Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

No Joy In Summerlin: COVID Causes Cancellation Of Tuesday’s UNLV Vs Arizona State Ballgame At Las Vegas Ballpark

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Don Logan

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s been more than 13 months since the gates have been open at Las Vegas

VGK 4 LA 2 in LA. Photo: VGK

Golden Knights

VGK Rally For Four Consecutive Goals To Defeat Kings, 4-2, In LA Monday

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Alan Snel Anze Kopitar, Cal Petersen, Dustin Brown, Dylan Coghlan, Keegan Kolesar, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Nic Roy, Robin Lehner, Ryan Reaves, Shea Theodore, Tomas Jurco

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The LA Kings are always a pain in the butt for the Vegas Golden Knights.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Acquire Mattias Janmark From Chicago Monday

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Keegan Kolesar, Kelly McCrimmon, Mattias Janmark, Ryan Reaves, Tomas Nosek

The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired center Mattias Janmark from Chicago and did not tap into their lineup to realize

Golden Knights

Matinee Hockey On Las Vegas Strip Sunday With VGK Shutting Down Arizona, 1-0; Fleury Moves Into Tie For Fourth Place In All-Time Wins

April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Ed Belfour, Fleury, Max Pacioretty, Nic Hague, Patrick Roy, Ryan Reaves, Tomas Nosek

COVID-19 Golden Knights

Photo Portraits: Vegas Golden Knights Fans During COVID-19 Era

April 11, 2021 Alan Snel

Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell for LVSportsBiz.com The fans began returning to T-Mobile Arena March 1 when 15 percent of

Golden Knights

Sunday Photo Assignment Brings Back Memories Of VGK Season One

April 10, 2021April 11, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com When LVSportsBiz.com just started in June 2017, a talented photographer, Daniel Clark, decided

UFC

UFC Fight Night On ABC Debuts Venum Sponsorship

April 10, 2021 Alan Snel Anderson Silva, Lawrence Epstein, Lorenzo Fertitta

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com For the second time in less than a year, Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship scored

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Ride Fast Start To 7-4 Win Over Arizona Friday; Trail Colorado By Four Points For Division Lead

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Alan Snel Chandler Stephenson, Jonathan Marchessault, Keegan Kolesar, Max Pacioretty, Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, William Carrier

COVID-19 Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Hawking Two-Pod, Four-Pod Seats For Sunday’s VGK-Arizona Game, With Tickets Starting At $65

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights are contacting fans to let them know that two-pod and four-pod

Rough night for the Vegas ice men. Photo: Blues Twitter

Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Golden Knights Muster Lone Goal In 3-1 Loss To Blues Wednesday, Return To Vegas For Friday’s VGK-Arizona Game

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Fleury, Jake Walman, Jordan Binnington, Nic Roy, Sammy Blais, Vladimir Tarasenko

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Just two days after the Vegas Golden Knights piled up six goals in only two

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

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.