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The Big Leagues come to Las Vegas this weekend.

Big Leagues Visit Las Vegas In Busy Sports Month In Sin City

March 17, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Dick Calvert, Kris Bryant, Rossi Ralenkotter

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was a test run and the Cashman Field turf stayed sturdy through three pre-season

Howard Hughes Corp., owner of the Las Vegas 51s, held a groundbreaking Friday mornings for their new ballpark in Summerlin.

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A 51s Ballpark Grows In Summerlin; Howard Hughes Breaks Ground Thanks To LVCVA’s $80 Million Deal

February 23, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Branch Rickey, Don Logan, Tom Warden

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Donny “Baseball” Logan’s long wait is over. Logan, the longtime business head of the

Wynn Las Vegas sign -- stay or go? Photo credit: L.E. Baskow/LVSportsBiz.com

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Wynn Las Vegas Sign On Golden Knights Ad Boards: Stay or Go?

February 21, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Steve Wynn

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn got the boot from his own board and even

Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz plans to build on this season's momentum. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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Golden Knights President: No Honeymoon Effect As Hockey Club Seeks National Brand Advertisers

January 31, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Don Logan, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Vegas Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz says a lot of people tell him the Cinderella

The groundbreaking for the Fertitta football complex on the UNLV campus is 2 p.m. Tuesday but not open to the public.

51s Aviators Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena UNLV

After Decades of Sports Construction Dormancy, Las Vegas Market Bullish on New Sports Buildings

January 22, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Bill Walton, Desiree Reed-Francois, Fertitta Family, Floyd Mayweather, Howie Long, Jim Plunkett, Len Jessup, Rebecca Fountain, Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Hardly a month or two passes without a sports construction groundbreaking in the red-hot Las

The Golden Knights wifi comes on while LVSportsBiz was strolling the 51s ballpark site next-door. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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How Close Is 51s’ New Ballpark Site To City National Arena In Summerlin? Ballclub Can Use Golden Knights’ Wifi

January 19, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The wifi network at the Vegas Golden Knights’ twin-rink practice facility is quite impressive.

51s new ballpark will be next door to the Golden Knights training center, City National Arena.

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New 51s Ballpark Will Be Next Door To Golden Knights Training Center In Summerlin

January 10, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Tommy White

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The $1.9 billion Raiders stadium project has so many layers to it that it’s easy

The Runnin Rebs are playing across the street from the Golden Knights on the Strip Tuesday night.

51s Aviators Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

Golden Knights Hockey and UNLV Basketball Go Head-to-Head on Strip for 7 PM Starts Tuesday — And NFR Is Coming Too

December 4, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL It was bound to happen. On Tuesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights and the UNLV

The Vegas Golden Knights are just one of several rookie teams in the Las Vegas market.

51s Aviators Basketball Boxing Golden Knights Golf Lights NBA Summer League Raiders Team Thomas & Mack Center

Slow Down Las Vegas and Make Sure Southern Nevada Can Financially Support New Teams and Venues

October 30, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Brett Lashbrook, Ed Stolze

By ALAN SNEL OK, Las Vegas. How about a timeout? After years of not caving in to handout

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Las Vegas 51s and Howard Hughes Corp Score $80 Million Naming Rights Payment From LVCVA For Triple A Ballpark In Summerlin

October 10, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Don Logan, John Lee, Tom Warden

By ALAN SNEL There was a dearth of public info on this Las Vegas ballpark subsidy deal before the

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

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.