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UFC Fight Island events start Saturday -- Photo from UFC twitter

UFC’s Nimble Business Style Comes In Handy During COVID-19 Pandemic As Sports Leagues Cope With Players Testing Positive

July 6, 2020July 8, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Gilbert Burns, Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman, Lawrence Epstein, Tyron Woodley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com For all the goofy “Fight Island” shtick and references to tiki huts and beaches, Las

Aces Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

SportsBiz Update: Raiders Brand Outweighs Losses Since Expansion; Aces and WNBA Start in Florida in July; NHL Playoffs at the Big Ice House by the Strip

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Raiders’ latest media buy has a new digital billboard message along valley

Basketball

On Sports Law: How Michael Jordan and Bulls’ Last Dance Changed NBA’s Salary Structure

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Alan Snel Cecil Fielder, Deion Sanders, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky

By Dan Lust for LVSportsBiz.com In 1997 and 1998, Michael Jordan — at the forefront of the American media

Aces

COVID-19 and Sports: Coronavirus Pandemic Prompts Las Vegas Aces To Send Message To Fans

May 15, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces were supposed to start their seasons this weekend.

Basketball

MGM Resorts To NBA: Come To Las Vegas To Play Season; Disney World In Orlando Also Wooing NBA

May 3, 2020 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Jim Murren

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com In March, LVSportsBiz.com suggested the notion of making Las Vegas an interim sports hub during the

LeBron James says do not cancel season. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Basketball COVID-19

LVSportsBiz.com Legal Analysis: May 10 Is Key Date For NBA To Avoid Cancelling Season

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Alan Snel LeBron James

By Dan Lust for LVSportsBiz.com May 10 is the first hurdle to avoid a cancelled NBA season. I had the

Aces

After Staging Player Draft, WNBA Faces Task of Starting Season With COVID-19 Pandemic Hovering Over Pro Sports

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Alan Snel Cathy Engelbert

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com This week’s WNBA Draft gave sports fans — especially Las Vegas Aces fans here in

Basketball COVID-19 Golden Knights

Sports Industry Facing Strange New World To Navigate During COVID-19 Era; Sports Options Down To UFC White’s Plan For UFC 249 On Mystery Island

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s the morning after what was supposed to be college basketball’s national championship game. For

Basketball Raiders Stadium T-Mobile Arena Thomas & Mack Center UFC

LVSportsBiz Recommendation: Make Las Vegas Western U.S. Sports Hub During Interim Period When Major League Sports Are Phased Back Into American Society

March 31, 2020 Alan Snel Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com These are New Normal Times of #flattenthecurve, social distancing and donated masks and gloves. People

Sanitizer not too far from Pac-12 hoops tourney court at T-Mobile Arena.

Basketball Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

Age of Coronavirus: NBA Suspends Regular Season, NCAA Bans Fans From National March Madness Tournament, Pac-12 Hoops Tourney In Las Vegas Will Not Allow Fans Starting Thursday, NHL Monitoring COVID-19 Crisis

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 Alan Snel Dana White, Jonathan Marchessault, Marc Andre-Fleury, Nate Schmidt, Reilly Smith, Rudy Gobert, Tom Hanks

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The breathtaking news about the COVID-19 virus unfolded quickly Wednesday afternoon. The NBA suspended its

July 5, 2021

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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

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