Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Bicycling

Bicyclist Struck By Motorized Vehicle Driver Along Nevada State Route 159 In Red Rock Canyon Monday Morning

May 25, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com I was in Red Rock Canyon on SR 159 heading home on my bicycle to

On Sports Betting: Vegas Golden Knights 6/1 to Win Stanley Cup

May 25, 2020May 26, 2020 Alan Snel Bob Arum, Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Boxing is back. Promoter Bob Arum plans to stage a card of five fights June

Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena

Sports-Business Roundup: Arenas, Stadiums and Graduations Amid COVID-19

May 24, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s been a tough weekend for parents with kids who graduated school during the COVID-19

Golf UFC

How COVID-19 Pandemic Forced Sports Industry To Innovate In First Round Of Sports Return Broadcasts This Month

May 23, 2020May 27, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Matthew Wolff, Rickie Fowler

By Vivi Lin for LVSportsBiz.com LinkedIn: @ViviOnTheSpot IG: @ViviOnTheSpot4TV Facebook: @ViviOnTheSpot4TV With the widespread impact of the novel coronavirus and suspension

Speedway

Faith Lutheran Graduation at Speedway: ‘These Kids Will Never Forget This’

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Alan Snel Dr. Steve Buuck, Jack Frevola, Jim Frevola, Kevin Camper, Mason VanHouweling

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Jack Frevola will likely never forget many details from

Bicycling

This ‘Bicycle Man’ Is Peddling Book Filled with Lifetime of Bike Travel Stories and Adventures

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Alan Snel Glenn Henderson

By Glenn Henderson for LVSportsBiz.com I was leaving work one day when I spotted a bicyclist riding along the

Raiders Stadium

Raiders Generate $549.2 Million In Personal Seat License Revenue For New Stadium In Las Vegas; Hotel Room Tax Revenues for April, May Will Be Zero Because Of Pandemic Hotel Shutdown

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Alan Snel Don Webb, Jeremy Aguero, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Raiders have hit the jackpot in personal seat licenses at their new stadium in

Winemaker/crossfit athlete Margaux Alvarez will be on NBC's The Titan Games

Column

Las Vegas CrossFit Competitor/Trainer With Passion For Winemaking Goes Prime Time On Titan Games TV Show Hosted By The Rock

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Alan Snel Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Margaux Alvarez

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com NBC-TV is bringing back Dwayne Johnson’s The Titan Games for season two this month, and

Boxing

Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Postpones 2020 Induction Ceremony

May 20, 2020 Alan Snel

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Another local sporting event in Las Vegas has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The

UFC President Dana White

UFC

Dana White: Next UFC Fight Event Is May 30 At Promotion’s APEX Building In Las Vegas

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Big-time sports are back in Nevada later this month and UFC President Dana White is

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.