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Las Vegas Aces Playoffs: Aces Pull Away In Fourth Quarter To Polish Off Phoenix, 79-63, In Game 1 Wednesday

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Brittney Griner, Dearica Hamby, Diana Taurasi, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis, Skylar Diggins-Smith

Story by Cassandra Cousineau and Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Las Vegas Aces started their quest

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Aces’ Wilson Gets Endorsement Job To Pitch Ruffles Chips

August 16, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Dawn Staley

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A’ja Wilson is pitching potato chips. Ruffles chips have signed up the 2022 WNBA MVP

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Aces End Regular Season With Giant 10,000+ Crowd, Defeat Seattle To Clinch WNBA Playoffs’ Top Seed

August 14, 2022August 16, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Breanna Stewart, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, Sue Bird

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com A monster crowd of more than 10,000 strong Sunday cheered on the Las Vegas Aces

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Aces Aim To Sell Out Season Final Game Sunday When Seattle, Sue Bird Visit Las Vegas In Bird’s Final Regular Season Game; Aces Defeat Atlanta, 97-90, Tuesday

August 9, 2022August 10, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Darren Waller, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis, Steve Sisolak

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Before the Las Vegas Aces finally defeated

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Monday Morning Gambler: Raiders’ Offense in HOF Game Dooms Under Bettors

August 8, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Jarrett Stidham, Josh McDaniels

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com So much for the wiseguys. The sharps and those who knew something and those who thought they

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Las Vegas Aces Take Commissioner’s Cup To Win $500,000 Prize Pool In Chicago Tuesday

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Each Las Vegas Aces player was $30,000 richer by the end of Tuesday night. That’s

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Monday Morning Gambler: Kickoff Of NFL Preseason Only Days Away

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Amanda Nunes, Davante Adams, Josh McDaniels, Julianna Pena, Kelsey Plum

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com Rrrrai-ders! That’s right, in a little more than a week, the Silver and Black will

Kelsey Plum of Las Vegas Aces. Photo: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

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Las Vegas Aces Clinch Postseason Berth With Win Over LA Sparks Before Announced Crowd Of 7,522 Saturday

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces clinched a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season with an

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Aces Snap Four-Game Home Losing Streak With 90-77 Win Over Indiana Thursday

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, NaLyssa Smith

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Aces coach Becky Hammon switched to the red

Becky Hammon with the hoodie look at all Aces games.

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Aces Coach Starts Trend With Hoodie-and-Blazer Look, But Las Vegas Drops 16-Point Loss To Atlanta Tuesday

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Rhyne Howard, Tiffany Hayes

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com A’ja Wilson has her vintage jerseys, Kelsey Plum sports highly sought after kicks, and Aces

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.