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Cashman Field Marketing Vipers XFL 

XFL Vegas Vipers Wrap Up Home Schedule At Cashman Field With Win Saturday; Attendance Announced At 6,041

April 2, 2023April 2, 2023 Alan Snel Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rod Woodson

    ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT    Story by Alan Snel   Photos by Hugh Byrne It was a pleasant sunny day for

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The XFL is coming to Las Vegas. Again. (Source: XFL Twitter)
51s Aviators Knight Hawks NFL Raiders Vipers XFL 

XFL Vegas Vipers Will Play At Cashman Field In Downtown; XFL Schedule Released Thursday

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Alan Snel Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rod Woodson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Well, it took a while for the XFL team in Las Vegas —

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Allegiant Stadium Raiders Stadium Uncategorized UNLV XFL 

UNLV’s Sports Facilities Chief Says Sam Boyd Stadium Will Not Be Used By XFL Vegas Vipers Team

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Alan Snel Dany Garcia, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Mike Newcomb

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer  UNLV’s top sports facilities man says Sam Boyd Stadium has been closed since

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Indoor Football League XFL 

Indoor Football League and XFL Strike Deal For Player Partnership; Las Vegas Has Teams In Both Leagues

October 12, 2022 Alan Snel

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Las Vegas has teams in the Indoor Football League and rebooted XFL, so

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The XFL is coming to Las Vegas. Again. (Source: XFL Twitter)
Allegiant Stadium Michelob Ultra Arena NFL Raiders Team XFL 

Enamored With Las Vegas: Another League Hears Siren Call Of Sports Vegas (And This One Has Been Here Before)

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rod Smart

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com This time, it’s the XFL smitten by that alluring sports siren called Las Vegas. As

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XFL uniforms -- XFL's 2.0 season begin Saturday.
XFL 

With Super Bowl 54 Wrapping Up NFL Season, XFL 2.0 On Deck Saturday For 10-Week Season

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Alan Snel Chris Hartweg

(Publisher’s Note: Chris Hartweg publishes Team Marketing Report — which promises to “deliver actionable, measurable fan-centric sports business insights and

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LVSportsBiz Contact

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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BRIEFS

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.”

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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

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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.

 

 

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