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Kayla McBride defends the inbound pass in the final seconds of an Aces' 79-75 preseason loss to Minnesota at UNLV's Cox Pavilion Sunday afternoon.

Aces

WNBA Aces Preseason Game Has Feel Of Regular Season Match On UNLV Campus Sunday

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Jackie Young, Kayla McBride, Liz Cambage

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Only a preseason game in 3,000-seat Cox Pavilion next to Thomas & Mack Center?

Aces start Season 2 later this month. The home opener is May 26. Photos by J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Aces

WNBA Aces More Settled For Year 2 At Mandalay Bay Events Center

May 13, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Carolyn Swords, Jackie Young

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com Jackie Young is the rookie on the team, but even she knows a basic

Aces star A'ja Wilson talked about her marketing ability and public persona during a recent LVSportsBiz.com interview. A'ja Wilson photos by J. Tyge O'Donnell for LVSportsBiz.com

Aces

Marketing Ace — A’ja Wilson Enlisted To Score Points And Ticket Sales For Las Vegas’ WNBA Team

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Christine Monjer, Kayla McBride, Kelsey Plum

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell She’s the undisputed primary marketing face of the

Aces fans had a lot to root for after the team's 1-7 start.

WNBA Aces

After Sluggish Start On Court and Off It, Las Vegas Aces Rebound With Entertaining Product and High Hopes for Season 2

August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Jim Murren, Lance Evans

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It was their inaugural season in Las Vegas,

Boxer Floyd "Money" Mayweather checks his money during Aces game Thursday night.

WNBA Aces

Aces’ First Season in Las Vegas Winds Down as Playoff Hopes Slip Away

August 10, 2018August 12, 2018 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Tamera Young

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Las Vegas — There was undefeated boxer Floyd “Money”

Las Vegas Aces coach and president of basketball operations Bill Laimbeer. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

WNBA Aces

Las Vegas Aces Offer Unique Entertainment Attraction — The Tall Dude Who Likes To Berate Refs

August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, Kayla McBride

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The WNBA has a home in Las Vegas and some of the world’s most

WNBA Aces

After Sluggish Start, Las Vegas Aces Clicking On and Off Court at Mandalay Bay Events Center

July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Kayla McBride, Kelsey Plum, Lance Evans

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by Daniel Clark It was halftime at the Las Vegas Aces –

WNBA Aces

Las Vegas Aces Working On Forging Their Identity In Their New Host City, Both Off and On the Court

June 17, 2018June 18, 2018 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, Kayla McBride

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces are not a new team in the WNBA. But the

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.

BRIEFS

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

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.