LAS VEGAS – Cort Scheer took a venture south in order to find the pay window during his first trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Scheer, of Elsmere, Neb., rode the Stace Smith Pro Rodeo horse Goin South for 84.5 points, good enough for fourth place in the second go-round and worth $7,344. It[...]

LAS VEGAS – Much has happened in the last 12 months since Justin McDaniel earned a paycheck at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. So there was a distinct feeling of joy on Friday night when the 2008 world champion bareback rider left the Thomas & Mack Center with an $8,897 check after his 85-point ride[...]

Clif Cooper has a pretty big family tree. His father is Roy, an eight-time world champion, and he’s the third of Roy’s sons to have qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. At the opening-round buckle presentation presented by Montana Silversmiths at the South Point Hotel & Casino, Clif took over the stage from hosts[...]

1. J.W. Harris, 89.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Red Onion, $17,512 2. Cody Whitney, 88 on Frontier Rodeo’s Tiger Lips, $13,840 3. Shawn Hogg, 85.5 on Rafter H Rodeo’s Hot Wired, $10,450 4. Wesley Silcox, 84 on D&H Cattle’s Marmaduke, $7,344 5. Chad Denton, 75, $4,519

1. Kelli Tolbert, 13.68 seconds, $17,512 2. Jill Moody, 13.71, $13,840 3. Lisa Lockhart, 13.74, $10,451 4. Tana Poppino, 13.79, $7,344 5. Lindsay Sears, 13.81, $4,519 6. Sherry Cervi, 13.93, $2,825

1. Fred Whitfield and Jerrad Hofstetter, 7.6 seconds, $15,676 3. Cody Ohl, 7.7, $10,451 4. Jerome Schneeberger, 7.8, $7,344 5. Ryan Jarrett, 8.0, $4,519 6. Trevor Brazile, 8.1, $2,825

Trevor Brazile is the first cowboy in ProRodeo history to have won eight all-around world championships. His second-place finish in team roping and sixth-place finish in tie down roping earned him the 2010 all-around title. Nobody can catch him now. Congratulations to Trevor Brazile.

1. Cody Wright, 87 points on Burch Rodeo’s Friendly Fire, $17,512 2. J.J. Elshere on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Miss Congeniality and Jesse Wrigt on Stace Smith’s Big Jet, 85.5, $12,145 4. Cort Scheer, 84.5 on  Stace Smith’s Goin’ South, $7,344 5. Taos Muncy, 83 on Sankey Rodeo’s Shining Mountain, $4,519 6. Jesse Kruse, 82.5 on[...]

1. Luke Brown/Martin Lucero, 3.9 seconds, $17,512 2. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 4.3, $13,840 3. Turtle Powell/Broc Cresta and Ty Blasingame/Cody Hintz, 4.5, $8,897 5. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 4.7, $4,519 6. Chad Masters/Jade Corkill, 8.3, $2,825

1. Luke Branquinho and Ethen Thouvenell, 3.9 seconds, $15,676 3. Trevor Knowles and Cody Cassidy, 4.0, $8,897 5. Billy Bugenig and Dean Gorsuch, 4.5, $3,672