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College Hoops Take Over Las Vegas, But No Fans In Arenas; UNLV Plays Air Force In Mountain West Tourney Wednesday

March 9, 2021 Alan Snel Dick Vitale, Mark Few

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s creepy quiet on the main concourse here at Thomas & Mack Center in the

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Prof’s Fifteen-Year Efforts Result In Sport Management Master’s Degree At UNLV

March 8, 2021 Alan Snel

By Nancy Lough for LVSportsBiz.com On Friday, the approval was finally granted for a new Sport Management master’s degree at

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Monday Morning Gambler: UNLV Bettors Get To Cash A Ticket In Dramatic (Point Spread) Outcome

March 8, 2021 Alan Snel Brad Keselowski, Israel Adesanya, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Exciting finish. Close. Very close. It was No. 22 ranked San Diego State at UNLV,

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Golden Knights and NASCAR Fans Are Returning To Las Vegas Venues In March, But College Basketball Fans Are Shut Out At Conference Tournaments In Vegas

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Fans of college basketball powerhouse Gonzaga typically make Orleans Arena Spokane South for a week

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Monday Morning Gambler: Runnin’ Rebels Win Two; VGK Lose Slush Rink Game To Avalanche In Tahoe

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Alan Snel Curtis Blaydes, Derrick Lewis, Gary Bettman, T.J. Otzelberger

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Start the weekend with a bet on the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels? Why not? They were

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On Sports Betting: ‘Experts’ Had Mixed Results With Picks On Super Bowl LV

February 8, 2021 Alan Snel Bryce Hamilton, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com So what did the “experts” really know about Super Bowl LV? If you took their

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On Sports Betting: Runnin’ Rebels Tease Bettors, Then Collapse Against UNR

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Alan Snel T.J. Otzelberger

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com It was almost prime time for the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels. They were at home vs. the Utah

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Hey Reb!, UNLV’s Mountain Man Mascot Character, Is Retired By University

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Snel Hey Reb!, Keith Whitfield

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UNLV has officially retired the “Hey Reb!” mascot seen at UNLB basketball and football games

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Battling COVID And Mountain West Foes, UNLV Basketball Forges Ahead; Hey Reb! Mascot Officially Retired; UNLV Hockey Cancels Season Because Of COVID-19

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Snel Hey Reb!, Keith Whitfield, Marta Meana, Marvin Coleman, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It hasn’t been an easy season for the UNLV basketball

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On Sports Betting: Fading UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Proves Hazardous To Betting Bankrolls

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Alan Snel T.J. Otzelberger

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Fade the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels in their first game in more than a month

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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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

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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.