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College football returns with fans. Photo: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Monday Morning Gambler: College Football Grabs Center Stage (For Now)

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Laimbeer, Bryce Harper, Charles Williams, Dearica Hamby

ADVERTISEMENT By Dan Behringer of LVSportsBiz.com For now, college football is The Big Show. The crowds have swelled in the

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UNLV Loses Crazy 2 OT Wild One To Eastern Washington, 35-33, At Allegiant Stadium Thursday As Rebs Coach Still Seeks First Win

September 2, 2021September 3, 2021 Alan Snel Brian Sandoval, Charles Williams, Daniel Gutierrez, Desiree Reed-Francois, Doug Brumfield, Marcus Arroyo, Sheldon Adelson

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UNLV football coach Marcus Arroyo at Allegiant Stadium.

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Another First For UNLV Football: Rebels Play First Full-Capacity Game At Allegiant Stadium Thursday

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Alan Snel Charles Williams, Marcus Arroyo

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Officially speaking, the first fans to pass through the turnstiles at Allegiant Stadium

COVID-19 Golden Knights Raiders Team UNLV

With Reed-Francois Taking Mizzou AD Job, Las Vegas Sports Market Loses Third Major Player In Three Weeks

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Desiree Reed-Francois, Kevin Kruger, Marc Badain, Marcus Arroyo, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger, Tony Sanchez

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com With Sunday’s news that UNLV Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois took the University of Missouri’s AD

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No Joy In Summerlin: COVID Causes Cancellation Of Tuesday’s UNLV Vs Arizona State Ballgame At Las Vegas Ballpark

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Don Logan

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s been more than 13 months since the gates have been open at Las Vegas

Aviators UNLV

Ballpark In Downtown Summerlin Scheduled To Come To Life With UNLV-Arizona State Game Tuesday

April 7, 2021 Alan Snel Don Logan

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Inside this $150 million minor league ballpark there are money-making amenities everywhere — a swanky

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On Hiring: UNLV’s Reed-Francois Wastes Little Time In Promoting Kevin Kruger To Head Basketball Coach After Otzelberger Splits For Iowa State

March 21, 2021March 22, 2021 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois, Kevin Kruger, Lon Kruger, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s a classic business world challenge — hire from outside or promote from within? Two

COVID-19 Lights Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

UNLV Basketball, Las Vegas Lights Teams Go Through Coaches, Troubled Times In Competitive Sports Market

March 18, 2021 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Dave Rice, Desiree Reed-Francois, El Chelis, Eric Wynalda, Frank Yallop, Lon Kruger, Marvin Menzies, Steve Cherundolo, T.J. Otzelberger, Todd Simon

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The folks who market and promote the UNLV men’s basketball team and the Las Vegas

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March Madness Gatherings In Las Vegas Will Benefit From Gov. Sisolak’s New 50 Percent Capacity Directive

March 15, 2021March 19, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Hornbuckle, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The worldwide virus deprived Las Vegas last year of one of its annual signature sports

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UNLV Gets Easy 80-52 Win Over Air Force In Mountain West Tourney Wednesday

March 10, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s been a bizarre, disjointed and mediocre basketball season for UNLV, which went 33 games

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.

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The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

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

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.

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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

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