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Raiders Continue Freefall To Two Wins, Nine Losses, Losing to Browns, 24-10, In Shedeur Sanders’ First NFL Start Sunday; Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly Fired

November 23, 2025November 24, 2025 Alan Snel Ashton Jeanty, Deion Sanders, Geno Smith, Mark Davis, Pete Carroll, Shedeur Sanders

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In Season’s Best Performance, UNLV Dominates Hawaii, 38-10, To Retain Pineapple Trophy Friday; Rebs Visit Reno To Play Nevada Next Week

November 21, 2025November 22, 2025 Alan Snel Anthony Colandrea, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Jackson Harris, Jaden Bradley, Keyvone Lee, Micah Alejado, Ramon Villela

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High-Scoring Runnin’ Rebels Trying To Gel (And Overcome Injuries) While Also Attracting Fans To Thomas & Mack Under New Coach Pastner

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Alan Snel Dan Mullen, Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger, Tyrin Jones

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A’s Plan To Open Stadium ‘Experience Center’ At UnCommons In Southwest Vegas Valley Dec. 2

November 20, 2025 Alan Snel

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It’s Back: F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix On Strip Excites Race Fans But Creates Hard Feelings For Locals Who Say Race Hurts Strip

November 19, 2025 Alan Snel

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Vegas Golden Knights Close Out 3-2 Win Over New York Rangers Tuesday; VGK Coach Cassidy Pleased With Defense

November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 Alan Snel Akira Schmid, Ben "EF" Hutton, Braeden Bowman, Bruce Cassidy, Igor Shesterkin, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Jonny Brodzinski, Shea Theodore, Vincent Trocheck

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A Monday To Forget For Raiders: Team Looks Directionless In 33-16 MNF Loss To Dallas; Las Vegas Has Two Wins In Ten Games

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 Alan Snel Ashton Jeanty, Bob Hayes, Bob Lilly, CeeDee Lamb, Dak Prescott, Fred Biletnikoff, George Pickens, Jake Ferguson, John Madden, Ken Stabler, Mark Davis, Otis Sistrunk, Pete Carroll, Roger Staubach, Tom Brady, Tom Landry

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UNLV Football May Not Fill Allegiant Stadium, But It’s Las Vegas’ Team; UNLV 29 Utah State 26 In Wild Double Overtime Win Saturday

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 Alan Snel Dan Mullen, Mark Davis, Ted Pappageorge

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VGK Close Out Six-Game Homestand With 4-3 OT Loss To Islanders Thursday; Golden Knights Fail To Close The Deal In Loss

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 Alan Snel Akira Schmid, Braeden Bowman, Bruce Cassidy, Emil Heineman, Ilya Sorokin, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mark Stone, Mathew Barzal, Matthew Schaeffer, Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev, Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore, Tomas Hertl

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Your Public Dollars At Work In Las Vegas: LVCVA Gives $6 Million To WWE For 2026 WrestleMania, Buys $1.25 Million In F1 Tickets For Its ‘Customers’

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 Alan Snel Steve Hill

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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.