J.W. Harris clinched the NFR average title and his third straight bull riding world title Friday night. What’s impressive is that the cowboy entered the NFR with $87,803, and in nine days in Las Vegas, he has won $150,394 with the 10th round to go. He has won four go-rounds and place in two others.[...]

LAS VEGAS – Cort Scheer doesn’t look like much of a Wrangler National Finals Rodeo rookie. Scheer, 24, of Elsmere, Neb., has placed in six of nine saddle bronc riding go-rounds, including the last five. But his biggest move came Friday night, when he rode the Frontier Rodeo horse Let ’Er Rip for 85.5 points[...]

Trevor Brazile finished second in both tie down roping and team roping during Friday’s fifth go-round. That was worth $27,680. That’s almost as much as he won at the Lazy E Arena a month ago during the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping, when he was the high-money winner. In nine nights, he’s pocketed more[...]

1. Wesley Silcox, 90 points on Silverado Rodeos’ Playmate, $17,512 2. J.W. Harris, 89.5 on Four L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Insaniac, $13,840 3. Bobby Welsh, 89 on Rafter H Rodeo Livestock’s Hot Wired, $10,451 4. Corey Navarre, 86.5 on Andrews Rodeo’s Red Onion, $7,344 5. Steve Woolsey, 83.5 on Burch Rodeo’s Best of the[...]

1. Angie Meadors, 13.59 seconds, $17,512 2. Jill Moody, 13.64, $13,840 3. Jeanne Anderson, 13.74, $10,450 4. Sherry Cervi, 13.75, $7,344 5. Kelli Tolbert, 13.81, $4,519 6. Brittany Pozzi, 13.87, $2,825

I got to tell Sherry Cervi that she’d just won the WPRA barrel racing world championship.

1. Cort Scheer, 85.5 on Frontier Rodeo’s Let ‘Er Rip, $17,512 2. Wade Sundell on Sutton Rodeos’ Chuckulator, J.J. Elshere on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s Awesome, Cody DeMoss on Bar T Rodeo’s Eight Ball and Jesse Wright on Rafter G Rodeo’s Billings, 84.5, $9,038 6. Shaun Stroh, 81.5 on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Pretty Boy, $2,825

1. Ryan Jarrett, 7.10 seconds, $17,512 2. Trevor Brazile, 7.2, $13,840 3. Trent Creager, 7.6, $10,451 4. Shane Hanchey and Jerrad Hofstetter, 7.8, $5,931 6. Stran Smith, 8.0, $2,825

LAS VEGAS – Justin McDaniel’s ninth-round paycheck at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo wasn’t worth as much in comparison to what he’d earned the rest of the week, but it was just as important. McDaniels, 24, of Porum, Okla., rode the Smith, Harper & Morgan horse Baby Doe for 81 points, splitting the last piece[...]

1. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 4.2 seconds, $17,512 2. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 4.3, $13,8403 3. JoJo LeMond/Cory Petska, Turtle Powell/Broc Cresta and Charly Crawford/Russell Cardoza, 4.4, $7,438 6. Travis Tryan/Rich Skelton, 4.6, $2,825