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By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They held their numbers, those National Finals Rodeo numbers that will be pinned to the

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Cowboys (Real Ones In Wranglers, Hats and Boots) Take Over Las Vegas For Two Weeks In December

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Alan Snel Karl Stressman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Back in the day, early December was a quiet time in Las Vegas. The hotel

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National Finals Rodeo’s 10-Day Attendance Hits 169,171

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 Alan Snel Pat Christenson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The 10-day National Finals Rodeo racked up an attendance count of 169,171 as the Super

John Saccenti, Las Vegas Bowl executive director

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Las Vegas Bowl, NFR Share Same Saturday This Weekend

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Alan Snel John Saccenti, Pat Christenson

ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com For only the second time, the Las Vegas Bowl and the National Finals Rodeo have crossed

PRCA CEO George Taylor

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PRCA Chief Looks to Move NFR Forward With Media and Sports-Science Numbers, While Baseball World Comes to Las Vegas This Week

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Alan Snel Christopher Russo, George Taylor, Harold Baines, Joe Torre, Lee Smith

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Just when Las Vegas’ sports industry was taking a high-tech turn to hosting esports

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60,000 In Las Vegas For NFR and Related Rodeo Events This Week

December 8, 2018December 9, 2018 Alan Snel Pat Christenson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Las Vegas Events, the LVCVA’s non-profit arm that

New Triple-A ballpark being built thanks to LVCVA $80 million contribution for naming rights of Las Vegas Ballpark.

51s Aces Aviators LVCVA National Finals Rodeo Speedway Sports Tourism

LVCVA Enriches Las Vegas’ Older Sports, While New Teams Get Much Less

September 7, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Rossi Ralenkotter, Steve Hill

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is your local tourism agency in Las Vegas

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National Finals Rodeo Attendance Hits 168,952 For 10-Day Run

December 17, 2017December 17, 2017 Alan Snel Boyd Polhamus, Shawn Davis

By ALAN SNEL Attendance for National Finals Rodeo at Thomas & Mack Center neared 170,000 for its 10-day run.

The NFR cowboy on skates -- not horseback -- is denied by NHL Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury on a breakaway.

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NFR Cowboys Hit The Ice, Give Golden Knights Goalie Fleury 1-on-1 Practice

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury

By ALAN SNEL When you consider pain is a universal language in the sports of hockey and rodeo, it

NFR General Manager Shawn Davis, who just turned 77, is handing the reins of the GM job to longtime NFR announcer Boyd Polhamus during the next three years. Photo credit: Erik John Ricardo/LVSportsBiz.com

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NFR History In The Making As General Manager Shawn Davis Phases Out and NFR Announcer Boyd Polhamus Takes Over GM Reins (Eventually)

December 12, 2017 Alan Snel Boyd Polhamus, Shawn Davis

By ALAN SNEL He’s the legend behind the National Finals Rodeo, but 77-year-old NFR General Manager Shawn Davis needs

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.