1. Casey Martin, 3.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. Trevor Knowles, 3.6, $20,731; 3. Luke Branquinho, 3.8, $15,654; 4. (tie) Hunter Cure and Baylor Roche, 4.2, $8,885 each; 6. (tie) Tanner Milan and Ty Erickson, 4.3, $2,115 each.

LAS VEGAS – Reese Martin got the perfect gift for her 10th birthday on Friday night at National Finals Rodeo. Her daddy, Casey, won the ninth round in steer wrestling, scoring a 3.5-second run to collect $26,231, his biggest NFR go-round check in his five trips to Sin City. Not only is it the idea[...]

LAS VEGAS – The National Finals Rodeo is a true test of a cowboy’s grit, determination and ability to overcome challenges over ProRodeo’s 10-day championship. Bareback rider Winn Ratliff knows that as well as anyone. He’s placed in just two of eight go-rounds and has seen his share of struggles – he had a no-score[...]

LAS VEGAS – None of the tie-down ropers at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo wanted the calf that Ryan Jarrett had drawn in the eighth round. “She kicked the first time, and that’s the calf that took Shane Hanchey out of the average in the fifth round,” said Jarrett, a nine-time NFR qualifier from Comanche,[...]

LAS VEGAS – The National Finals Rodeo hasn’t gone the way Kyle Irwin had dreamed. “It’s been a long week,” said Irwin, a 25-year-old steer wrestler from Robertsdale, Ala. “There are a couple things I could’ve done better, but other than that, I just got beat. The draw has taken its toll on me. But[...]

LAS VEGAS – When his eight-second ride was over Thursday night, saddle bronc Cort Scheer leaped off his horse, Frontier Rodeo’s Griz, and bounded across the arena. He flashed a brilliant smile for the more than 17,000 inside the Thomas & Mack Center and all those watching the national television broadcast. “It’s kind of fun[...]

Steven Peebles is making a serious run at his first world championship and is trying to knock off four-time reigning titlist Kaycee Feild in bareback riding. With two rounds remaining at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Peebles earned his fourth go-round buckle Thursday night with an 89.5-point ride. What makes it more impressive is that[...]

LAS VEGAS – Some guys just like riding tough horses. Tanner Aus is one of them. He got his second chance at the “eliminator” pen of bareback horses on Thursday night’s Round 8 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and it paid off. Aus matched moves with Harry Vold Rodeo’s Joke for 77.5 points to[...]

1. Joe Frost, 85.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Nod Big’s 90 Proof, $26,231; 2. Brett Stall, 82.5, $20,731; 3. Clayton Foltyn, 82, $15,654; 4. Cody Teel, 81.5, $11,000; 5. Parker Breding, 77.5, $6,769; 6. (tie) Chandler Bownds and Ty Wallace, 69, $2,115 each.

LAS VEGAS – After eight straight days of getting on the best bucking horses in the world, bareback rider Orin Larsen has had his share of experiences. He suffered a rib sprain during the third go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and has continued to ride through it. The most painful part of this[...]