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Raiders owner Mark Davis watches team president Sandra Douglass Morgan shakes hands with Raiders player Josh Jacobs. Photo: J. Tyge O'Donnell

Faces Tell Las Vegas Sports Story In 2023: LVSportsBiz.com Photographers’ Best Photos Featured In Year-end Feature

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Antonio Pierce, Barry Odom, George Toma, Josh Jacobs, Mark Davis, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Will Carrier

By LVSportsBiz.com Staff The year in pictures. LVSportsBiz.com photographers J. Tyge O’Donnell, Hugh Byrne, Jeff Goulding captured these baker’s dozen

NFL groundskeeper George Toma at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ on Tuesday during Super Bowl week. Photos of Toma for this story: Jeff Goulding/LVSportsBiz.com

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Monday Morning Sodfather: God of Sod, George Toma, Says Slippery Super Bowl 57 Field In Glendale, AZ Could Have Used More Sand After Turf Absorbed Pounding From Halftime Show Rehearsals During Week

February 13, 2023February 14, 2026 Alan Snel George Toma, Haason Reddick, Jake Elliott, Jordan Mailata

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer GLENDALE, Arizona — Longtime NFL groundskeeper and “Sodfather” George Toma, who

NFL groundskeeper George Toma at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ on Tuesday during Super Bowl week. Photos of Toma for this story: Jeff Goulding/LVSportsBiz.com

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Super Bowl ‘Sodfather’ George Toma Regales LVSportsBiz With Stories Of Sod Before Super Bowl 57 In Phoenix

February 7, 2023February 9, 2023 Alan Snel George Toma

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by Jeff Goulding GLENDALE, Arizona — George Toma, the famed 94-year-old

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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UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

The Vegas Golden Knights Foundation said it raised $2,001,640 through the 51/49 Raffle during the 2025-26 season. All proceeds came from the team’s home games at T-Mobile Arena from the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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

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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.