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‘MVP’ Chants Echo Through Arena As A’ja Wilson Leads Las Vegas Aces To 104-99 Win Over NY Liberty Thursday

July 30, 2026July 31, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Mark Davis

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada

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Indiana Fever Bury Las Vegas Aces By 34 Points Sunday

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Chelsea Gray, Dana White, Dawn Staley, Kelsey Mitchell, Lisa Leslie, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas, Sophie Cunningham

Photos by Hugh Byrne and Story by LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas, Nevada — Las Vegas Aces games are celebrity

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Without A’ja, Las Vegas Aces Lose, 84-68, To Indiana Sunday; Attendance 17,796 At T-Mobile Arena

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Caitlin Clark, Jackie Young, Jim Gray, Kelsey Mitchell, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

* Photos by Hugh Byrne with story by LVSportsBiz.com LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It was an impressive crowd of announced 17,796

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Las Vegas Trifecta: Aces, Lights, Aviators All Play Saturday Evening on Strip, Downtown, Summerlin; VGK vs Colorado, WCF Game 3 at 5PM Sunday

May 24, 2026May 24, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It was a rarity: the Las Vegas sports industry had local professional

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Sports Teams Will Not Stop Coming To Las Vegas: This Time, Professional Women’s Hockey League Starts At T-Mobile Arena In 2026-27

May 12, 2026May 13, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Everyone (in sports) loves Las Vegas. Professional women’s hockey is coming

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Thursday Roundup: Aces On TV, VGK Playoffs Watch Parties, Mammoth Owner Invites Fans To Arena Suite

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Ryan Smith

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Las Vegas Aces will be on national TV a lot in

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Las Vegas Aces Keep Championship Band Together With $5 Million Supermax Signing Of 4-Time MVP A’ja Wilson Through 2028

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Jewell Loyd

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — After winning four MVP trophies and a trio of WNBA championships, Las

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Lure of Las Vegas: NBA Owners To Vote Next Week On Exploring Expansion To Las Vegas For 2028-29

March 16, 2026March 19, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Gary Bettman, Joe Lombardo, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Shaquille O'Neal

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s only a matter of

Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan (right) and Aces president Nikki Fargas (left). Photos by Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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LVSportsBiz.Com News Roundup: Two Team Presidents Form Duo At Preview Vegas; VGK’s First Employee Moves On; Flavor Flav Invites U.S. Gold Medal-Winning Women’s Team To Vegas To Celebrate

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 Alan Snel Eric Tosi, Flavor Flav, Jack Eichel, Kerry Bubolz, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Nikki Fargas, Noah Hanifin, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Shea Theodore, Todd Pollock

ADVERTISEMENTS * * ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — They often spend time together at Las Vegas

Raiders/Aces owner Mark Davis at the Allegiant Stadium event that invited fans into the stadium for the first time. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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Raiders Owner Mark Davis Makes Hall Of Fame: The Southern Nevada Hall Of Fame

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 Alan Snel Mark Davis

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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

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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.