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New UNLV Basketball Coach Josh Pastner Makes Pit Stop At Aviators Game On Circuit To Sell Runnin’ Rebels Hoops To Vegas Market

May 29, 2025May 31, 2025 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Fran Riordan, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger

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New UNLV Basketball Coach Josh Pastner Calls New Job A ‘Sleeping Giant,’ High-Energy Pastner Wants To Ignite City, Rejuvenate Once-Powerful Program

March 26, 2025 Alan Snel Chris Beard, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger, Mick Cronin, T.J. Otzelberger

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UNLV Hires New Basketball Coach, Josh Pastner; New Basketball Tournament In Las Vegas Doles Out $500,000 In NIL Ambassador Money To Top Four Teams

March 25, 2025 Alan Snel Erick Harper, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger, T.J. Otzelberger

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Another Week Of Madness In Las Vegas: Four College Hoops Tourneys Wrap Up From Orleans Arena to Thomas & Mack To Henderson

March 15, 2025March 16, 2025 Alan Snel Dan Butterly, Erick Harper, Kevin Kruger

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UNLV Basketball Coach Wanted: Athletics Director Erick Harper Fires Kevin Kruger

March 15, 2025March 16, 2025 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Desiree Reed-Francois, Erick Harper, Kevin Kruger, T.J. Otzelberger

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Big Dance Denied (Again): UNLV’s Basketball Season Ends With 70-58 Loss To Utah State In MWC Quarterfinals Thursday

March 14, 2025 Alan Snel Dedan Thomas Jr., Jaden Henley, Jailen Bedford, Jalen Hill, Julian Rishwain, Kevin Kruger

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Gutsy UNLV Bounces Back In Second Half Against Air Force To Advance In Mountain West Hoops Tourney; Runnin’ Rebels Play Utah State Thursday

March 12, 2025March 13, 2025 Alan Snel Bear Cherry, Dedan Thomas Jr., Jaden Henley, Jailen Bedford, Jalen Hill, Julian Rishwain, Kevin Kruger

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UNLV Men’s Basketball Closes Out Win Against San Diego State Tuesday; Mountain West Tourney Returns To Thomas & Mack Next Week

March 4, 2025March 5, 2025 Alan Snel Dedan Thomas Jr., Jaden Henley, Jailen Bedford, Jalen Hill, Julian Rishwain, Kevin Kruger

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UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Crush Air Force, But Thomas & Mack Crowd Remains Small For Growing Las Vegas Market

February 11, 2025 Alan Snel Bear Cherry, Brooklyn Hicks, Dedan Thomas Jr., Jaden Henley, Jailen Bedford, Julian Rishwain

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Another Loss For UNLV Hoops; Runnin’ Rebels Drop 71-62 Decision To Boise State Tuesday, Fall To 11-12 On Season

February 4, 2025February 5, 2025 Alan Snel Bear Cherry, Carnell Johnson, Dedan Thomas Jr., Jailen Bedford, Kevin Kruger

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July 5, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com CONTACT: 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Please read our investigative reports on:

F1 race promoting misleading economic data on race event in Las Vegas

Las Vegas still owing more than $1 billion on its debt for contributing $750 million for construction of Raiders’ NFL stadium.

LVCVA spending $165,000 on Super Bowl trip to LA

LVCVA CEO Steve Hill’s claiming that tourism decreases in Las Vegas in summer is wrong

Las Vegas consultant Jeremy Aguero having conflict of interest for asking Nevada Legislature for A’s stadium construction money while also working as administrative support for Las Vegas Stadium Authority.

LVCVA awarding $1.2 million contract to Phoenix-based sports marketing company that hires former husband of LVCVA’s vice president of sports & events less than a month after.

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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project 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

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz number for 2025: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.