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Las Vegas Aces’ Bid For Repeat WNBA Championship Ends With Three Straight Losses To Golden State Valkyries In Semis

October 9, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Gabby Williams, Jackie Young, Kayla Thornton, Kiah Stokes, Natalie Nakase, Tiffany Hayes

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Las Vegas Aces At .500 After Ten Games With 76-70 Loss To Phoenix on Father’s Day Sunday; Wilson Out Again

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Alyssa Thomas, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Jewell Loyd, Kahleah Cooper, Kiah Stokes, Kierstan Bell, Mark Davis, Satou Sabally

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Las Vegas Aces Rally For Win Over Washington Before Another Packed House In Home-Opener Friday

May 24, 2025May 24, 2025 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Brittney Sykes, Chelsea Gray, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Kiah Stokes, Mark Davis

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Staying Alive: Las Vegas Aces Win Elimination Game Against New York Before 10,369 Friday To Force Sunday’s Game 4

October 4, 2024October 5, 2024 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Alysha Clark, Becky Hammon, Breanna Stewart, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Jonquel Jones, Kelsey Plum, Kiah Stokes, Mark Davis, Sandra Douglass Morgan, Steve Sisolak, Tiffany Hayes

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Public Records: LVSportsBiz.com Obtains LVCVA $100,000 ‘Rep Vegas’ Sponsorship Contracts With Aces Players Outlining Social Media, Event Obligations

July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Alysha Clark, Chelsea Gray, Dyaisha Fair, Emma Cannon, Jackie Young, Kate Martin, Kelsey Plum, Kiah Stokes, Kierstan Bell, Steve Hill, Sydney Colson

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Las Champions: Vegas Throws Party Monday To Celebrate Aces’ WNBA Crown; Aces Take Aim For 3-Peat In 2024

October 23, 2023October 24, 2023 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Candace Parker, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Kiah Stokes, Mark Davis

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Repeat WNBA Champs: Without Two Starters, Las Vegas Aces Led By A’ja Wilson Polish Off New York Liberty To Win Second Straight League Title Wednesday; Las Vegas, Get Ready To Party Again

October 18, 2023October 19, 2023 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Alysha Clark, Becky Hammon, Breanna Stewart, Cayla George, Chelsea Gray, Courtney Vandersloot, Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young, Jim Murren, Jonquel Jones, Kelsey Plum, Kiah Stokes, Mark Davis, Riquna Williams, Sandy Brondello

By Alan Snel and Cassandra Cousineau Champs. Again. The Las Vegas Aces went back-to-back in WNBA Championships Wednesday when Finals

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Las Vegas Aces Dealing With Investigations Into Salary Cap Issues, Dearica Hamby Charges

February 9, 2023 Alan Snel Alysha Clark, Candace Parker, Dearica Hamby, John Maxwell, Kiah Stokes, Mark Davis, Nikki Fargas

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Aces Pile Up 117 Points In 37-Point Romp Over Depleted Phoenix Mercury As Top-Seeded Las Vegas Advances Saturday To WNBA Semis

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Dearica Hamby, Diamond DeShields, Diana Taurasi, Iliana Rupert, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Kia Nurse, Kiah Stokes, Shey Peddy, Skylar Diggins-Smith

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Aces coach Becky Hammon enjoys the big win tonight.

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Where Are You Las Vegas? You’re Missing Great Basketball; Aces 104 Los Angeles 76 Monday

May 23, 2022May 24, 2022 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Becky Hammon, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Kelsey Plum, Kiah Stokes, Kierstan Bell, Liz Cambage, Mark Davis, Sydney Colson, Theresa Plaisance

By Cassandra Cousineau and Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They’re the Golden State Warriors of the WNBA, an up-tempo, three-point-shooting team

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

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A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

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

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.