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‘MVP’ Chants Echo Through Arena As A’ja Wilson Leads Las Vegas Aces To 104-99 Win Over NY Liberty Thursday

July 30, 2026July 31, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Mark Davis

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada

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Without A’ja, Las Vegas Aces Lose, 84-68, To Indiana Sunday; Attendance 17,796 At T-Mobile Arena

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Caitlin Clark, Jackie Young, Jim Gray, Kelsey Mitchell, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

* Photos by Hugh Byrne with story by LVSportsBiz.com LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It was an impressive crowd of announced 17,796

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Las Vegas Aces Keep Championship Band Together With $5 Million Supermax Signing Of 4-Time MVP A’ja Wilson Through 2028

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Jewell Loyd

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — After winning four MVP trophies and a trio of WNBA championships, Las

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Las Vegas Aces Sweep Phoenix To Win Third WNBA Crown In Four Years, Capping Season Of League’s Record-Setting Growth

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Mark Davis

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Las Vegas Aces Two Wins From Garnering Their Third WNBA Crown In Four Years; Young, Wilson Combine For 60 Points In Game 2 Win Over Phoenix Sunday

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Jackie Young, Mark Davis

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Las Vegas Aces Clinch Finals Berth With Game 5 Overtime Win Over Gutsy Indiana Fever Tuesday; Aces Play Phoenix For WNBA Title

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 Adelaide Chen A'ja Wilson, Aliyah Boston, Becky Hammon, Caitlin Clark, Cathy Engelbert, Jackie Young, Kelsey Mitchell

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Indiana Fever Ruin A’ja Wilson MVP Party Sunday; Final: Indiana 89 Las Vegas 73 In WNBA Semis Game 1 As A’ja Wins Record Fourth MVP

September 21, 2025September 21, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Alanna Smith, Caitlin Clark, Dana Evans, Jackie Young, Kelsey Mitchell, Mark Davis, Napheesa Collier, Nikki Fargas, Stephanie White

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Red-Hot Las Vegas Aces Keep On Winning, Quell Seattle Storm, 102-77, In Playoffs Game 1 For 17th Straight Win

September 14, 2025September 15, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Dana Evans, Jackie Young, Jewell Loyd, Kierstan Bell, Mark Davis, NaLyssa Smith

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Las Vegas Aces Soaring With 15 Straight Wins, Blast Chicago Sky, 92-61, At T-Mobile Arena Before 15,640 Tuesday

September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Dana Evans, Jackie Young, Mark Davis, NaLyssa Smith

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Who Wants To Play Las Vegas Aces In Playoffs? Nobody; Red-Hot Aces Win 13 In A Row With Victory Over Minnesota At T-Mobile Arena Thursday

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, NaLyssa Smith, Napheesa Collier

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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.

BRIEFS

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

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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.