The Calgary Stampede’s Rapper Margie didn’t have a very good trip on Monday night. Jason Havens gets a re-ride. We’ll await that to post the results from bareback riding, but Ryan Gray leads with a magnificent 90-point ride on Carr Pro Rodeo’s MGM Deuces Night.

LAS VEGAS – There’s a reason cowboys are finding their way to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino every day of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The MGM Grand is the Home of Champions, and the resort is playing a big-time host to ProRodeo’s biggest names. Not only that, but the resort is offering unheard[...]

LAS VEGAS – Sometimes things just go your way. That was the case for team ropers Jhett Johnson and Turtle Powell on Sunday during the fourth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. They got a late start on a fast-running steer, caught the animal in 8.0 seconds, but suffered a 5-second penalty with one[...]

LAS VEGAS – Most people in Oklahoma would love to make $20,000 over the course of a few weeks. Stockton Graves has earned $20,192 in just four days of wrestling steers at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, but he’s not satisfied. Graves, 33, of Newkirk, Okla., has placed in each of the first four go-rounds[...]

LAS VEGAS – Matt Sherwood’s been around the team roping game a long time, so he knew the odds were against his 10.5-second run making any money Sunday during the fourth go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Sometimes the odds work in the player’s favor, even in Las Vegas. Sherwood and his partner, Cory[...]

Two down, two to go. Trevor Brazile won his 16th world title and second of the 2011 campaign, clinching his ninth all-around championship less than a month after winning his third steer roping title. He remains in contention for the tie-down roping and team roping-heading Montana Silversmiths gold buckles.

53rd annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev. December 4, 2011 Fourth round Bareback riding: 1. (tie) Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., on Three Hills Rodeo’s Peaches & Cream, and Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, on Harry Vold Rodeo Company’s Hypnotic, 87 points, $16,010 each; 3. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 83.5, $10,673;[...]

I love my camera, but I know there are limitations. One is that the lenses I have don’t allow much light, so it’s very difficult to shoot much action in a building like the Thomas & Mack Center.  So I did a few things differently on Saturday night, so take a look HERE. And don’t[...]

LAS VEGAS – Through three go-rounds, Stockton Graves has stayed away from the limelight on the biggest stage in ProRodeo. On Saturday night, Graves secured his third straight paycheck at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, scoring a 4.6-second run. That was good enough for sixth place in the third round and a check worth $2,885.[...]

LAS VEGAS – Jhett Johnson makes no bones about the fact that he’s had several partners during his team roping career. In fact, Johnson, a heeler from Casper, Wyo., is competing at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the fifth time, and he’s competing with his fifth header, Turtle Powell. But Johnson has taken plenty[...]