Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

Low-key fight week leading up to Canelo vs. GGG.

Canelo vs. GGG 2 in Las Vegas: Subdued Promotion; Low-key Fight Week; $85 PPV; Sold Out T-Mobile Arena

September 12, 2018 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com This year’s “fight of the century” in Las Vegas — Saturday’s rematch between middleweight stars

Hockey and Red Rock Canyon converge on a Monday morning bike ride.

Golden Knights

My Las Vegas Hat Trick: Hockey, Bicycling and Red Rock Canyon

September 11, 2018 Alan Snel Max Pacioretty, Nick Suzuki, Rob Cowie, Sean Henry

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com As I do most mornings shortly after dawn, I was slowly pedaling up the steep

Canelo vs GGG from 2017

Boxing

Canelo vs. GGG Rematch Makes Las Vegas Boxing Mecca Again This Weekend

September 10, 2018 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, Sportsnista

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The big-time sports events just keep on coming in Las Vegas, which hosts the Canelo

This was the final game for Nick Suzuki to play as a member of the Vegas Golden Knights organization Sunday night.

Golden Knights

VGK General Manager Delivers Harsh Facts of Life to Suzuki Sunday: It’s a Business and Don’t Take It Personally

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 Alan Snel Deryk Engelland, Eric Tosi, George McPhee, Nick Suzuki

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com On Sunday night, a young pro hockey player named Nick Suzuki — a mere

Steve Sisolak said he's happy to work with Raiders if they want to come to Las Vegas in 2019. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Sisolak To Raiders: Come To Las Vegas in 2019 IF You Want To Move A Year Early

September 9, 2018 Alan Snel Chris Powell, Marc Badain, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Breakups can be nasty, especially when lawyers are involved. And those on-again, and now

Helicopter drops cash at halftime of Lights FC-LA Galaxy 2 game at Cashman Field. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights Lights UNLV

Heat Is On For UNLV Football To Win But Also Draw Fans As Lights’ Cash Drop and VGK Rookie Game Bring Crowds Saturday

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was a toasty 106 degrees on the Sam Boyd Stadium field when UNLV’s

New Triple-A ballpark being built thanks to LVCVA $80 million contribution for naming rights of Las Vegas Ballpark.

51s Aces Aviators LVCVA National Finals Rodeo Speedway Sports Tourism

LVCVA Enriches Las Vegas’ Older Sports, While New Teams Get Much Less

September 7, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Rossi Ralenkotter, Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is your local tourism agency in Las Vegas

Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee chats with the media Thursday.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights’ GM McPhee Advice For VGK Players: What Team Is Supplying You Is Enough

September 6, 2018 Alan Snel George McPhee, Nate Schmidt

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com George McPhee strolled into the media chat room, wearing his zippered sweatshirt with “GM” on

UNLV hockey's goal is to move from club status to men's varsity sport one day.

UNLV

Riding Las Vegas’ Hockey Wave, UNLV Hockey Club Hunts For Benefactors To Jump To Varsity One Day

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Alan Snel Dana Lane, Kerry Bubolz, Zee Khan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com They have forged a core of intense followers who fill up City National Arena for

Levy has the food job at the new Triple-A baseball park in Summerlin.

51s Aviators

Levy Partner, PSC, Gets Job as Food/Bev Concessionaire at New Triple-A Ballpark in Summerlin

September 4, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Howard Hughes

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The new Triple-A baseball park in Summerlin will have a familiar name in the sports

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.