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UNLV Is Big Dog In Revamped Mountain West Conference, With MWC Now Headquartered In Las Vegas

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Gloria Nevarez

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It’s a big transition year for UNLV’s sports conference. And with the

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Not Great Timing: Potential MLB Lockout For 2027 Season Could Slow Down Athletics Building Momentum For Move To Las Vegas In 2028

June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Talk about rough timing. The Athletics plan on opening a

UNLV AD Erick Harper: UNLV mulling all options. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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UNLV Signs Athletics Director Erick Harper To Four-Year Contract Extension To 2030 With Annual Base Salary Of $505,000

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Desiree Reed-Francois, Erick Harper, Josh Pastner

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — UNLV has extended Athletics Director Erick “Harp” Harper’s c0ntract

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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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UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Stun League-Leading Utah State, 92-65, Thanks To 60-Point Second Half Tuesday

March 3, 2026March 4, 2026 Alan Snel Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Howie Fleming Jr., Isaac "Super John" Williamson, Josh Pastner, Kimani Hamilton, Tyrin Jones

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UNLV Back To .500 Mark On Season With 82-75 Win Over San Jose State Tuesday

February 10, 2026February 11, 2026 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Las Vegas sports day began in the morning

Raiders/Aces owner Mark Davis at the Allegiant Stadium event that invited fans into the stadium for the first time. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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Raiders Owner Mark Davis Makes Hall Of Fame: The Southern Nevada Hall Of Fame

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 Alan Snel Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — During the Super Week that seems awfully

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Sad, Embarrassing Loss For UNLV Men’s Hoops: New Mexico Blows Out Runnin’ Rebels, 89-61, At TMC Tuesday; Coach Pastner, ‘We Were Terrible’

January 27, 2026January 28, 2026 Alan Snel Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Josh Pastner, Kevin Janison, Naas Cunninghame

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San Diego State Dismantles UNLV In Final 20 Minutes, Expands Small Second Half Lead To 82-71 Win At Thomas & Mack Saturday

January 24, 2026January 24, 2026 Alan Snel Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Josh Pastner, Kimani Hamilton, Miles Byrd, Reese Dixon-Waters, Super John Williamson, Tyrin Jones, Walter Brown

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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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Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

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.