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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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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

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.

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

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.