Braden is still living NFR dream
LAS VEGAS – Through four nights of ProRodeo’s grand finale, saddle bronc rider Hardy Braden is still living a dream. On Sunday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Braden put on a classic spur ride on J Bar J Rodeo’s Special Time for 85.5 points to finish in a tie for third place, adding […]
Extra work pays off for O’Connell
LAS VEGAS – Tim O’Connell had to strap himself to two horses Sunday night during the fourth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. After his first horse, Andrew Rodeo’s Fire Water, failed to perform well, he was given the option for a re-ride. The alternate was Harry Vold Rodeo’s Excalibur, and it paid off […]
Champion raking in cash in Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Only two other bareback riders at this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo have earned more money than Richmond Champion through the first four rounds. Champion, 24, of The Woodlands, Texas, placed for the third time on Sunday with an 84-point ride, finishing in a tie for sixth place in the fourth go-round. […]
Breuer picks up his first round win
LAS VEGAS – Risky Business is a bucking horse from Brookman Rodeo, and the black horse had a heck of a trip Sunday night during the fourth go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Bareback Ty Breuer didn’t know much about the big-time bucker, but he made it worked with a 90.5-point ride, the second […]
Struxness earns Round 4 victory
LAS VEGAS – J.D. Struxness took a deep breath, then exhaled. That sigh was of relief after posting a 3.6-second run Sunday night and winning the fourth go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. It was the first of this year’s championship for the Appleton, Minn., cowboy. While that doesn’t sound like much, Struxness won […]
Round 4 NFR results
Bareback riding: 1. Ty Breuer, 90.5 points on Brookman Rodeo Riskey Business, $26,231; 2. Wyatt Denny, 87, $20,731; 3. Orin Larson, 86, $15,654; 4. Bill Tutor, 85, $11,000; 5. Tim O’Connell, 84.5, $6,769; 6. (tie) Richmond Champion and Caleb Bennett, 84, $2,115 each. Steer wrestling: 1. J.D. Struxness, 3.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Chason Floyd, 3.8, […]
Larsen riding a wave at the NFR
LAS VEGAS – The train of bucking horses that Orin Larsen has been riding this week seems to just keep chugging along. There have been no big victories nor any significant losses, but it’s working. On Sunday night, Larsen rode Four Star Rodeo’s Big Star for 86 points to place third in the fourth night […]
O’Connell sets record with win
1. Tim O’Connell 91.5 points on C5 Rodeo Virgil, $26,231; 2. Richmond Champion, 89.5, $20,231; 3. Jake Vold, 87, $15,654; 4. Caleb Bennett, 86, $11,000; 5. R.C. Landingham, 84, $6,769; 6. Steven Dent, 83, $4,231.
O’Connell wins heavyweight match
LAS VEGAS – With a world champion-vs.-world champion matchup, Tim O’Connell came away the big winner. “To have the world champion bucking horse and me, being the reigning world champion, to go head to head with an amazing animal athlete is just incredible,” said O’Connell, who tied a Wrangler National Finals Rodeo arena record 91.5 […]
Irwin tops bulldogging in Round 3
Steer wrestling:1. Kyle Irwin, 3.4 seconds, $26,231; 2. Ty Erikson, 3.7, $20,731; 3. Tyler Pearson, 4.0, $15,654; 4. (tie) Tyler Waguespack and Baylor Roche, 4.1, $8,885 each; 6. Rowdy Parrott, 4.3, $4,231. Team roping: 1. Luke Brown/Jake Long, 3.9 seconds, $26,231; 2. Jr. Dees/Tyler McKnight, 4.1, $20,731; 3. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueria and Garrett Rogers/Jake […]
Irwin claims third-round title
LAS VEGAS – Yes, Kyle Irwin was excited about his third-round victory Saturday at the National Finals Rodeo, but there was something bigger to him. “That means more to me than the round win does,” Irwin said, referring to the fact that of the top five steer wrestlers in the round, four of them were […]
Whitebear is representing well
Canadian shines on the second day of BFO Las Vegas qualifier round LAS VEGAS – The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations in North America, with more than 200,000 members living in Canada. Tommy Whitebear of Maskwacis, Alberta, is one of them. On Saturday afternoon, during the second day of qualifying […]
