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Team owner Brett Lashbrook announced the team's name right after midnight today.

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Light It Up: New Pro Soccer Team Is Named Las Vegas Lights

August 28, 2017August 29, 2017 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook

By ALAN SNEL It’s official: Las Vegas’ new pro soccer team will be called, “Las Vegas Lights.” Team

LVSportsBiz’s 3 Questions for a Fan: UNLV’s New Logo, Golden Knights Tour, LV’s Soccer Team

August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL Jim Braun is not just a sports fan. The diehard Washington State Cougars fan also made

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval welcomes a new minor league soccer team in Las Vegas.

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Cheers, Horns and a New Soccer Team in Downtown Las Vegas

August 12, 2017August 12, 2017 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Brian Sandoval, Carolyn Goodman

By ALAN SNEL The mood inside the Zappos theater at mid-day Friday was super-jovial, a pep rally where even

Minor league soccer team owner Brett Lashbrook (named after former Kansas City Royals baseball star George Brett) recently told the Las Vegas City Council that Vegas is ready for pro soccer. Photo credit: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

Soccer

The New Minister of Soccer in Las Vegas Promises a Pro Team with Pizzazz and Flair

July 25, 2017 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook

By ALAN SNEL Brett Lashbrook doesn’t mind that a new NHL team will start later this year or that the

Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Councilman Ricki Barlow, whose district includes Cashman Field, celebrate minor league soccer coming to Las Vegas in 2018. Photo credit: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

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Las Vegas City Council Approves Lease for New Minor League Soccer Team at Cashman Field in 2018

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL It may not be the Big Leagues of professional soccer, but Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman was

Cashman Field normally is the home field for the Las Vegas 51s baseball team, but it will be converted into a soccer field for the USL team next year.

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Las Vegas Rebounds from Major League Soccer Defeat in 2015 with new Minor League Club for 2018

July 14, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and her husband, Oscar, the former mayor, have dreamed of an NBA

July 5, 2021

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