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Barry Odom's last game at UNLV -- in Boise in the MWC championship game in December. Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

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Former UNLV Football Coach Barry Odom Returns To Las Vegas — For Big Ten Media Days As Purdue’s Head Coach

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 Alan Snel Barry Odom

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Lots of people dump on the media. Not Barry

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Day Two, Big Ten Media Days In Vegas: Minnesota Coach Fleck Dining At Prime With Donors, Players At Bellagio Tonight

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Alan Snel David Braun, James Franklin, Jedd Fisch, P.J. Fleck

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More Las Vegas Sports Hospitality: Big Ten Conference Media Days Come To Mandalay Bay This Week

July 22, 2025 Alan Snel Isaiah Wright, Mike Locksley

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Seven Companies Submit Bids To LVCVA To Work On 2027 CFP Title Game At Allegiant Stadium After First Round Of Bids Had Problems

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 Alan Snel Brooks Downing, Ed Finger, Jeff Motley, Lisa Motley, Steve Hill

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Old Trapper getting the sweet sponsorship love from Mountain West Conference during MWC football Media Days at Circa this week. Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

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Changing Times Coming For Mountain West Conference In 2026 But Marketing Focus Centers On 2025 Football, Basketball Seasons

July 16, 2025 Alan Snel Javan Hedlund

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LVCVA Chief Strategy Officer Ed Finger (right) leans back at Tuesday's board meeting. Finger is overseeing the CFP title game contract bidding process at the LVCVA. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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LVCVA Extends Deadline To July 18 For Companies To Apply For 2027 College Football National Championship Game Contract

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 Alan Snel Ed Finger, Jeff Motley, Lisa Motley, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — If sports marketing is your expertise, then you have a chance

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Ticket Sales Never Stop In Las Vegas As More Teams And Events Saturate Sports-Crazed Market

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — There’s no down time for Las Vegas’ sports industry and the year-round

Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson, who is chairman of the LVCVA board 0f directors. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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LVCVA Rebidding Job For 2027 CFP Title Game In Vegas After Telling LVCVA Board Chair Jim Gibson In March That Bid Process Was Fine

June 30, 2025July 1, 2025 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Jeff Motley, Jim Gibson, Lisa Motley, Melissa Grossman, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s not every day the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA),

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After LVSportsBiz.com Reported LVCVA Contract Bid Irregularities, LVCVA VP Of Sports And Special Events Is No Longer With Las Vegas Public Tourism Agency

June 17, 2025June 18, 2025 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Brooks Downing, Jeff Motley, Lisa Motley, Melissa Grossman, Richard Manhattan, Steve Hill

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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.

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T-Mobile Arena’s plaza has a new naming rights partner: Toshiba Plaza is now called Paramount+ Plaza.

A’s stadium site partner announces CFO move:

A’s Spring Training schedule in the Arizona Cactus League

WNBA Commish retires: Following seven years as the first-ever Commissioner of the WNBA, Cathy Engelbert has informed the league of her decision to retire at the end of 2026.

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

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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.