Closing out results from Round 3
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Jacobs Crawley, 87.5 points on Sutton Rodeos South Point, $26,231; 2. Ryder Wright, 87, $20,731; 3. Taos Muncy, 85.5, $15,654; 4. (tie) Audy Reed, Heith DeMoss, Hardy Braden and CoBurn Bradshaw, 84, $5,500 each. Tie-down roping: 1. Timber Moore, 7.1 seconds, $26,231; 2. Cooper Martin, 7.2, $20,731; 3. Trevor Brazile, 7.3, […]
Champion finds comfort in rank horse
LAS VEGAS – The feelings Richmond Champion experienced Saturday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo ran the gamut. “I woke up this morning at 7 o’clock, and my heart was just beating out of my chest,” he said, referring to his long day of preparing to ride one of the rankest horses in the […]
Braden earns 2nd NFR paycheck
LAS VEGAS – There are times that saddle bronc riders feel like they are sitting in a rocking chair atop a 1,200-pound horse. That wasn’t the case for Hardy Braden on Saturday night during the third go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Still, the Welch, Okla., cowboy made it work, matching moves with JK […]
Pearson, Scooter excelling at NFR
LAS VEGAS – At 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, Tyler Pearson is a hulk of a man who wrestles steers for a living. But he’s not afraid to show his emotional side, especially when it concerns the sport he loves and the reasons behind it. Saturday night’s third go-round of the National Finals Rodeo was special […]
Larsen finds another NFR payday
LAS VEGAS – Nobody understands how humbling of a sport rodeo is better than Orin Larsen. A year ago, he suffered a rib injury early at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and had to learn how to ride through the excruciating pain. Once he did, he found the pay window each of the final five […]
Irwin celebrates 2nd-round money
LAS VEGAS – Once good things begin in Sin City, the ball can get rolling rather quickly. Kyle Irwin knocked his steer down in 4.1 seconds Friday night to finish in a tie for third place in the second round of the National Finals Rodeo, collecting his first paycheck of this year’s championship. On Saturday […]
Pearson is two for two at NFR
LAS VEGAS – Most people can’t imagine jumping off a fast-running horse onto a fast-running steer, but Tyler Pearson makes his living doing it. So far through two nights of business at the National Finals Rodeo, he has done quite well. He’s finished second both the opening nights of this year’s championship and has earned […]
Milan wins 2nd round
1. Tanner Milan, 3.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. Tyler Pearson, 4.0, $20,731; 3. (tie) Kyle Irwin and Jon Ragatz, 4.1, $13,327 each; 5. Nick Guy, 4.2, $6,769; 6. Tyler Waguespack, 4.3, $4,231.
Aus, Champion tie in bareback riding; Bird, Cardoza win team roping
Bareback riding: 1. (tie) Tanner Aus on Pickett Pro Rodeo Scarlet Fever and Richmond Champion on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo Fancy Free, 87.5 points, $23,481 each; 3. (tie) Jake Vold and Tim O’Connell, 87, $13,327 each; 5. Jake Brown, 86.5, $6,769; 6. Orin Larson, 85, $4,231. Team roping: 1. Dustin Bird/Russell Cardoza, 3.9 seconds, […]
Champion shares Round 2 title
LAS VEGAS – The first-round jitters surprised even Richmond Champion, who is competing at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the third time in four years. “Last night was the most nervous that I’ve ever been,” said Champion, who failed to catch a check on opening night but more than made up for it in […]
Aus shares second-round victory
LAS VEGAS – Tanner Aus knew bareback riding at this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was going to be steller. “The competition here is incredible,” said Aus, who earned a share of the second-round victory Friday night after an 87.5-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Scarlet Fever. “Everyone showed up to ride. Everyone is in […]
Final four from second round
Saddle bronc riding: 1. CoBurn Bradshaw, 89.5 points on Calgary Stampede Tiger Warrior, $26,23;. 2. Sterling Crawley, 83, $20,731; 3. Brody Cress, 82.5, $15,654; 4. Cody DeMoss, 81.5, $11,000; 5. Audy Reed, 78, $6,769; 6. (tie) Taos Muncy and Jake Wright, 76.5, $2,115. Tie-down roping: 1. Trevor Brazile, 7.4 seconds, $26,231; 2. Cade Swor, 7.7, […]