Sherry Cervi learned last Friday night she had clinched the 2010 WPRA barrel racing world championship. That was about 21 hours before the final go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Nobody in the field could catch her. But a champion is as a champion does. That gold buckle was no reason for the Arizona[...]

Overall the judges at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo did an outstanding job. But … They failed in the sixth round of the championship, if not more. And that failure almost became a factor in deciding the 2010 world champions. The evening started with Wes Stevenson’s 88.5-point ride on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Wise Guy. That[...]

The Ram Top Gun award was established for the 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to reward the contestant who did the best over 10 days at ProRodeo’s championship. But maybe the Ram folks (formerly the Dodge folks) should consider a name change and call it the Tough Gun award, given to one tough-luck contestant who[...]

LAS VEGAS – His right hand is swollen with torn ligaments, black and blue. His left wrist might be fractured, and his upper back and neck just plain hurt. Such is the result in a nasty, 10-round heavyweight fistfight under the bright lights of Las Vegas. For every punch, every kick, every whollop D.V. Fennell[...]

LAS VEGAS – Sometimes the calf roping gods strike down their thunder with vengeance, which happens throughout the course of any rodeo season. For Tyson Durfey, it happened during ProRodeo’s season-ending championship, the 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. For the Missouri-born tie down roper, it made for a tough 10 days in the Nevada desert,[...]

LAS VEGAS – When Pete Carr looked at Outa Sight and Deuces Night before the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, he knew there was something special in the 5-year-old mares whose daddy is Night Jacket, one of the most celebrated bucking horses in ProRodeo. Carr, the owner of Carr Pro Rodeo, knew the athleticism that he’d[...]

LAS VEGAS – Cort Scheer has learned that dreams can come true. Not only does he make a living riding bucking horses, Scheer competes against the best cowboys while trying to ride the best broncs. And over the past couple of weeks, he spent got to do so while on the grandest stage in ProRodeo,[...]

LAS VEGAS – When Justin McDaniel arrived in Las Vegas days before the 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, he knew there a lot of work to do if he were to claim his second bareback riding world championship in three years. He was No. 8 in the world standings with $80,850, and he would need[...]

Every 2010 world champion has earned a gold buckle before. Dean Gorsuch, Patrick Smith, Cody Wright and Rocky Patterson own two; J.W. Harris and Sherry Cervi own three; Bobby Mote owns four; and Trevor Brazile owns 14.

There were plenty of records broken in ProRodeo this year, including the NFR. There are so many, it’s pretty incredible: Jill Moody, barrel racing average, 138.26 Sherry Cervi, fastest barrel racing NFR run, 13.48 seconds Cody Wright, saddle bronc riding average, 847 points Cody Wright, saddle bronc riding NFR earnings, $148,287 Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, team roping NFR[...]