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By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com They’re trying. Before Friday night’s UNLV football game, the athletic department set up

From left to right, that's senior point guard Noah Robothom, coach Marvin Menzies and senior power forward Shakur Juiston at the Mountain West Media Summit Tuesday at The Cosmo on the Strip.

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UNLV’s New Point Guard Plays By The Numbers — He’s An Economics Major

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 Alan Snel Noah Robotham

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Noah Robotham is a bright 22-year-old economics major at UNLV. When not studying up

Helicopter drops cash at halftime of Lights FC-LA Galaxy 2 game at Cashman Field. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights Lights UNLV

Heat Is On For UNLV Football To Win But Also Draw Fans As Lights’ Cash Drop and VGK Rookie Game Bring Crowds Saturday

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was a toasty 106 degrees on the Sam Boyd Stadium field when UNLV’s

UNLV hockey's goal is to move from club status to men's varsity sport one day.

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Riding Las Vegas’ Hockey Wave, UNLV Hockey Club Hunts For Benefactors To Jump To Varsity One Day

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Alan Snel Dana Lane, Kerry Bubolz, Zee Khan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com They have forged a core of intense followers who fill up City National Arena for

Vegas Golden Knights are the big dogs of Las Vegas' sports world.

Golden Knights Lights UNLV

With Golden Knights Ruling Las Vegas, Other Sports Resort To Luring Fans With Money, Swimming Pool, All-you-can-eat Nachos/Hot Dogs

August 28, 2018 Alan Snel Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Nobody expected the Vegas Golden Knights to make a miracle run to the Stanley Cup

LVSportsBiz.com interviews longtime Las Vegas lawyer Ed Bernstein about his sports sponsorship deals Monday morning.

Golden Knights Lights UNLV

Longtime Las Vegas Lawyer Beefs Up Local Sports Sponsorship Deals

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Dana White, Ed Bernstein

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Ed Bernstein is no stranger to advertising his legal services. The lawyer who grew

UNLV Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois in 2017. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

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UNLV Football Jerseys Don’t Show New Logo; Time To Drop New Logo and Create New One For Just-Released Branding Campaign

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The UNLV sports department rolled out a new “Be a Rebel” branding campaign last week and

AD Desiree Reed-Francois with UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez

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Faced With Competitive Las Vegas Sports Market, UNLV Athletics Release ‘Be A Rebel’ Branding Campaign

August 2, 2018 Alan Snel Desiree Reed-Francois

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com When Desiree Reed-Francois arrived on the UNLV campus from Virginia Tech in 2017, she

UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez chats with local Vegas media Wednesday.

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UNLV Football Waiting For NCAA Permission To Bring Recruits To Las Vegas Stadium Construction Site

July 25, 2018 Alan Snel Tony Sanchez

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez can easily show the new on-campus football training center

The 'Eat All You Can' ticket deal for UNLV football games was being promoted at Thomas & Mack Arena during the NBA SUmmer League.

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UNLV Football Using ‘Eat All You Can’ Nachos and Hot Dogs As Bait To Lure Fans To Sam Boyd Stadium

July 24, 2018 Alan Snel Craig Thompson, Josh Watson, Mark Wallington, Mike Bobo, Mike Newcomb

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It’s no secret that UNLV football games are not exactly the hottest ticket in Las

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.

BRIEFS

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.

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.