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Mick Akers

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Sports Business & Transportation journalist at Las Vegas @ReviewJournal | @boxingwriters member | @boxinghall elector | ✉️ [email protected] #UNLV

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  • WrestleMania to add another notch to Las Vegas’ major event belt

    1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Mick Akers

    World Wrestling Entertainment bursts into Las Vegas this week with a full card of professional wrestling events, topped off with WWE’s Super Bowl — WrestleMania — taking place this weekend. WrestleMania takes place Saturday and Sunday at Allegiant Stadium and features a “who’s who” of wrestling superstars, headlined by the WWE undisputed championship bout between Cody Rhodes and John Cena.

  • Clark County commissioners approve creation of Athletics ballpark tax district

    1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Mick Akers

    As the ball keeps rolling toward the groundbreaking on the Athletics’ Las Vegas Strip ballpark project, Clark County commissioners approved a vital step in paying for a portion of the $1.75 billion stadium.

  • From the Aviators, 51’s and Stars, here’s the MLB teams the minor league club has been affiliated with

    1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Mick Akers

    Las Vegas’s Triple-A baseball franchise the Aviators have gone by multiple team names and seen a slew of Major League affiliations over the years. From the team’s time at Cashman Field near downtown Las Vegas to their more recent time at Las Vegas Ballpark in Downtown Summerlin, the Aviators’ have gone by three team names and been affiliated with five MLB teams. The Aviators have been the team’s name since it moved to Las Vegas Ballpark in 2019.

  • Boring Co. eyeing Vegas Loop stations near Sphere; Monorail upgrade set to get underway

    1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Mick Akers

    The Boring Co. is looking at a pair of sites for Vegas Loop stations that could serve patrons going to and from Sphere, while work to prolong the use of the Las Vegas Monorail is getting underway. Extending the monorail’s life until at least 2035 will keep a viable transportation system in place until the Vegas Loop is fully built out to its planned 104 stations and 68 miles of tunnels. There is not a firm date to when full build-out will be reached.

  • A’s ballpark tax district could be approved next week

    2 weeks ago | reviewjournal.com | Mick Akers

    Clark County commissioners are set to vote on creating a tax district that will be responsible for paying for a portion of the hundreds of millions of dollars in public funding going toward the construction of the Athletics 33,000-fan capacity Las Vegas Strip ballpark.

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