Keith Whitfield Archives

UNLV AD Erick Harper

UNLV Athletics Decide To Stick With Mountain West Conference

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 Alan Snel Erick Harper, Keith Whitfield

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UNLV AD Erick Harper: UNLV mulling all options. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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UNLV Remains In Mountain West Conference (For Now) After Four MWC Schools Transfer To A Newly-Beefed Up Pac-6 Conference

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 Alan Snel Erick Harper, Gloria Nevarez, Keith Whitfield

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Sam Boyd Stadium back when it hosted UNLV football games

Clark County Formula 1 Formula One UNLV

UNLV Interested In Selling Sam Boyd Stadium To Clark County For $5 Million; Here’s An Idea: Clark County Buys UNLV Stadium, Uses It For F1 Race To Stop Complaints Of Las Vegas Grand Prix Ruining Strip

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 Alan Snel Keith Whitfield, Tony Sanchez

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Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board Chairman Steve Hill (left) chats with Oakland Athletics President Dave Kaval (right) at a recent stadium board meeting in Las Vegas. Photo: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

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Las Vegas Set To Get First Look At Athletics Stadium Renderings Monday (Previous Drawings Were Not Actual Baseball Stadium)

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 Alan Snel Bjarke Ingels, Dave Kaval, Jim Gibson, Joe Lombardo, John Fisher, Keith Whitfield, Steve Hill, Susie Martinez

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer The MLB Oakland Athletics are ready to show the public their renderings for their planned

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UNLV Football Program Grateful For $1 Million Check From Raiders Owner Mark Davis; Meeting Room Is ‘Al Davis Team Room’

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 Alan Snel Barry Odom, Erick Harper, Keith Whitfield, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer Raiders owner Mark Davis visited the UNLV football center with a $1 million check to

Basketball Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Disappoint Enthusiastic Home Crowd With 82-79 Loss To Fresno State At TMC Friday Night

February 3, 2023February 4, 2023 Alan Snel Elijah Harkless, Erick Harper, Isaiah Hill, Jemari Baker, Jr., Keith Whitfield, Kevin Kruger

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Every time a Fresno State player made a long three-point shot beyond

Basketball Sports Marketing Thomas & Mack Center UNLV

UNLV President On T-Shirt Cannon Duty To Drum Up More Students At Runnin’ Rebels-Colorado State Game; UNLV Knocks Out CSU, 72-51, Saturday

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Alan Snel Bryce Hamilton, Dan Dolby, Keith Whitfield, Kevin Kruger, Michael Nuga, Robert Smith

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Well, let’s face it — those UNLV basketball games have not exactly been drawing the

UNLV President Keith Whitfield introduces new full-time AD Erick Harper. Photo: UNLV

Aces Raiders Team UNLV

LVSportsBiz News: New UNLV AD Introduced; Aces Hire VP of Brand Marketing; LVCVA Approve $40 Million For Super Bowl In 2024; Plus More Biz Briefs

January 12, 2022January 19, 2022 Alan Snel Alec Ingold, Deandra Duggans, Derek Stevens, Desiree Reed-Francois, Erick Harper, Keith Whitfield, Nikki Fargas

The LVSportsBiz.com Daily File UNLV’s new athletic director was introduced to the media Wednesday. UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield introduced

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Hey Reb!, UNLV’s Mountain Man Mascot Character, Is Retired By University

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Snel Hey Reb!, Keith Whitfield

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com UNLV has officially retired the “Hey Reb!” mascot seen at UNLB basketball and football games

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Battling COVID And Mountain West Foes, UNLV Basketball Forges Ahead; Hey Reb! Mascot Officially Retired; UNLV Hockey Cancels Season Because Of COVID-19

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Snel Hey Reb!, Keith Whitfield, Marta Meana, Marvin Coleman, T.J. Otzelberger

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It hasn’t been an easy season for the UNLV basketball

July 5, 2021

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.

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Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

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

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.