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Utah Mammoth Take Game 2 Over VGK, 3-2, With Third Period Game-Winner Tuesday; Both Teams Doled Out Hits, But Less Chippy Than Gm 1
Another NBA Arena Proposal For Las Vegas Surfaces Monday, But No Details On Venue Cost, Project Financing
VGK’s Third Period Hat Trick Delivers 4-2 Game 1 Win Over Utah In Scrum-Filled Playoff Battle Sunday; Game 2 Is Tuesday
VGK GM Says Golden Knights Under New Coach Playing Up Tempo With ‘Aggressive Mindset;’ Vegas Vs Utah Game 1 Sunday
Vegas Vs Utah, Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1: Sunday 7 PM, Tuesday 6:30 PM At T-Mobile Arena, With Series Shifting To Utah Friday

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In Stunning Move, VGK General Manager Kelly McCrimmon Fires Coach Bruce Cassidy With Only Eight Games Left In Season, Installs Veteran NHL Coach John Tortorella

March 29, 2026March 30, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Bill Foley, Bruce Cassidy, Gerard Gallant, John Tortorella, Kelly McCrimmon, Ken Hitchcock, Pete DeBoer

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Golden Knights Find Another Way To Lose In Extra Time: VGK Rally For 4-3 Lead Before Losing To Washington, 5-4, In Shootout Saturday

March 28, 2026March 28, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Alex Ovechkin, Jack Eichel, Logan Thompson, Mitch Marner, Nic Dowd, Rasmus Andersson

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Season Openers For Las Vegas’ Baseball Team — And Future Vegas MLB Franchise

March 27, 2026March 28, 2026 Alan Snel Zack Gelof

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The MLB Athletics have pumped up their

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Vegas Golden Knights: Hello Overtime, My Old Enemy; Edmonton Beats VGK In OT, 4-3, Thursday

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Connor Ingram, Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard, Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone

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Word Of The Day For A’s In Las Vegas: MLB Team Tries To Form ‘Organic’ Connection To Local Fans

March 21, 2026 Alan Snel Dallas Braden

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — There are still two years to go until the

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VGK’s Slow Start: Utah Scores Three Goals On First Three Shots Against Golden Knights As VGK Lose Eighth Game In Last 11

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Akira Schmid, Bill Foley, Bruce Cassidy, Clayton Keller, George McPhee, Karel Vejmelka

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LVCVA Hires New Chief Sports Officer; Janis Burke Worked Previously At Houston Sports Authority

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Janis Burke, Jennifer Hawkins, Will Hunter

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The LVCVA has a new chief sports officer. Her

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No Luck Of The Irish For VGK On March 17: Buffalo Sabres 2 Golden Knights 0 Tuesday

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Alex Tuch, Bruce Cassidy, Josh Doan, Mitch Marner, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

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Lure of Las Vegas: NBA Owners To Vote Next Week On Exploring Expansion To Las Vegas For 2028-29

March 16, 2026March 19, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Gary Bettman, Joe Lombardo, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Shaquille O'Neal

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Golden Knights Shut Down Chicago, Limiting Blackhawks to 21 Shots In 4-0 Win Saturday

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Bruce Cassidy, Derek Stevens, Keegan Kolesar, Pavel Dorofeyev, Rasmus Andersson

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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.

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

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.

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