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Las Vegas Aces coach Bill Laimbeer gets a haircut at the WNBA Bubble Wednesday, marking the end of a hairy era. Photo: Aces.

Aces

Las Vegas Aces Coach Bill Laimbeer Finally Gets Haircut (And Aces PR Director’s Hairy Updates Come To An End)

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer, John Maxwell

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The COVID-19 pandemic may have turned the sports industry upside-down and made our lives a

Aces

LVSportsBiz.com’s Chat With Roscoe Wilson — Father of Las Vegas Aces Star A’ja Wilson

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Roscoe Wilson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Roscoe Wilson is one proud daddy. Wilson’s daughter, A’ja, just turned 24 Saturday and her

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson, league MVP

Aces

A’jA Wilson Leads Las Vegas Aces To Scrappy Two-Point Win Over New York Sunday Despite Bill Laimbeer’s Gut Feeling

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Angel McCoughtry, Bill Laimbeer, Kelsey Plum, Liz Cambage

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com Before the Las Vegas Aces were about to play their third game in five days

Aces

Las Vegas Aces Addressing Both Racial Justice And Basketball In Florida During WNBA’s Pandemic Season

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Angel McCoughtry, Bill Laimbeer, Carolyn Swords, Liz Cambage

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com It’s been just over a week since the WNBA tipped off with its 12 teams

Basketball Golden Knights

VGK’s Robin Lehner On COVID-19 Era: ‘You’ve Got To Have Something To Look Forward To’

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Alan Snel Brayden McNabb, Elena Delle Donne, Peter DeBoer, Robin Lehner

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Players across sports and leagues have voiced various thoughts on playing during a COVID-19 pandemic

Aces Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Lamar Advertising Cuts Digital Display Deal With Raiders; Redskins Will Drop Name and Logo; Aces on TV

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Alan Snel Harry Reid

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Much has been written about the public $750 million for the Las Vegas Raiders’ new

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

Basketball COVID-19 UFC

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

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.