Athletics Archives - Page 12 of 18

A's owner John Fisher

Athletics Owner John Fisher Looking For Investors To Help Fund $1.5 Billion Stadium On Strip

January 24, 2024January 25, 2024 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Mary Beth Sewald, Steve Hill

"The Las Vegas A's! We like the sound of that, right Vegas!"….."Are we alive back there?" pic.twitter.com/sXzz9MZEOe — Hal the

Athletics Baseball Formula 1 Formula One NFL Super Bowl

LVSportsBiz Confidential: Las Vegas Grand Prix Can Learn Community Relations Lessons From NFL, Super Bowl 58 In Las Vegas

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer On a cold, rainy, damp Monday in Las Vegas, we roll out a buffet of

Athletics LVCVA Raiders Stadium Sports Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General)

With Athletics Stadium Not On Agenda, Las Vegas Stadium Board Handles Raiders Stadium Financial Housekeeping Thursday

January 18, 2024January 19, 2024 Alan Snel Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board has a new home. The public agency that’s

A's president Dave Kaval

Allegiant Stadium Athletics Baseball Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Raiders

Athletics Show Appreciation For Nevada State Legislators, Clark County Commissioners With Political Contributions

January 18, 2024 Alan Snel Fabian Donate, Michael Naft, Nicole Cannizzaro, Ross Miller, Selena La Rue Hatch, Steve Yeager, William McCurdy II

Planned Athletics stadium site at Tropicana hotel land on the Strip. By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer It looks as if

The Tropicana hotel site -- where the A's say they will build that baseball stadium in 2028. Photo credits for story: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Athletics Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Las Vegas Stadium Board Meets Thursday But Subsidized Athletics Stadium Not On Agenda

January 13, 2024January 14, 2024 Alan Snel Dave Kaval, Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer No stadium drawing. No public forums. No community outreach. Not even a mention on

Athletics Formula 1 Formula One NFL NFL Draft Super Bowl

America’s Sports Holy Land: Steep Price Las Vegas Pays For Trinity of Super Bowl, Athletics Stadium, Formula 1

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 Alan Snel Jeremy Aguero, John Fisher, Michael Naft, Nicole Cannizzaro, Richard "Skip" Daly, Richard McArthur, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Story synopsis: In a place where schools, public transportation, health care rank low in the

Athletics Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Former Nevada Legislator Who Backed Athletics Stadium Subsidy Bill Takes Offense To ‘Corruptively’ In Social Media Post, Tells A’s Fan To ‘Get Off Your Mom’s Couch, Leave The Basement And Learn To Live’

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024 Alan Snel John Fisher, Scott Hammond

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Former Nevada lawmaker Scott Hammond, who supported the Athletics baseball stadium funding bill, got into

Allegiant Stadium Athletics NFL Raiders Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Went From Wrong Side Of History Sunday To Right Side Of History Thursday With Historic 63-21 Win Over Division Rival Chargers In Prime Time

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 Alan Snel Aidan O'Connell, Ameer Abdullah, Antonio Pierce, Brandon Bolden, Jack Jones, Jakobi Meyers, Josh Jacobs, Justin Herbert, Mark Davis, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Tre Tucker, Wayne Mabry, Zamir White

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Raiders owner Mark Davis was stunned. So was

Athletics Baseball Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark

Athletics Postpone Monday’s Stadium Rendering Unveiling In Light Of Deaths Of Two Nevada State Troopers

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Alan Snel Joe Lombardo

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Oakland Athletics say they have postponed their scheduled stadium rendering unveiling in Las Vegas

Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board Chairman Steve Hill (left) chats with Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval (right) at a recent stadium board meeting in Las Vegas. Photo: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

Athletics Baseball Oakland Athletics Oakland Athletics ballpark Sports Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Las Vegas Set To Get First Look At Athletics Stadium Renderings Monday (Previous Drawings Were Not Actual Baseball Stadium)

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 Alan Snel Bjarke Ingels, Dave Kaval, Jim Gibson, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Keith Whitfield, Steve Hill, Susie Martinez

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The MLB Oakland Athletics are ready to show the public their renderings for their planned

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.