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Las Vegas Tripping: Checking A’s Stadium Site, T-Mobile Arena, Raiders Stadium And Even Downtown Via Bicycle

June 21, 2025June 22, 2025 Alan Snel Tony Hsieh

This story sponsored by Las Vegas Cyclery By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — On summer’s second

Cashman Field Lights Mark Davis Raiders UNLV

LVSportsBiz.com Roundup On Mark Davis, Raiders, Aces, Cashman Field On Auction Block, UNLV Sports Economics

November 12, 2024November 13, 2024 Alan Snel Antonio Pierce, Jose Bautista, Josh McDaniels, Mark Davis, Tony Hsieh

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It was only a year ago when things were much better at

Tony Hsieh at a VGK hockey game in December 2019. Photo credit: Mary Peters/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights Lights

Las Vegas, Business World Mourn Loss of Former Zappos CEO and Workplace Innovator Tony Hsieh, Who Died Friday At Age 46; Zappos Sponsored Downtown Lights Soccer Team, VGK

November 28, 2020November 30, 2020 Alan Snel Alfred Lin, Brett Lashbrook, Carolyn Goodman, Derek Stevens, Jeff Bezos, Kerry Bubolz, Steve Sisolak, Tony Hsieh

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com He was the original disruptor, a man who disliked formal corporate culture so much that

Alliance of American Football co-founder Bill Polian holds a paper with the list of the alliance's eight teams at a quarterback selection event in Las Vegas in late November..

Esports

New Pro Football Leagues With Las Vegas Connections Are Teed Up For 2019

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Polian, Charlie Ebersol, Joe Montana, Seth Schorr, Sohrob Farudi, Tony Hsieh

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com If you think football is over with the Brady Bowl and another Patriots coronation Sunday,

The Zappos and Lights sponsorship deal was a natural.

Lights

Zapponians + Chelisians = Zappos and Lights FC Business Union

February 17, 2018February 17, 2018 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Chelis, Loren Becker, Tony Hsieh

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Lights owner Brett Lashbrook knew it from the get-go: Zappos would be a

Lights owner Brett Lashbrook and Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman recently announced that the Lights would also play three pre-season games against MLS team.

Lights

Zappos Partners With Las Vegas Lights FC on 3-Year Sponsorship Deal

December 6, 2017 Alan Snel Brett Lashbrook, Tony Hsieh

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com called this one. We predicted Zappos and downtown Las Vegas’ new professional soccer 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.

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.