Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Raiders defense was solid but offense managed only 13 points. Photo: Raiders

Monday Morning Gambler: Raiders Stumble Against Bengals, and Cowboys Lurk on T-Day

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Alan Snel Pete DeBoer, Rich Bisaccia, Shawn Porter, Terence Crawford

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com If the forecasts were correct, the Cincinnati Bengals at Las Vegas Raiders game on Sunday

Allegiant Stadium COVID-19 Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

After Electrifying Early Wins, Slumping Raiders Fall To Bengals, 32-13, Sunday As Season Unravels

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 Alan Snel Dallin Leavitt, Daniel Carlson, Derek Carr, Evan McPherson, Henry Ruggs III, Ja'Marr Chase, Joe Burrow, Joe Mixon, Jon Gruden, Rich Bisaccia, Sammy Hagar

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Just the facts: Cincinnati Bengals 32 Las Vegas Raiders 13 Storyline: Raiders defense

Boxing

Crawford Stops Porter In 10th Round In Las Vegas Saturday; Porter, of Las Vegas, Announces Retirement

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Alan Snel Shawn Porter, Terence Crawford

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com A rousing crowd of 11,568 at Michelob Ultra Arena watched WBO champion Terence Crawford floor

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Another VGK Comeback: Knights Pull Out 3-2 Win Over Columbus Saturday To Win Five Of Six On Homestand

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Alexandre Texier, Gustav Nyquist, Jack Eichel, Keegan Kolesar, Laurent Brossoit, Mattias Janmark, Max Pacioretty, Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, William Karlsson

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Just the facts: Vegas Golden Knights 3 Columbus

Allegiant Stadium COVID-19 Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

More than 15,400 Football Fans Have Received Their First COVID-19 Vaccination Shots To Attend Raiders Home Games At Allegiant Stadium

November 20, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com While the Vegas Golden Knights do not require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for fans to

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 17: Kenny Porter (R) speaks during the Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter press conference for WBO welterweight championship at Islander Ballroom at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino on November 17, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images)

Boxing

Las Vegas Boxer Shawn Porter Has Careers Inside and Outside Ring

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Alan Snel Kenny Porter, Shaquille O'Neal, Shawn Porter, Terence Crawford

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Saturday night is Fight Night in Las Vegas where Mandalay Bay’s Michelob Ultra Arena will

Allegiant Stadium T-Mobile Arena UNLV

UNLV Basketball, Football Teams Battle Hard, But Lose To #4 Michigan In Hoops, #23 San Diego State In Football Friday

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Alan Snel Brooks Downing, Bryce Hamilton, Cameron Friel, Charles Williams, Derek Stevens, Justin Rogers, Marcus Arroyo

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It’s 10:45 PM on a Friday night in Las

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Ride Four-Goal Second Period To 5-2 Win Over Red Wings Thursday

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 Alan Snel Bryce Harper, Mark Stone, Nic Hague, Paul Cotter, Pete DeBoer, Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, Zach Whitecloud

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Just the facts: Vegas Golden Knights 5 Detroit Red Wings 2 VGK goal scorers: Nic

Baseball

Topps, Competing In Evolving Trading Card Industry, Visits Las Vegas Wednesday To Celebrate The Decades

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 Alan Snel Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey, Wade Boggs

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s a rough-and-tumble competitive world in the baseball card business and trading card collectible industry

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 24: T.J. Dillashaw reacts after his split-decision victory over Corey Sandhagen in their bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

UFC

Nevada Athletic Commission Chief Bob Bennett Plans To Step Down, Nominates Mullen To Run State Athletic Commission

November 17, 2021 Alan Snel Bob Bennett, Jeff Mullen

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Bob Bennett will step down from his post as Nevada Athletic Commission executive director at

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.

BRIEFS

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.