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Las Vegas Comes Together On Strip Tuesday To Celebrate Aces’ WNBA Championship: ‘This Is Just The Beginning’

September 20, 2022September 21, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Bill Laimbeer, Chelsea Gray, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young, Jim Murren, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis, Natalie Williams, Nikki Fargas, Riquna Williams, Steve Sisolak

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Cassandra Cousineau Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Las Vegas came to the Strip to

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Las Vegas Aces Celebrate WNBA Championship With Finals Game 4 Win Over Connecticut Sun On Road Sunday

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Bill Laimbeer, Chelsea Gray, Gregg Popovich, Jim Murren, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau, WNBA/Aces Writer The Las Vegas Aces have won the Vegas market’s first major league sports

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Time For WNBA To Make Aces’ A’ja Wilson The Face Of League To Grow The W

September 13, 2022April 19, 2023 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Cathy Engelbert

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Memo to WNBA: Make A’ja Wilson the face of your league. What makes

Bill Laimbeer says goodbye to the Aces tonight. He's with Raiders owner Mark Davis before the Aces-Minnesota game.

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Bill Laimbeer Calls It A Career With Retirement From Hoops As Aces Defeat Minnesota, 93-87, Thursday

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Chelsea Gray, Dearica Hamby, Fred Biletnikoff, Jackie Young, Kayla McBride, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

Story by Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The man who played a pivotal role in

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Monday Morning Gambler: Aces Will Debut New Look Amid High Expectations

May 2, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Angel McCoughtry, Becky Hammon, Bill Laimbeer, Chris Paul, Dan Padover, Gregg Popovich, Liz Cambage, Pete DeBoer

By Dan Behringer for LVSportsBiz.com While there’s still no official betting line, the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA will

Becky Hammon, new Aces coach. Photo credits: Aces

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Aces/Raiders Owner Mark Davis All In With Hiring Of Hammon And Other Key Women Leaders For WNBA Las Vegas Team

January 3, 2022January 4, 2022 Alan Snel Becky Hammon, Bill Laimbeer, Blair Hardiek, Cathy Engelbert, Jennifer Azzi, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Enter Michelob Ultra Arena during a Las Vegas Aces home game and you can’t miss

Becky Hammon in jersey event in Las Vegas. Photo credits: Las Vegas Aces

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Las Vegas Aces Announce Becky Hammon Is New Head Coach

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Alan Snel Becky Hammon, Bill Laimbeer, Gregg Popovich, Mark Davis

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Becky Hammon’s No. 25 player jersey hangs in the rafters of the Las Vegas Aces’

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Record Aces Crowd Watches Phoenix Defeat Las Vegas, 87-84, In Semis Game 5; Phoenix vs Chicago In WNBA Final

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Brittney Griner, Chelsea Gray, Diana Taurasi, Kelsey Plum

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Aces’ Big Third Quarter Propels Las Vegas To 93-76 Win Over Phoenix Wednesday, Game 5 Showdown With Mercury At Michelob Ultra Arena Friday For Berth In Finals Against Chicago

October 6, 2021October 7, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Brittney Griner, Chelsea Gray, Diana Taurasi, Kelsey Plum, Liz Cambage, Riquna Williams

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces forced a winner-take-all Game 5 against the Phoenix Mercury

Diana Taurasi was on fire all game long last week.

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Aces Playoffs Semis Game 2: Phoenix Mercury Blast Las Vegas Aces Into Outer Space With 117-91 Win Before 6,432 Thursday

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Angel McCoughtry, Bill Laimbeer, Brittney Griner, Cathy Engelbert, Chelsea Gray, Dan Padover, Dearica Hamby, Diana Taurasi, Jim Murren, Kelsey Plum, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis, Shaquille O'Neal

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LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info 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.

ADVERTISEMENT: Please shop at Jay’s Market at 190 East Flamingo at the Koval Lane intersection east of the Strip. Jay’s Market is the official presenting sponsor of LVSportBiz.com’s stories.

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

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.