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Jon Gruden statue at Tampa Bay Buccaneers headquarters in Tampa.

Astonishing Fall From Grace: Jon Gruden’s Name Already Removed From Buccaneers Ring Of Honor

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 Alan Snel DeMaurice Smith, Derek Carr, Jon Gruden, Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com While Raiders owner Mark Davis has not chosen to discuss former coach Jon

Raiders Team

Raiders Coach Jon Gruden Resigns After More Ugly, Prejudiced Language In Emails Is Uncovered As Part Of Separate NFL Investigation

October 11, 2021October 12, 2021 Alan Snel Carl Nassib, DeMaurice Smith, Eric Reid, George Floyd, Jon Gruden, Mark Davis, Michael Sam, Rich Bisaccia, Roger Goodell, Steve Sisolak

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com There were more ugly, insulting and small-minded emails from Jon Gruden and now

Raiders Team

Raiders Dealing With Coach Jon Gruden After Gruden’s Racist Email Is Discovered From 2011

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Alan Snel DeMaurice Smith, Jon Gruden, Mark Davis

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A Jon Gruden email that included a racist trope while he worked at

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.

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.