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NBA Expansion For Teams In Las Vegas, Seattle Takes Another Step Wednesday

March 25, 2026March 28, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Bill Hornbuckle, LeBron James, Magic Johnson

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Three Percent Of Las Vegas Visitors Say Primary Reason To Visit Vegas In 2025 Was To Attend Sports Event, According to LVCVA Tourist Report

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 Alan Snel Jennifer Hawkins, Molly Castano, Will Hunter

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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

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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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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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VGK Polish Off Pittsburgh In Third Period, Seize 6-2 Win Thursday

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Alan Snel Anthony Mantha, Arturs Silovs, Ben Kindel, Braeden Bowman, Bruce Cassidy, Colton Sissons, Evgeni Malkin, Gordie Howe, Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev, Sidney Crosby

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Up-and-Down Season Ends With A Thud: Frustrated UNLV Loses To Utah State, 80-60, At MWC Tourney Thursday

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Alan Snel Dick Vitale, Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Howie Fleming Jr., Isaac "Super John" Williamson, Jerrod Calhoun, Josh Pastner, Kimani Hamilton, Tyrin Jones, Walter Brown

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UNLV Wins Thriller, 73-70, Over Wyoming Wednesday, Goes For Third Win Of Season Over Top-Seeded Utah State Thursday In MWC Tourney

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Alan Snel Josh Pastner, Tyrin Jones

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It’s A March Rite In Las Vegas: Gonzaga Seizes WCC Tournament Title, Heads To NCAA Big Dance

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 Alan Snel

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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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