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Time For WNBA To Make Aces’ A’ja Wilson The Face Of League To Grow The W

September 13, 2022February 14, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Cathy Engelbert

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Memo to WNBA: Make A’ja Wilson the face of your league. What makes

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Las Vegas Aces’ ‘Biggest, Baddest Beast” Is Back To Playing Without Fear Of Re-injuring Her Knee Against Connecticut Sun In WNBA Finals

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Charlene Thomas-Swinson, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young, Jonquel Jones

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com After practice Monday, and one day after a rugged 67-64 slugfest win over

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Las Vegas Aces Beat Connecticut At Sun’s Own Game, Grinding Out Physical 67-64 Win Before Record Crowd Of 10,135 In WNBA Finals Game 1 Sunday

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Curt Miller, Dearica Hamby, Ja Morant, Jonquel Jones, Kelsey Plum, Kyle Lowry

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau and Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Aces showed the Connecticut Sun they know how to

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In Tough Situation, Raiders/Aces Owner Mark Davis Chooses Raiders In LA Over Aces In Vegas To Watch In Person On Sunday

September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Iliana Rupert, Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer It was a tough choice, but Raiders/Aces owner Mark Davis will be in

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Aces’ A’ja Wilson Wins Second WNBA MVP In Three Years, Says Team Learned From Finals Loss In 2020

September 7, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Candace Parker, Cynthia Cooper, Dearica Hamby, Elena Delle Donne, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Lauren Jackson, Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Aces Writer Las Vegas Aces anchor A’ja Wilson and her Aces pals

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Aces Close The Deal In Seattle Tuesday With 97-92 Win Over Storm, Clinching Spot In WNBA Finals

September 6, 2022September 7, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Breanna Stewart, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis, Sue Bird

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces were all business Tuesday looking to

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Aces Pull Out Heart-Pounding 110-98 OT Win In Seattle To Set Up Possible Series-Clinching Game Tuesday

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Breanna Stewart, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Sue Bird, Tina Charles

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces won a wild thriller of

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Las Vegas Aces Tie Semifinals Series Against Seattle Wednesday With Gutty 78-73 Win In Game 2 Before 9,755

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Breanna Stewart, Cathy Engelbert, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis, Noelle Quinn, Sue Bird, Tina Charles

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Massive Crowd Packs Mandalay Bay’s Arena, But Las Vegas Aces Lose Game 1 Of WNBA Semis To Seattle Sunday

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Dearica Hamby, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis, Noelle Quinn, Steve Sisolak, Sue Bird, Tina Charles

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Aces Pile Up 117 Points In 37-Point Romp Over Depleted Phoenix Mercury As Top-Seeded Las Vegas Advances Saturday To WNBA Semis

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Dearica Hamby, Diamond DeShields, Diana Taurasi, Iliana Rupert, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Kia Nurse, Kiah Stokes, Shey Peddy, Skylar Diggins-Smith

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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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Another day, another NBA arena idea in Las Vegas: During a quarterly earnings report call, VICI Properties execs said they’re teaming up with Caesars Entertainment on an idea to build an NBA arena behind three hotel-casinos in the center of the Strip just north of Flamingo Road.

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.