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Las Vegas should enjoy its new Triple A ballpark and not worry about a Major League Baseball team.
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Big League Baseball in Las Vegas? Not A Good Idea (For Now)

December 11, 2018 Alan Snel Deron Nardo, Don Logan, Stu Sternberg

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Major League Baseball in Las Vegas? There are sobering tales out there for Las Vegas

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Oakland Athletics To Have Triple A Team In Las Vegas Under 2-Year Deal Starting In 2019

September 17, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   There’s now another Oakland sports connection to Las Vegas besides the Oakland Raiders moving to

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Last Triple-A ballgame was played today at Cashman Field.
51s Aviators Lights 

Las Vegas Lights Waiting For 51s To Give 60-Day Lease Termination Notice To Leave Cashman So Soccer Team Can Make Venue Improvements

September 3, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Brett Lashbook, Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   The Las Vegas 51s said Monday’s Labor Day game was the final Triple-A baseball game

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The mob scene of 51s fans who came hungry for the free Vegas Golden Knights-themed jersey Saturday night at Cashman Field. Photo credit: Nena Vazquez/LVSportsBiz.com
51s Aviators 

Golden Knights-Theme Baseball Jersey Giveaway at Las Vegas 51s Game Leaves Some Fans Disappointed and Empty-Handed

September 1, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   We’re still two weeks from the Vegas Golden Knights’ first preseason game, but Golden Knights

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51s Aviators Basketball Raiders Stadium 

LVSportsBiz’s Sunday Insider Look At Las Vegas’ Sports-Business Scene

July 21, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Adam Silver, Don Logan, Jim Murren

(Publisher’s Note: LVSportsBiz.com will be talking sports-business with KSNV News 3 Sports Anchor Randy Howe Sunday night after the 11

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The Las Vegas 51s won't be known as the 51s next season in Summerlin. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
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As Expected, Howard Hughes Corp. Will Change 51s’ Name and Branding at New Summerlin Ballpark

April 16, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Chuck Johnson, Don Logan, Jim Gemma

  By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   When the owners of the Las Vegas 51s Triple A ballclub talked about moving

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Last home-opener for 51s at Cashman Thursday night. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
51s Aviators 

Cashman Field’s Final Home-Opener For 51s Brings Dollar Beer Night, Thirsty Fans and Some Sentimental Memories

April 5, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Chuck Johnson, Don Logan

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   He was the first fan in the ballpark when the Cashman Field gates opened in

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Howard Hughes Corp., owner of the Las Vegas 51s, held a groundbreaking Friday mornings for their new ballpark in Summerlin.
51s Aviators 

A 51s Ballpark Grows In Summerlin; Howard Hughes Breaks Ground Thanks To LVCVA’s $80 Million Deal

February 23, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Branch Rickey, Don Logan, Tom Warden

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Donny “Baseball” Logan’s long wait is over.   Logan, the longtime business head of the

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Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz plans to build on this season's momentum. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
51s Aviators Golden Knights 

Golden Knights President: No Honeymoon Effect As Hockey Club Seeks National Brand Advertisers

January 31, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Don Logan, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   Vegas Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz says a lot of people tell him the Cinderella

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51s Aviators Stadiums/Arenas (General) 

Las Vegas 51s and Howard Hughes Corp Score $80 Million Naming Rights Payment From LVCVA For Triple A Ballpark In Summerlin

October 10, 2017January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Don Logan, John Lee, Tom Warden

By ALAN SNEL   There was a dearth of public info on this Las Vegas ballpark subsidy deal before the

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July 5, 2021

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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. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.


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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project 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

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

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May 24, 2021

Our bicycle story collection:

Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Las Vegas

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet Outside Vegas

Bicycling Las Vegas far from Strip

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

Move over road cycling, here comes mountain biking in Las Vegas

Pedaling Zion National Park

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Remembering the Knapper

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Remembering BeFly Beth

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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