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LVSportsBiz’s 2nd Anniversary Podcasts: Killingsworth, Lashbrook, White and Epstein During Next 7 Days

June 6, 2019June 8, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Brian Killingsworth, Dana White, Lawrence Epstein

To celebrate LVSportsBiz.com’s second anniversary in June, LVSB is holding a series of four podcasts with key sports-business leaders in

Proposed downtown Las Vegas soccer stadium.

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180-Day Negotiation Period For Downtown Soccer Stadium Gets Green Light From Las Vegas City Council; Meanwhile Golden Knights Confirm ‘Exploring The Possibility Of Bringing A Major League Soccer Franchise To Las Vegas’

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Alan Snel Arthur Blank, Bob Coffin, Brett Lashbrook, Candice Rauter, Cedric Crear, Floyd Kephart, Lois Tarkanian

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell City vs. County. Downtown Las Vegas vs.

Cashman Field at the Cashman Center site. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Stadium and Mile-Long Corridor Redevelopment Plan Includes Concussion Research Center, Esports Facility

June 4, 2019 Alan Snel Candice Rauter, Floyd Kephart

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It’s an audacious urban redevelopment proposal that comes before the Las Vegas City Council Wednesday

Raiders stadium under construction in Las Vegas. A construction project adviser who wants to build a soccer stadium in downtown Las Vegas was once involved in talking with the Raiders about a stadium project at the Coliseum City site in Oakland/Alameda County four years ago.

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It’s A Small World: Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Stadium Development Adviser Had Talked With Raiders About New NFL Stadium In Oakland In 2015

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Floyd Kephart, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas and Oakland. Oakland and Las Vegas. Two cities joined at the sports

Las Vegas Lights FC owner Brett Lashbrook

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Lights Owner Lashbrook: Las Vegas Mayor Goodman Will Attend MLS Expansion Committee Meeting in July

May 29, 2019May 30, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Eric Wynalda, Floyd Kephart

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com The stadium frenzy is officially in high gear in Las Vegas. First, it was

A developer is looking to rebuild Cashman Center into the home of an MLS stadium and wants to buy the Las Vegas Lights of United Soccer League.

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City of Las Vegas Makes Push For MLS Team By Negotiating With Company That Will Buy Las Vegas Lights FC; Company Wants To Build 25,000-Seat Soccer Stadium For Future MLS Team At Cashman Site

May 29, 2019May 30, 2019 Alan Snel Bob Coffin, Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Floyd Kephart

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com A Southern California company called The Renaissance Companies led by “financial engineer” Floyd Kephart is

Cashman Field is the Lights' stadium but it still has the baseball outfield walls still up.

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Eventually, Lights Soccer Team Will Have To Upgrade Its Downtown Venue; Lights and Tulsa Play To A Scoreless Draw

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Las Vegas Lights FC soccer team fills

The Lights beat an amateur California team, 2-0, in a Lamar Hunt tournament game at Cashman Field Tuesday night.

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City of Las Vegas Changes Cashman Field’s Locks, Takes Over Pro Soccer Team’s Downtown Home As New Landlord From LVCVA

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Eric Wynalda

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Las Vegas Lights FC soccer team won

Lights goalie Thomas Olsen stretches while the smoke after a Lights goal lingers at Cashman Field tonight.

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Lights FC Shedding Circus Act Reputation From Season 1, Getting Down To Business Of Winning Soccer Games In Season 2

May 11, 2019May 11, 2019 Alan Snel Eric Wynalda

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell In Season 2, the Las Vegas

From left to right: VGK's Kerry Bubolz, Raiders' Marc Badain, Lights FC's Brett Lashbrook, Aviators' Don Logan and UFC's Lawrence Epstein at Las Vegas Property Development and Infrastructure Conference panel discussion at South Point Wednesday.

Aviators Golden Knights Lights Raiders Team UFC

Las Vegas Sports Execs Schmooze About Sports’ Local Impacts

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Don Logan, Kerry Bubolz, Lawrence Epstein, Marc Badain

Left to right: Logan, Epstein, Lashbrook, Bubolz and Badain By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Now that Las Vegas is

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.

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

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.