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Aces 

Las Vegas Aces On National TV 25 Times In 2021

May 4, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Cathy Engelbert, Kelsey Plum, Liz Cambage, Tania Flynn

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com After a long seven-month offseason, the Las Vegas Aces will be featured on national broadcasts

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Raiders Team 

Las Vegas Raiders’ Tweet On Chauvin Guilty Verdict In Floyd Death Triggers Strong Reaction

April 20, 2021April 21, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Raiders and owner Mark Davis offered three words in response to Tuesday’s

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Aces Aviators Boxing COVID-19 Gambling Golden Knights National Finals Rodeo PBR Raiders Stadium Raiders Team UFC 

LVSportsBiz’s 2020 Year In Review: A Stadium Is Born, Coping With COVID-19 And Different Paths To Racial Justice

December 18, 2020December 20, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Dana White, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A highly-contagious worldwide virus shut down sports in Las Vegas for several months in 2020

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Aces 

Social Justice Theme Woven Into WNBA’s Unprecedented Season In Florida During Pandemic; Aces Look Forward To Next Season After Finals Loss

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Cathy Engelbert, Dan Padover, Dearica Hamby, Kayla McBride, Kelsey Plum, Liz Cambage, Satou Sabally, Sydney Colson

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com In the team’s first trip to the WNBA Finals, the Las Vegas Aces came up

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Aces Gambling Raiders Team 

On Sports Betting: Las Vegas Aces Illustrate How Zigzag Theory Works

September 28, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Cam Newton

By Daniel Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com You were ready and chomping on the bit to bet the Las Vegas Aces in

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Aces 

Las Vegas Aces’ Wilson Wins WNBA MVP For Top-Seeded Aces

September 18, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson has earned the WNBA Associated Press 2020 Player of

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Aces 

Las Vegas Aces Addressing Racial Injustice While Piling Up Wins In WNBA’s Bradenton, Fla. Bubble

August 30, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Angel McCoughtry, Bill Laimbeer, Dearica Hamby

By Cassandra Cousineau for LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces clinched a playoff berth Saturday while staying the course with its

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Possible polling site on Election Day
Raiders Stadium Raiders Team 

Use Of Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium As Polling Site In November Under Consideration

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Donald Trump, George Floyd, Joe Biden, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The idea of using the Raiders’ new Allegiant Stadium as a polling site in November

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Aces Golden Knights NFL 

No NHL Games Thursday, Friday; VGK’s Ryan Reaves: ‘Conversation Started With White Players From Other Teams’

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Evander Kane, Matt Dumba, Pete DeBoer, Ryan Reaves

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver Canucks playoff game scheduled for Thursday has been postponed

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Aces 

LVSportsBiz.com’s Chat With Roscoe Wilson — Father of Las Vegas Aces Star A’ja Wilson

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Roscoe Wilson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Roscoe Wilson is one proud daddy. Wilson’s daughter, A’ja, just turned 24 Saturday and her

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Briefs

July 5, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com CONTACT: 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Please read our investigative reports on:

F1 race promoting misleading economic data on race event in Las Vegas

LVCVA spending $165,000 on Super Bowl trip to LA

LVCVA CEO Steve Hill’s claiming that tourism decreases in Las Vegas in summer is wrong

Las Vegas consultant Jeremy Aguero having conflict of interest for asking Nevada Legislature for A’s stadium construction money while also working as administrative support for Las Vegas Stadium Authority.

LVCVA awarding $1.2 million contract to Phoenix-based sports marketing company that hires former husband of LVCVA’s vice president of sports & events less than a month after.


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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.  

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president 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

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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May 24, 2021

Our bicycle story collection:

Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Las Vegas

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet Outside Vegas

Bicycling Las Vegas far from Strip

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

Move over road cycling, here comes mountain biking in Las Vegas

Pedaling Zion National Park

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Remembering the Knapper

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Remembering BeFly Beth

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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