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UNLV Men’s Basketball Season Ends Thursday With 67-61 Loss To Boise State In Mountain West Tourney

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Alan Snel Amauri Hardy, Bryce Hamilton, Desiree Reed-Francois, Elijah Mitrou-Long, Jonah Antonio, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com So much for thinking UNLV men’s basketball team would ride a host streak all the

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UNLV Defeats Air Force, 71-59, at Thomas & Mack Saturday, Moves to 8-8 on Season

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 Alan Snel Amauri Hardy, Marvin Coleman, Mbacke Diong, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was the first Saturday night of 2020 in Las Vegas, a night to pay

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Despite Low Attendance At UNLV Basketball Games, UNLV’s Sponsors Not Bailing; Runnin’ Rebels Upset Utah State, 70-53, Wednesday

January 1, 2020January 2, 2020 Alan Snel Amauri Hardy, Bryce Hamilton, Cheikh Mbacke Diong, Dan Dolby, Sam Merrill, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It wasn’t a very large crowd at Thomas & Mack Center, but it was a

UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger chats with a referee before a UNLV game last season.

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UNLV Basketball Draws Small Saturday Crowd, But Fans Enjoyed Second Half As Runnin’ Rebels Pull Away From Robert Morris

December 21, 2019 Alan Snel Amauri Hardy, Cheikh Mbacke Diong, Donnie Tillman, Jay Green, Marvin Coleman, T.J. Otzelberger, Vitaliy Shibel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com To be polite, it was a small UNLV basketball crowd. To be fair, it was

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Graying Of UNLV Basketball Fan Base Shows Need To Draw More Young Fans; Runnin’ Rebels Lose, 60-56, To Kansas State In Overtime Saturday

November 9, 2019November 9, 2019 Alan Snel Amauri Hardy, Desiree Reed-Francois, Donnie Tillman, Jonah Antonio

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com You would think a UNLV-Kansas State college basketball game on a Saturday afternoon would have

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Small Crowd Watches UNLV Basketball Deliver Win In Otzelberger’s First Regular Season Game

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 Alan Snel Amauri Hardy, Cheikh Mbacke Diong, Donnie Tillman, Elijah Mitrou-Long, Jonah Antonio, T.J. Otzenberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The sight of all those empty red seats in

UNLV's new basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger meets folks before his introduction after a helicopter landed at Thomas & Mack Center to drop him off.

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Otzelberger Arrives at UNLV With 5-Year Contract and Faces Tough Challenge to Transition Once-Great College Basketball Program to National Prominence

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Alan Snel Amauri Hardy, Desiree Reed-Francois, Joel Ntambwe, Shakur Juiston, T.J. Otzelberger

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Amid all the talk about college basketball players getting paid and the ghost of Rick

July 5, 2021

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Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

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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