LAS VEGAS – Practice has become a saving grace for Coleman Proctor, and it paid off Thursday during opening night of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Proctor, the 15th-ranked header in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings, got a late start in his first-round run with heeler Billie Jack Saebens. That put him behind[...]

Bareback riding: 1.Tanner Aus, 85.5 points on Cervi Rodeo Control Freak, $26,231; 2. Clayton Biglow, 84, $20,731; 3. Tim O’Connell, 83, $15,654; 4. Wyatt Denny, 81.5, $11,000; (tie) Caleb Bennett, Jake Brown and Jake Vold, 81, $9,413 each. Steer wrestling: 1. (tie) Clayton Haas and Tyler Waguespack, 3.8 seconds, $23,481; 3. Matt Reeves, 3.9, $15,654;[...]

1. Pamela Capper, 13.75 seconds, $26,231; 2. Kimmie Wall, 13.9, $20,731; 3. Jana Bean, 13.93, $15,654; 4. Sherry Cervi, 13.96, $11,000; 5. Amberleigh Moore, 14.02, $6,769; 6. Mary Burger, 14.1, $1,410 each.

1. Shane Hanchey, 7.1 seconds, $26,231; 2. Marty Yates, 7.2, $20,731; 3. Hunter Herrin, 7.3, $15,654; 4. Riley Pruitt, 7.6, $11,000; 5. Ryan Jarrett, 7.8, $6,769; 6. (tie) Reese Riemer, Matt Shiozawa and Ryle Smith, 4.6, $1,410 each.

1. Ryder Wright, 87.5 points on Frontier Rodeo Times Up, $26,231; 2. Cody Wright, 86.5, $20,731; 3. Jake Wright, 85.5, $15,654; 4. Allen Boore, 85, $11,000; 5. Rusty Wright, 82.5, $6,769; 6. Sterling Crawley, 82, $4,231.

LAS VEGAS – A year ago, Tanner Aus waited until the final night of the season to win a round at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He made it happen in a hurry at this year’s championship with an 85.5-point ride on Cervi Rodeo’s Control Freak during the first round on Thursday night. He earned[...]

1. Levi Simpson/Jeremy Buhler, 4.4 seconds, $26,231; 2. Dustin Bird/Russell Cardoza, 4.6, $20.731; 3. (tie) Luke Brown/Jake Long and Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.9, $13,327 each; 5. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 5.1, $6,769; 6. Coleman Proctor/Billie Jack Saebens, 5.2, $4,231.

1. (tie) Clayton Haas and Tyler Waguespack, 3.8 seconds, $23,481; 3. Matt Reeves, 3.9, $15,654; 4. Baylor Roche, 4.3, $11,000; 5. (tie) J.D. Struxness and Cody Cabral, 4.6, $5,500

1.Tanner Aus, 85.5 points on Cervi Rodeo Control Freak, $26,231; 2. Clayton Biglow, 84, $20,731; 3. Tim O’Connell, 83, $15,654; 4. Wyatt Denny, 81.5, $11,000; (tie) Caleb Bennett, Jake Brown and Jake Vold, 81, $9,413 each.

Texas man moves into the lead in the Bullfighters Only world standings LAS VEGAS – It’s one down, one to go for Weston Rutkowski, who put on two strong bullfights Thursday afternoon to win the Roughy Cup for the second straight year. “This is a two-step process,” Rutkowski said, referring to the two major bullfights[...]