LAS VEGAS – Being a bull rider is tough business, but it’s a job Seth Glause takes to heart. Of course, it helps when you’re one of the best. Glause, of Rock Springs, Wyo., just finished his run at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the third time in four years, and he had the[...]

It was a magical final night of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Of the nine disciplines that awarded Montana Silversmiths gold buckles in Las Vegas, seven came down to the final ride or final run of this year’s championship — only Trevor Brazile’s ninth all-around title and Kaycee Feild’s first bareback riding championship were clinched[...]

53rd annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev. December 10, 2011 Tenth round Bareback riding: 1. Kaycee Field, Payson, Utah, on Carr Pro Rodeo’s MGM Deuces Night, $17,885; 2. (tie) Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 86, $12,404 each; 4. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 85.5, $7,500; 5.[...]

Shane Proctor won the bull riding world championship with $238,249. He suffered a badly broken arm in a wreck on his last ride, according to one of the media room workers.

Not only did Kaycee Feild set a new average record in bareback riding with 860.5 points through 10 rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, but he won (or shared the win) on six nights. He earned $179,327 the past week and a half in Las Vegas. Because of that, he was named the Ram[...]

Canadian Lindsay Sears won the NFR average and the world championship. It’s her second title.

Tuf Cooper, one of three sons of legendary roper Roy Cooper, has won the world title in tie-down roping. Matt Shiozawa won the average.

Saddle bronc rider Taos Muncy of Corona, N.M., won a Montana Silversmiths gold buckle for the second time in his career. He also won the world title in 2007.

Turtle Powell and Jhett Johnson won the team roping world championships, also winning the average title. It’s been a great finals for both cowboys.

Luke Branquinho won his third world championship in steer wrestling.