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Will Aces' attendance increase for the playoffs?

Aces’ Year 2: More Wins, Less Attendance — What Gives? Will Playoffs Help Spike Attendance?

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Jim Murren, Liz Cambage

By Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com Welcome to Las Vegas — Basketball City USA, for the summers anyway. The summer of

Aces' star center Liz Cambage discussed mental health issues in a recent story. LVSportsBiz.com photo by J. Tyge O'Donnell

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Aces’ Cambage Shines Light On Mental Health Issues In WNBA

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer, Cathy Engelbert, Liz Cambage

By Cassandra Cousineau LVSportsBiz.com Sometimes things just aren’t what they appear to be. Especially from a distance. Las Vegas

Smaller than usual crowd at Aviators ballpark in Summerlin Tuesday evening.

Aces Aviators

Aviators’ Attendance Hits 7,683 on Toasty Tuesday Night; Ballpark to Host Movie Nights

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It was a Tuesday night and another 100-degree-plus day in Las Vegas. Typically, attendance used

Las Vegas Aces will resume suspended earthquake game from July 5 at T-Mobile Arena on Aug. 5.

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Aces Will Play At T-Mobile Arena For First Time Aug. 5 To Complete Suspended ‘Earthquake’ Game From July 5

July 29, 2019 Alan Snel Mark Davis

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Thanks to some shake, rattle and roll, the Las Vegas Aces will play a regular

2019 WNBA All Star Game, Las Vegas -- New Commissioner Cathy Engelbert addresses the media before the game.

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New WNBA Commissioner: ‘I’m In Listening Mode And I’m Getting A Lot Of Feedback’

July 27, 2019July 27, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Brittney Griner, Cathy Engelbert, Elena Delle Donne, Erica Wheeler, Kobe Bryant

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell A mere month on the job, new WNBA Commissioner

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WNBA All-Star Game Preview: WNBA Players Say Las Vegas Franchise Adds Marketing Punch To League

July 26, 2019July 27, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Elizabeth Williams, Lance Evans, Liz Cambage

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas and MGM Resorts International, owner of the Las Vegas Aces, received high grades

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren chats with Aces staffer Rushia Brown after a recent Aces-Seattle Storm game.

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WNBA All-Star Game Preview: Las Vegas Aces’ Rushia Brown Advises Players On Careers

July 25, 2019 Alan Snel Jim Murren, Kayla McBride, Liz Cambage, Rushia Brown, Tamara Young

(We start our WNBA All-Star Game weekend coverage with a 1-on-1 with Rushia Brown, a former WNBA player and staffer

Las Vegas Aviators, The Silver Kings/Reyes De Plata vs El Paso Chihuahuas at Las Vegas Ballpark

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LVSportsBiz Variety Pack of News: Pop-up Retail Store at Aviators Ballpark; Levy Restaurants Goes for Grand Slam in Las Vegas; WNBA All-Star Performersrs

July 25, 2019July 26, 2019 Alan Snel Kristin Chenoweth, Teyana Taylor

When news comes buffet-style in Las Vegas Buying Power at the Ballpark Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It

MGM Resorts International CEO celebrates the Aces win with team center Liz Cambage at Mandalay Bay Events Center Tuesday night.

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LVSportsBiz Exclusive With MGM Resorts Intl CEO Murren: ‘We Won The Game When I Was Able To Bring The Team Here’

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Hornbuckle, Jim Murren, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com He drank a beer. And between sips, he gave some lip to the refs after

Late NBA legend Bill Russell watching Aces basketball. Photo by Steve Rosenthal/LVSportsBiz.com

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Aces Polish Off Minnesota As NBA Legend Bill Russell Watches WNBA Game In Las Vegas

July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Russell, Kayla McBride, Liz Cambage

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Aces All-Star A’ja Wilson was injured with a bad ankle and couldn’t show

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.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

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VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2026-27 NATIONAL TV BROADCASTS

Tue. Sept. 29 vs. Chicago (ESPN)

Tue. Oct. 20 vs. Tampa Bay (ESPN)

Wed. Nov. 11 vs. Utah (TNT)

Tue. Nov. 17 vs. Dallas (TNT)

Thu. Nov. 19 vs. Dallas (ESPN+)

Tue. Nov 24 at Edmonton (TNT)

Wed. Dec. 16 vs. San Jose (TNT)

Tue. Dec. 22 at Anaheim (TNT)

Thu. Jan. 7 vs. Minnesota (ESPN)

Wed. Jan. 20 vs. Edmonton (TNT)

Sat. Feb. 20 at Dallas (ABC) 2027 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™

Wed. Feb. 24 vs. Florida (TNT)

Sun. March 7 at N.Y. Rangers (ESPN)

Tue. March 9 vs. San Jose (ESPN+)

Tue. April 6 vs. St. Louis (ESPN)

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.