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COVID-19 and Sports: Las Vegas Aviators Prez Logan Says 2 Marlins Players ‘Caused All This Grief’ For MLB’s Miami Marlins

August 1, 2020 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Brian Killingsworth, Don Logan, George McPhee

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The COVID-19 outbreak at the Miami Marlins was caused by two players who did not

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Raiders Stadium Visitors Keep Coming From LA; VGK Retail Store Sells Merchandise From Curb; UFC 249 A Go For Jacksonville Saturday

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Dana White, Tony Ferguson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There he was at 3 p.m. with temperatures in the 90s in early May Tuesday,

Mascot Chance pedals the Knights' kids bicycle for sale.

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Golden Knights’ ‘Gold Friday’ Holiday Sale Lures Hundreds To Team Store At Summerlin Practice Center Friday Morning Before Afternoon VGK Game

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Golden Knights might be only a game above a .500 record, but the power

Let them eat cake and buy VGK player patches.

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Inside Sports Marketing: Golden Knights Forge Supermarket Sponsor Deal With Smith’s To Sell VGK Player Patches

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Marc Andre-Fleury, Matt Morgan, Max Pacioretty, Ryan Reaves

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s hard to believe that with a local sponsor portfolio nearing 150 strong the

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VGK Unveil Season 3 Vegas Born Marketing Spot Showing Kids Playing Hockey

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Kerry Bubolz

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights have created the first of its Vegas Born marketing campaign spots

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Why Are VGK Ticket Prices So Costly? It’s What The Market Will Pay; Knights’ Video Heralds Single Game Ticket Sales

August 19, 2019August 20, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Carrot Top, Christopher Green, Eric Tosi, Lee Orchard

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It’s supply-and-demand capitalism in its purest form — yes, Vegas Golden Knights tickets are costly

Dog apparel with the Golden Knights logo.

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Golden Knights Popularity Extends to Homemade VGK Crafts at Downtown Summerlin Farmers Market

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com It’s called a farmer’s market, though it seemed there were more Vegas Golden Knights crafts

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LVSportsBiz.com Podcast Series: Killingsworth, Lashbrook, White, Epstein

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Brian Killingsworth, Dana White, Lawrence Epstein

Our second anniversary LVSportsBiz.com podcast series received much feedback last week. So, we have assembled all four podcasts in one

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LVSportsBiz’s 2nd Anniversary Podcasts: Killingsworth, Lashbrook, White and Epstein During Next 7 Days

June 6, 2019June 8, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Brian Killingsworth, Dana White, Lawrence Epstein

To celebrate LVSportsBiz.com’s second anniversary in June, LVSB is holding a series of four podcasts with key sports-business leaders in

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One Final Season in Oakland (Again) for Raiders in 2019 Before NFL Team Moves to Vegas for 2020; And Other Sports Business News

February 26, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It turned out the Raiders’ goodbye to the Coliseum in 2018 was a false alarm.

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.

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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

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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.