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High-Scoring Runnin’ Rebels Trying To Gel (And Overcome Injuries) While Also Attracting Fans To Thomas & Mack Under New Coach Pastner

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Alan Snel Dan Mullen, Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger, Tyrin Jones

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NBA Commish Adam Silver

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NBA Summer League Attendance In Las Vegas July 10-20 Hits 136,130

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Bill Foley

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Old Trapper getting the sweet sponsorship love from Mountain West Conference during MWC football Media Days at Circa this week. Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

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Changing Times Coming For Mountain West Conference In 2026 But Marketing Focus Centers On 2025 Football, Basketball Seasons

July 16, 2025 Alan Snel Javan Hedlund

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Erik Anderson, CEO of "smart" basketball technology company Sport IQ (SIQ). Photo credits: LVSportsBiz.com

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NBA ‘Launchpad’ Starting Five: League’s Annual Program Showcases Inventive, Entrepreneurial Companies To Grow Basketball Innovations

July 14, 2025July 15, 2025 Alan Snel Adam Silver

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — One by one, each company told its story Monday evening at the

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NBA Is Here In Las Vegas! The Summer League, Not A Team (Yet)

July 11, 2025July 13, 2025 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Albert Hall, Bill Foley, Cooper Flagg, LeBron James, Warren LeGarie

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Woodstock of

Tim Leiweke. Photo credit: Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance

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Arena Builder Tim Leiweke Who Proposed NBA-Ready Venue In Las Vegas Indicted For Bid-Rigging In Texas; Leiweke Steps Down As Oak View Group CEO

July 10, 2025July 11, 2025 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Tim Leiweke

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Arena builder Tim Leiweke’s aim to build an NBA arena in

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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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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

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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.