Javan Hedlund Archives

Old Trapper getting the sweet sponsorship love from Mountain West Conference during MWC football Media Days at Circa this week. Photo credit: LVSportsBiz.com

Changing Times Coming For Mountain West Conference In 2026 But Marketing Focus Centers On 2025 Football, Basketball Seasons

July 16, 2025 Alan Snel Javan Hedlund

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UNLV basketball coach Kevin Kruger. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell

Mountain West Conference Sports Marketing UNLV

Las Vegas Has New Beefed Up Role In Mountain West Conference With UNLV Staying In Conference

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 Alan Snel Javan Hedlund

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Allegiant Stadium UNLV

Saturday’s Mountain West Title Game At Allegiant Stadium Will Be Modified UNLV Home Game With A Few Wrinkles

November 29, 2023November 30, 2023 Alan Snel Gloria Nevarez, Javan Hedlund

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Mountain West Conference championship game between UNLV and Boise State at Allegiant Stadium will

Allegiant Stadium College football Raiders Stadium Sports Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General) UNLV

If UNLV Defeats San Jose State Saturday To Host Mountain West Championship Game Dec. 2, Allegiant Stadium Will Host Pac-12, MWC Title Games In Less Than 24 Hours Dec 1 And Dec 2

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 Alan Snel Erick Harper, Javan Hedlund

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Mountain West Conference basketball tourney is already in Las Vegas, so it

Sports Marketing Travel UNLV

Las Vegas Remains Key Cog In Mountain West Conference Events, Branding, Marketing

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 Alan Snel Craig Thompson, Derek Stevens, Erick Harper, Gloria Nevarez, Javan Hedlund, Naki Fahina

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The Mountain West Conference is exploring more business partnerships with the Circa hotel-casino

Wyoming's Barrel Man is always a popular socialite at games.

Basketball Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General) Thomas & Mack Center Travel UNLV

Mountain West Conference Renews For Two More Years To Hold Hoops Tourney At Thomas & Mack Center Through 2024

March 8, 2023March 9, 2023 Alan Snel Craig Thompson, Gloria Nevarez, Javan Hedlund, Richard Pitino, Tim Miles

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Las Vegas, Nevada — Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Thursday the conference

Basketball Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

UNLV Survives Air Force With 78-70 Overtime Win In Mountain West Tourney, Advances To Play Boise State Thursday

March 8, 2023March 9, 2023 Alan Snel Elijah Harkless, Javan Hedlund, Justin Webster, Kevin

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Perhaps UNLV should make believe that a first half of basketball or even

Basketball College football Sports Marketing UNLV

Mountain West Media Days In Las Vegas: College Football Teams Hightailing It To New Conferences, ‘It’s All About TV Revenue At This Point’

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Alan Snel Craig Thompson, Javan Hedlund

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Wacky geography. No, not a Jeopardy category. Just one way of describing the strange world

Thomas & Mack Center hosting the Mountain West Conference tourney/ Photos for this story by J. Tyge O'Donnell of LVSportsBiz.com.

Basketball Stadiums/Arenas (General) Thomas & Mack Center

Mountain West Conference To Begin Talks Soon With Las Vegas Events On Staging Basketball Tournament In Las Vegas After 2023

March 14, 2022 Alan Snel Javan Hedlund

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Like the Wyoming Barrel Man who comes to Thomas & Mack Center for every UNLV-Wyoming

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.

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

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.