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UNLV Signs Athletics Director Erick Harper To Four-Year Contract Extension To 2030 With Annual Base Salary Of $505,000

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Desiree Reed-Francois, Erick Harper, Josh Pastner

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — UNLV has extended Athletics Director Erick “Harp” Harper’s c0ntract

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Up-and-Down Season Ends With A Thud: Frustrated UNLV Loses To Utah State, 80-60, At MWC Tourney Thursday

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Alan Snel Dick Vitale, Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Howie Fleming Jr., Isaac "Super John" Williamson, Jerrod Calhoun, Josh Pastner, Kimani Hamilton, Tyrin Jones, Walter Brown

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UNLV Wins Thriller, 73-70, Over Wyoming Wednesday, Goes For Third Win Of Season Over Top-Seeded Utah State Thursday In MWC Tourney

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Alan Snel Josh Pastner, Tyrin Jones

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UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Stun League-Leading Utah State, 92-65, Thanks To 60-Point Second Half Tuesday

March 3, 2026March 4, 2026 Alan Snel Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Howie Fleming Jr., Isaac "Super John" Williamson, Josh Pastner, Kimani Hamilton, Tyrin Jones

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Sad, Embarrassing Loss For UNLV Men’s Hoops: New Mexico Blows Out Runnin’ Rebels, 89-61, At TMC Tuesday; Coach Pastner, ‘We Were Terrible’

January 27, 2026January 28, 2026 Alan Snel Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Josh Pastner, Kevin Janison, Naas Cunninghame

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San Diego State Dismantles UNLV In Final 20 Minutes, Expands Small Second Half Lead To 82-71 Win At Thomas & Mack Saturday

January 24, 2026January 24, 2026 Alan Snel Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, Josh Pastner, Kimani Hamilton, Miles Byrd, Reese Dixon-Waters, Super John Williamson, Tyrin Jones, Walter Brown

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Rough Week For Runnin’ Rebels At Hoops Tourney In Las Vegas; Stadium Authority Meets Dec. 4

November 27, 2025November 27, 2025 Alan Snel Josh Pastner

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High-Scoring Runnin’ Rebels Trying To Gel (And Overcome Injuries) While Also Attracting Fans To Thomas & Mack Under New Coach Pastner

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Alan Snel Dan Mullen, Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger, Marvin Menzies, T.J. Otzelberger, Tyrin Jones

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New UNLV Basketball Coach Josh Pastner Makes Pit Stop At Aviators Game On Circuit To Sell Runnin’ Rebels Hoops To Vegas Market

May 29, 2025May 31, 2025 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Fran Riordan, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger

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New UNLV Basketball Coach Josh Pastner Calls New Job A ‘Sleeping Giant,’ High-Energy Pastner Wants To Ignite City, Rejuvenate Once-Powerful Program

March 26, 2025 Alan Snel Chris Beard, Dan Mullen, Erick Harper, Josh Pastner, Kevin Kruger, Mick Cronin, T.J. Otzelberger

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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.

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LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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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

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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.

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