Steer wrestling: 1. (tie) K.C. Jones and Wade Sumpter, 3.4 seconds, $16,343; 3. Bray Armes, 3.6, $10,895; 4. Todd Suhn, 3.7, $7,656; 5. (tie) Dean Gorsuch and Matt Reeves, 4.3, $3,828.

LAS VEGAS – When a lot of money is on the line, it takes experience to handle the challenges and anxiety that comes with it. Ryan Jarrett understands. Now in his seventh qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the Comanche, Okla., cowboy has been through the rigors of ProRodeo’s grand finale and has experienced[...]

LAS VEGAS – Carlee Pierce and Dillion are turning up the heat. The barrel racer from Stephenville, Texas, and her 12-year-old gelding may have started slow, but they’ve made up ground quickly. On Wednesday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Pierce and Dillion rounded the cloverleaf pattern in 13.81 seconds to finish second in[...]

LAS VEGAS – Justin McDaniel is pretty good at riding bucking horses. The proof is in his 2008 world champion’s gold buckle, one earned through the rigors of the regular season, then a dominating performance at that year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He’s also pretty good at riding the toughest bucking horse in the business,[...]

LAS VEGAS – Before the seventh round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Matt Bright strapped on his bareback riding glove and prepared for the competition. It may as well been a boxing glove. Wednesday’s round featured the strongest, toughest-to-ride bareback riding horses in the business. Five of the 15 cowboys who nodded their heads[...]

Barrel racing: 1. Mary Walker, 13.72, $18,257; 2. Carlee Pierce, 13.81, $14,429; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 13.84, $10,895; 4. Kaley Bass, 13.87, $7,656; 5. Trula Churchill, 13.89, $4,712; 6. Kelli Tolbert, 13.91, $2,945. Bull riding: 1. Brett Stall on Frontier Rodeo’s Cowboy Compactor, 88.5, $18,257; 2. (tie) Kanin Asay and Tag Elliot, 86.5, $12,662; 4. Clayton[...]

Saddle bronc: 1. Jesse Wright on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Gold Coast, 84, $18,257; 2. Tyrell Smith, 83, $14,429; 3. Bradley Harter, 82.5, $10,895; 4. Cody Wright, 81.5, $7,656; 5. Sterling Crawley, 80, $4,712; 6. Chad Ferley, 79.5, $2,945.

Tie-down roping: 1. Shane Hanchey, 7.6 seconds, $18,257; 2. Cory Solomon, 7.7, $14,429; 3. Ryan Jarrett, 7.9, $10,895; 4. Matt Shiozawa, 8.3, $7,656; 5. (tie) Monty Lewis and Cody Ohl, 8.6, $3,828.

Team roping: 1. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 3.6 seconds, $18,257; 2. Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 3.8, $14,429; 3. Erich Rogers/Kory Koontz, 4.1, $10,895; 4. Brock Hansen/Ryan Motes, 4.3, $7,656; 5. Kaleb Driggers/Jade Corkill, 4.5, $4,712; 6. Turtle Powell/Dugan Kelly, 4.7, $2,945.

Bareback riding: 1. Caleb Bennett on Fronteir Rodeo’s Times Up, 85 points, $18,257; 2. Wes Stevenson, 83, $14,429; 3. Justin McDaniel , 82, $10,895; 4. Matt Bright, 81.5, $7,656; 5. Will Lowe, 79.5, $4,712; 6. Kaycee Field, 79, $2,945. Steer wrestling: 1. Todd Suhn, 3.6 seconds, $18,257; 2. Luke Branquinho, 3.7, $14,429; 3. Gabe Ledoux,[...]