan interference.
Ownership
TheSabre.com is owned by SportsWar, LLC, a Virginia-based company which originated from TheSabre.com. SportsWar also owns "TechSideline.com", the leading independent site for fans of the Virginia Tech HokiesVirginia Tech Hokies
The Virginia Tech Hokies are the athletic teams officially representing Virginia Tech in college sports. The Hokies participate in the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference in 19 varsity sports. Virginia Tech's men's sports are football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, soccer,...
. While SportsWar is the owning entity and combines resources for payroll, server technology and software, the sites are run independently of one another with regard to content, budget, customer service and site structure editing.
External Links
- "Sabre.sleuth: Ingalls' Hoosports site tells all" from The Hook weeklyThe Hook weeklyThe Hook is a weekly newspaper published in Charlottesville, Virginia and distributed throughout Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. It was founded in 2002 by a number of former employees of another Charlottesville weekly, C-ville Weekly, including its co-founder and editor Hawes Spencer.In...
- TheSabre.com
- "History of TheSabre.com - Part I" from TheSabreTheSabreTheSabre.com is an independent online publication covering University of Virginia Cavaliers athletics. The site, originally named VirginiaFootball.com, was established by Charlottesville, Virginia resident and former U.S. Air Force Security Specialist Michael Ingalls the fall of 1996...
- "History of TheSabre.com - Part II" from TheSabreTheSabreTheSabre.com is an independent online publication covering University of Virginia Cavaliers athletics. The site, originally named VirginiaFootball.com, was established by Charlottesville, Virginia resident and former U.S. Air Force Security Specialist Michael Ingalls the fall of 1996...
- "History of TheSabre.com - Part III" from TheSabreTheSabreTheSabre.com is an independent online publication covering University of Virginia Cavaliers athletics. The site, originally named VirginiaFootball.com, was established by Charlottesville, Virginia resident and former U.S. Air Force Security Specialist Michael Ingalls the fall of 1996...
- "History of TheSabre.com - Part IV" from TheSabreTheSabreTheSabre.com is an independent online publication covering University of Virginia Cavaliers athletics. The site, originally named VirginiaFootball.com, was established by Charlottesville, Virginia resident and former U.S. Air Force Security Specialist Michael Ingalls the fall of 1996...