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Sports Teams Will Not Stop Coming To Las Vegas: This Time, Professional Women’s Hockey League Starts At T-Mobile Arena In 2026-27
No Bidding: What Happens At LVCVA Board Meeting Includes R&R Partners Staying As Public Tourism Agency’s Ad Company For $530 Million
Anaheim Ducks Use Power Play To Score 4-3 Win Sunday, Evening Series At 2-2; Game 5 Is In Las Vegas Tuesday
Sorry Anaheim, It Was A Mitch Of A Loss To VGK Friday As Golden Knights Ride Marner’s Hat Trick And Beat Ducks, 6-2, To Take A 2-1 Series Lead
LVCVA Spends Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars On Sports, But Has Not Publicly Disclosed Salaries For Three New Sports Marketing Staffers; Also, LVCVA Board To Vote On Massive Contract For R&R Partners Tuesday

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Anaheim Ducks Use Power Play To Score 4-3 Win Sunday, Evening Series At 2-2; Game 5 Is In Las Vegas Tuesday

May 10, 2026 Alan Snel Beckett Sennecke, Brett Howden, Pavel Dorofeyev, Tomas Hertl, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The hometown Ducks defeated the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3, tonight and guaranteed

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LVCVA Spends Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars On Sports, But Has Not Publicly Disclosed Salaries For Three New Sports Marketing Staffers; Also, LVCVA Board To Vote On Massive Contract For R&R Partners Tuesday

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Erick Harper, Janis Burke, Jennifer Hawkins, Will Hunter

How Las Vegas spends your public dollars: The LVCVA meets Tuesday May 12 and the public tourism agency board will

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Getting Defensive: Anaheim Earns Split In Las Vegas In Round 2 Series, Beating VGK, 3-1, In Game 2 Wednesday

May 6, 2026May 7, 2026 Alan Snel Beckett Sennecke, Carter Hart, Joel Quenneville, John Tortorella, Leo Carlsson, Lukas Dostal, Mark Stone

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The

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Golden Knights Host Anaheim Monday and Wednesday In Games 1 And 2; First Time For VGK To Play Ducks In Playoffs

May 1, 2026May 2, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — After knocking out the feisty Utah Mammoth in six games, the

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Las Vegas Aviators Become Las Vegas ‘Villains’ For One Game Under Saturday’s Promotion; Aviators Announce Attendance Of Record 12,390

April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Las Vegas Aviators became the Las Vegas Villains for one

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NFL Top Draft PIck Mendoza At Raiders Headquarters For Introduction: ‘I Know My Best Football Is Ahead Of Me’

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 Alan Snel Ashton Jeanty, Fernando Mendoza, John Spytek, Kirk Cousins, Klint Kubiak, Maxx Crosby, Tim Brown, Treydan Stukes

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donell LAS VEGAS, Nevada — He threw

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Fernandomania Comes To Las Vegas: Raiders’ Top Pick Mendoza Says, ‘All The Stars Are Aligning Here’

April 23, 2026April 27, 2026 Alan Snel Alex Leatherwood, Brock Bowers, Clelin Ferrell, Damon Arnette, Fernando Mendoza, Henry Ruggs III, John Spytek, Klint Kubiak, Mark Davis, Pete Carroll, Tyree Wilson

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Fernandomania kicked into high gear in Las Vegas Thursday when

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Thursday Roundup: Aces On TV, VGK Playoffs Watch Parties, Mammoth Owner Invites Fans To Arena Suite

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Ryan Smith

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Las Vegas Aces will be on national TV a lot in

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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

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Alan Snel Andre Tourigny, Dylan Guenther, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, John Tortorella, Logan Cooley, Mark Stone, Rasmus Andersson

Just the facts: Utah Mammoth 3 Vegas Golden Knights 2 Series: Tied at one game each Winning goal: Logan Cooley

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VGK GM Says Golden Knights Under New Coach Playing Up Tempo With ‘Aggressive Mindset;’ Vegas Vs Utah Game 1 Sunday

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, John Tortorella, Kelly McCrimmon

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Nearly three weeks after he stunned the hockey world by firing coach

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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.

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LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

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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

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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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