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A’s Hire 36-Year-Old Cam Castro As General Manager; Castro Will Work With New President Of Baseball Operations Taylor Smith

November 5, 2026November 5, 2026 Alan Snel Cam Castro, John Fisher, Ross Bowen, Taylor Smith

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The MLB Athletics have hired a former fast-rising

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Stadium Plazas Become Newsy Items In Las Vegas; A’s Stadium Plaza Should Be Ready For 2028 Opening, Las Vegas Stadium Board Is Told

November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 Alan Snel Brandon Moore, Nick Tomasino, Sandy Dean, Steve Hill, Tommy White

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Stadium plazas have become newsy topics for big league stadiums in Las

Fisher Brothers real estate wants to build an NBA areba in Las Vegas. All proposal graphics courtesy of Fisher Brothers

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Join The NBA Arena Proposal Club: Real Estate Developers Fisher Brothers Pitch NBA Arena At AREA15 Entertainment District In City Of Las Vegas

October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Egon Durban, Fisher Brothers, Jerry Colangelo, Mark Lasry, Nancy Walton Laurie

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Well, now the city of Las Vegas can say there’s a proposal

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Raiders Competitive Against Buffalo Bills In 33-30 Loss, But Coach Klint Kubiak Says Raiders Must ‘Close Games Out;’ Raiders Lose Third Straight

October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 Alan Snel Ashton Jeanty, James Cook, Josh Allen, Kirk Cousins, Klint Kubiak, Matt Gay, Tre Tucker, Tyler Bass

Story summary — Final: Bills 33 Raiders 30 — Raiders outgained the Bills, 378-345, with Cousins (23-41, 2 TDs,

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Raiders Minority Owner Egon Durban Joins Nancy Walton/Bill Laurie Group In Bid For NBA Expansion Team In Las Vegas, SBJ Says

October 15, 2026October 16, 2026 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley, Bill Laurie, Egon Durban, Jerry Colangelo, Mark Lasry, Nancy Walton Laurie, Steve Apostolopoulos.

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — When it comes to choosing an ownership group for an NBA

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‘Spherical Armadillo’ Of The Strip Taking Shape: Construction Of A’s Stadium Halfway Complete In Las Vegas

October 7, 2026October 8, 2026 Alan Snel

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Not

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Allegiant Stadium’s Unsung Workers: Conversion Staffers Change Venue From UNLV Game Saturday To Raiders-Chiefs Showdown Sunday

October 3, 2026October 3, 2026 Alan Snel Mark Davis

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — They moved into action very quickly

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Lauries, Foley, Colangelo Vie For NBA Expansion Team in Las Vegas, But What About Caesars and New Owner, Tilman Fertitta?

September 26, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Bill Laurie, Jerry Colangelo, Nancy Brune, Nancy Walton Laurie, Tilman Fertitta

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Everybody loves Las Vegas apparently and the next league set to

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Athletics Selling Single-Game Tickets For Final Season At Ballpark In West Sacramento

September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It looks like a MLB labor stoppage is quite a possibility

Derek Stevens, Circa hotel-casino owner who bought the first founding partner sponsorship at the A's new stadium on the Strip that is scheduled to open in 2028. Photo credits for this story: LVSportsBiz.com

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Derek Stevens and Circa Combine Forces With A’s Stadium By Becoming Ballpark’s First Founding Sponsor Under Ten-Year Deal

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 Alan Snel Derek Stevens, John Fisher, Marc Badain

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s easy to see how much Las Vegas hotel owner Derek Stevens

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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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

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

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.