Champion bull rider to wear helmet in 2010

Bull rider Cody Hancock sustained a concussion after the eight-second buzzer during the ninth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Dec. 11 in Las Vegas. He ended up winning that round with a score of 89.5 points, but was unable to take his victory lap because he was en route to the hospital [...]

Other Rodeo News & Notes From PRCA

Top rodeo journalist Michael dies of leukemia Ground-breaking sports journalist George Michael, honored in 2007 with the PRCA award for broadcast excellence, died Dec. 24 in Washington, D.C. of complications due to chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Michael was 70. “The George Michael Sports Machine,” was the first nationally syndicated sports show to make liberal use of [...]

Up Coming Rodeos!

Dec. 29 Mesquite (Texas) Championship Rodeo, begins Jan. 5 National Western Rodeo (qualifier), Denver, begins Jan. 7 Dodge Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo, Waco, begins Jan. 8 Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo, Odessa, Texas, begins Jan. 9 Seminole Classic PRCA Rodeo, Okeechobee, Fla. Jan. 9 National Western Stock Show & Rodeo, Denver, begins Jan. 10 Seminole [...]

Rosser bull again voted the best at Wrangler NFR

LAS VEGAS – For the second consecutive year and third time this decade, Cotton Rosser’s Flying U Rodeo Company of Marysville, Calif., had the top bucking bull at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Bring It edged out Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Multi-Chem Texas Cocktail and Rafter H Rodeo’s Hot Wired in a vote of the more [...]

Mesquite Championship Rodeo draws 430 contestants for holiday special

MESQUITE, Texas – Echoing the early years of the National Finals Rodeo, the Dallas metro area is getting a big holiday helping of elite rodeo to go with its college football. The Mesquite Championship Rodeo is staging its first year-end program Dec. 29-30 in Resistol Arena with specially discounted tickets for fans in town for [...]

Review of the World Champions

LAS VEGAS — Memo to Ty Murray: you have company. Trevor Brazile secured his seventh PRCA all-around world championship in front of 17,418 fans in Round 10 of the 51st Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to tie Murray’s PRCA record for most all-around gold buckles and further etch his name in the history books as one [...]

Wrangler NFR 2009 records

Records set at the 2009 Wrangler NFR Below is a listing of the records set at the 51st Wrangler National Finals Rodeo held Dec. 3-12 in Las Vegas. Most All-Around World Championships (tie) Trevor Brazile, 7 Wrangler NFR and World record Team Roping, single run Chad Masters/Jade Corkill, 3.3 seconds, ninth round (JoJo LeMond/Randon Adams, [...]

Business trip to Las Vegas paying dividends for Tyson Durfey

LAS VEGAS – With one round to go at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Tyson Durfey is all business. “If I can go and win some more round money tomorrow, it could turn into a $90,000 week,” Durfey said Friday night after posting a 7.8-second run to finish in a tie for fourth place in [...]

Slower time pays off better for Durfey in NFR’s eighth round

LAS VEGAS – Athletes often say slowing things down makes it all faster. Call it the zone. Call it the focus. Call it anything you want, but on Thursday night during the eighth go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Tyson Durfey slowed down just enough. After two straight 7.6-second runs, the Colbert, Wash., cowboy [...]

Three face charges in bull rider’s drug death

Each is accused of conspiring to distribute cocaine or heroin in the death of Bryan Guthrie. By Michael Van Cassell mcassell@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE — Three men have been charged in federal court in connection with what authorities say is the drug-related death of a local champion bull rider.Bryan J. Guthrie, a Cheyenne native who for three [...]