Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Golden Knights Stage Comeback to Defeat Blues, 5-4, in OT Before 18,334 Saturday Afternoon

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 Alan Snel Chandler Stephenson, Cody Glass, Gerard Gallant, Marc Andre-Fleury, Paul Stastny, Reilly Smith, Ryan Reaves, William Carrier

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by Steve Rosenthal Comeback. The Vegas Golden Knights were losing, 3-0, to defending

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Shake Up Line Combos Against Flyers and Defeat Philly, 5-4, Before 18,415 Thursday (And Career D-man Jon Merrill Scored A Goal As A Forward)

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Gerard Gallant, Jon Merrill, Jonathan Marchessault, Max Pacioretty, Nicolas Roy, Reilly Smith, Ryan Reaves, Shea Theodore, William Carrier, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant mixed up his line-up

Raiders Stadium

Raiders Stadium: Latest ‘From The Ground Up’ Episode

January 2, 2020 Alan Snel

Communication and safety — they’re the focus for the latest edition of the series of videos produced by the Raiders

UNLV

Despite Low Attendance At UNLV Basketball Games, UNLV’s Sponsors Not Bailing; Runnin’ Rebels Upset Utah State, 70-53, Wednesday

January 1, 2020January 2, 2020 Alan Snel Amauri Hardy, Bryce Hamilton, Cheikh Mbacke Diong, Dan Dolby, Sam Merrill, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It wasn’t a very large crowd at Thomas & Mack Center, but it was a

Basketball

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, Who Grew NBA Into Global Brand, Dies Wednesday

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Alan Snel Adam Silver, David Stern, Gary Bettman, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The man who led the expansion of the National Basketball Association into an international, multi-billionaire-dollar

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Finish Decade With Victory Over Anaheim Ducks Before 18,320 on New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Jonathan Marchessault, Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Stone, Reilly Smith

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights closed the decade of the 2010s with a decisive 5-2 win

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Fans By the Photos and the Numbers

December 31, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They shape their daily schedules around the Golden Knights home game, carefully choosing what to

Tyson Fury was a boxer and showman in Las Vegas in 2019. Photo credit: photographer Mikey Williams.

Boxing UFC

LVSportsBiz.com’s Top 10 MMA, Boxing and Combat Sports News Stories in Las Vegas for 2019

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Alan Snel Bob Arum, Caleb Plant, Conor McGregor, Dana White, Deontay Wilder, Jorge Masvidal, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Nate Diaz, Saul Canelo Alvarez, Tom Schwarz, Tyson Fury

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com ONE: Tyson Fury’s Las Vegas Residency On June 15, Tyson Fury, the lineal heavyweight champion,

Gambling

On Sports Betting: For Many Bettors, Bowl Season Is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

December 30, 2019 Alan Snel

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Holidays abound this time of year. Christmas. Hanukkah. Kwanzaa. Boxing Day. And New Year’s Eve

Golden Knights

VGK Defeat Arizona, 4-1, To Grab First Place In Division Before 18,461 Saturday

December 28, 2019December 29, 2019 Alan Snel Chandler Stephenson, Gerard Gallant, Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Stone, Paul Stastny

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Knights sit atop the Pacific Division

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.