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Golden Knights Find Another Way To Lose In Extra Time: VGK Rally For 4-3 Lead Before Losing To Washington, 5-4, In Shootout Saturday

March 28, 2026March 28, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Alex Ovechkin, Jack Eichel, Logan Thompson, Mitch Marner, Nic Dowd, Rasmus Andersson

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A's A's Stadium Aviators Baseball Fans Las Vegas Ballpark Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Season Openers For Las Vegas’ Baseball Team — And Future Vegas MLB Franchise

March 27, 2026March 28, 2026 Alan Snel Zack Gelof

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The MLB Athletics have pumped up their

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Vegas Golden Knights: Hello Overtime, My Old Enemy; Edmonton Beats VGK In OT, 4-3, Thursday

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Connor Ingram, Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard, Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone

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The flyover before Super Bowl was stunning. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Allegiant Stadium LVCVA NFL Raiders Raiders Stadium Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General) Super Bowl

Look For NFL Owners To Likely Award 2029 Super Bowl To Las Vegas, Allegiant Stadium

March 25, 2026 Alan Snel

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NBA Expansion For Teams In Las Vegas, Seattle Takes Another Step Wednesday

March 25, 2026March 28, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Bill Hornbuckle, LeBron James, Magic Johnson

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City of Las Vegas Receives First Proposal To Build Ice Rink Facility In Northwest Vegas; City Extends RFP Deadline To June 15

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 Alan Snel Francis Allen-Palenske, John Penhollow, Kerry Bubolz

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The city of Las Vegas has already received its

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Raiders Made $179 Million In Annual Profit — Forbes Report

March 23, 2026 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Even when the Raiders lose, they win. The NFL Las

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Word Of The Day For A’s In Las Vegas: MLB Team Tries To Form ‘Organic’ Connection To Local Fans

March 21, 2026 Alan Snel Dallas Braden

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Three Percent Of Las Vegas Visitors Say Primary Reason To Visit Vegas In 2025 Was To Attend Sports Event, According to LVCVA Tourist Report

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 Alan Snel Jennifer Hawkins, Molly Castano, Will Hunter

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VGK’s Slow Start: Utah Scores Three Goals On First Three Shots Against Golden Knights As VGK Lose Eighth Game In Last 11

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Akira Schmid, Bill Foley, Bruce Cassidy, Clayton Keller, George McPhee, Karel Vejmelka

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July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

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Another day, another NBA arena idea in Las Vegas: During a quarterly earnings report call, VICI Properties execs said they’re teaming up with Caesars Entertainment on an idea to build an NBA arena behind three hotel-casinos in the center of the Strip just north of Flamingo Road.

The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.