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

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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Phoenix Mercury’s Griner On Everyone’s Mind In Las Vegas As Aces Use Big Third Quarter To Defeat Phoenix, 86-74, At Mandalay Bay Tuesday

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Adam Silver, Brittney Griner, Cathy Engelbert, Chelsea Gray, Dearica Hamby, Diana Taurasi, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum

By Cassandra Cousineau and Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The U.S. State Department is on the Brittney Griner case. So, don’t

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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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Big Aces Crowd Enjoys Las Vegas’s 96-90 Win Over Phoenix In WNBA Semifinals Game 1 Tuesday

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Brittney Griner, Bryan Edwards, Chelsea Gray, Darren Waller, Dearica Hamby, Diana Taurasi, Henry Ruggs III, Kelsey Plum, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis, Maxx Crosby, Riquna Williams

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com After nine days of rest, the Las Vegas Aces returned to their home

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Jackie Young’s Career Night Powers Aces To Win Over Minnesota, Step Closer To Coveted Postseason Double Bye

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Bill Laimbeer, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com The Las Vegas Aces took a big step Wednesday toward getting a coveted

Aces fans and the team mascot BUCKET$ before a game during the pre-pandemic era.

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Las Vegas Aces Open Games To More Fans With Single-Game Ticket Sales

August 19, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com It looks like the WNBA and Las Vegas Aces are finally ready to open up

COVID-19 Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Open Allegiant Stadium To Fans For First Time; Waves Of Fans Swarm Palatial Domed Venue For Raiders-Seahawks Preseason Game Saturday; Raiders Win, 20-7, Before 50,101

August 14, 2021August 19, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Carlos Santana, Carolyn Goodman, Chelsea Gray, Dan Ventrelle, Jackie Young, Jon Gruden, Kelsey Plum, Mark Davis, Sheldon Adelson, Tommy White

Story by Alan Snel

USA national team vs WNBA all-stars in Las Vegas. Photo: USA Basketball Twitter

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Bigtime Basketball Takes Over Las Vegas This Summer

July 14, 2021July 15, 2021 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Damian Lillard, Dearica Hamby, Kelsey Plum, Kevin Durant, Liz Cambage, Matt Metcalf

By Cassandra Cousineau of LVSportsBiz.com Known as the fight mecca, Las Vegas has also morphed into the summertime center of

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

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.