Sage Kimzey earned his third straight world championship, clinching it with a ride in Saturday’s 10th go-round. The wild night is complete with fantastic races in what might have been the best Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in many years.

Make that two times in 11 years for Mary Burger. The Pauls Valley, Okla., grandmother parlayed big payouts in Houston and Calgary, Alberta, into her second world championship.

Tyson Durfey, who was raised in Savannah, Mo., and now lives in Weatherford, Texas, finished atop the tie-down roping world standings, taking home the gold buckle for the first time in his career.

Team ropers Levi Simpson and Jeremy Buhler were the first Canadians to ever win titles in their respective divisions, but they weren’t the only ones to claim the world title. They are joined by Zeke Thurston, who won the bronc riding title. Oh, and that all-around world champ? That’s Brazilian Junior Nogueira.  

1. J.D. Struxness, 3.9 seconds, $26,231, 2. Matt Reeves, 4.00, $20,731, 3. (tie) Trevor Knowles, Josh Peek, Riley Duvall and Dakota Eldridge, 4.2, $9,413 each.

Levi Simpson and Jeremy Buhler won the average and world titles

1. R.C. Landingham, on Pickett Rodeo’s Top Flight, 88.5 points, $26,231, 2. Wyatt Denny, 88, $20,731, 3. Evan Jayne, 87, $15,654, 4. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Orin Larsen, 85, $8,885 each, 6. Jake Vold, 84.5, $4,231.

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LAS VEGAS – For three straight nights, J.D. Struxness was the hottest cowboy at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He won at least a share of the title in Rounds 3-5 and pocketed just shy of $76,000 for doing so. But his hot streak turned cold in Round 6. Like his run earlier in the[...]

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