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Las Vegas Aces Open Season With 97-83 Loss In Great Northwest Saturday

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Cathy Engelbert, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces Saturday opened their much-anticipated 2021 WNBA season with a 97-83 loss

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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

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

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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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

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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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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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

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

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

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

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T-Mobile Arena’s plaza has a new naming rights partner: Toshiba Plaza is now called Paramount+ Plaza.

A’s stadium site partner announces CFO move:

A’s Spring Training schedule in the Arizona Cactus League

WNBA Commish retires: Following seven years as the first-ever Commissioner of the WNBA, Cathy Engelbert has informed the league of her decision to retire at the end of 2026.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2026-27 NATIONAL TV BROADCASTS

Tue. Sept. 29 vs. Chicago (ESPN)

Tue. Oct. 20 vs. Tampa Bay (ESPN)

Wed. Nov. 11 vs. Utah (TNT)

Tue. Nov. 17 vs. Dallas (TNT)

Thu. Nov. 19 vs. Dallas (ESPN+)

Tue. Nov 24 at Edmonton (TNT)

Wed. Dec. 16 vs. San Jose (TNT)

Tue. Dec. 22 at Anaheim (TNT)

Thu. Jan. 7 vs. Minnesota (ESPN)

Wed. Jan. 20 vs. Edmonton (TNT)

Sat. Feb. 20 at Dallas (ABC) 2027 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™

Wed. Feb. 24 vs. Florida (TNT)

Sun. March 7 at N.Y. Rangers (ESPN)

Tue. March 9 vs. San Jose (ESPN+)

Tue. April 6 vs. St. Louis (ESPN)

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.