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Anybody got a Wooden Nickel?

LAS VEGAS – The bright lights of Las Vegas are about to get a taste of the Panhandle. The Wooden...
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Taming a different beast

Seth Glause is making his second trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, having earned his trip to the championship...
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Carr horses set to play a big role in NFR bareback riding

LAS VEGAS – The yellow chutes of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo have been the starting point for some of...
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Carr horses will be a great test for the NFR bronc riders

LAS VEGAS – If everything goes right, saddle bronc riders will tell you, a good ride will feel like sitting...
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Panhandle pride

My beautiful wife is a proud alumna of Oklahoma Panhandle State University. When she was in school in the mid-1990s,...
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Carr Pro Rodeo knows production is important to rodeo fans

LAS VEGAS – Folks in rodeo have learned to expect great animal athletes at a Carr Pro Rodeo event. They’ve...
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Bull riders hoping to find Black Gold at the NFR in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – For cowboys chasing their dreams at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, they might find it in an...
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Will Rogers Stampede receives barrel racing honor

CLAREMORE, Okla. – The humidity was just one reason the volunteers who produce the Will Rogers Stampede were sweating so...
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Another NFR trivia question

Trevor Brazile is closing in on his record eighth all-around world championship. He’s simply phenomenal, and he’s fun to watch....
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Four months is a long time without a check

Tana Poppino is quite busy this week getting ready for next week. It’s time to chase the big dollars at...
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McDaniel surges through late-season run to make NFR

LAS VEGAS – Justin McDaniel has earned $81,850 so far this year. He did it on the backs of the...
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Scheer to put talent to the test at National Finals Rodeo

LAS VEGAS – If you ask Cort Scheer about his rodeo dreams, he can give you explicit details. They’ve been...
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Durfey ready to take great season to a new level at the NFR

LAS VEGAS – Tyson Durfey admits he’s having the best season of his career. There’s no reason for that to...
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Missouri cowboy ready to take care of business at NFR

LAS VEGAS – It took D.V. Fennell 15 years for his first qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. His...
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Missing legends

This year's Wrangler National Finals Rodeo will be a little different for saddle bronc riding fans. Between them, Billy Etbauer...
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Getting ready for Vegas

I will be doing media/publicity for four NFR contestants and Carr Pro Rodeo -- there may be more coming, but...
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Whyte lightning

Tammy White knows what it takes to win the Great Lakes Circuit's barrel racing championship. Heck, she's done it five...
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Ode to a Canadian champ

Tyson Durfey is a champion, eh. Twice in his young career, the Missouri-born tie-down roper rode away from the Canadian...
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Some Canadian trivia

Tie down roper Tuf Cooper clinched his first Canadian championship over the weekend, earning $27,667 at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in...
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Hooper, Alberta Child match for big score at Texas Stampede

This was written for Carr Pro Rodeo and the Texas Stampede. Tilden Hooper craves great bucking horses. It’s why he’s...
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Bendele’s sleight of hand makes for sweet sounds of rodeo

I wrote this piece for the Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo, which takes place every Memorial Day weekend in Claremore,...
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