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57+ min ago (350+ words) Gray is making his second appearance at the NFR in bull riding. TJ's brother Levi, also a bull rider, made new chaps for Levi for NFR and hand delivered them before the rodeo started. While a lot of the contestants are feeling the grind of the NFR, Gray is gaining momentum. He started in fifth place and has won two rounds, including Wednesday night. He is currently third heading into tonight's 9th go-round. Tonight through Dec. 13, the Review-Journal will be interviewing a rodeo personality at 4:45 p.m., streamed live on lvrj.com. Rodeo events kick off each night at 5:45 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. The probability that Brushton Minton was going to be involved in rodeo was high. What that looked like took some time to sort itself out. After winning the 2024 NFR average title as a header, Clint Summers began 2025 on unsure…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago (455+ words) After seven action-packed rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Round Eight delivered more high-stakes competition, further shaping world title and aggregate races. Here is your Round Eight recap, presented by Mahindra. Steer wrestler Tucker Allen continued his storybook week under the bright lights of the Thomas & Mack Center, capturing his third go-round victory of the week with a 3.9-second run in Round Eight. The California cowboy has now earned $148,096 at the 2025 NFR and maintained his commanding lead in the average, sitting 9.8 seconds ahead of the field. His Round Eight win also pushed him to the top of the world standings heading into Round Nine. Bareback rider Jess Pope extended his aggregate lead with an impressive 88.25-point ride aboard Four Star Rodeo's Deep Springs, earning the Round Eight victory and $36,668. In team roping, Kolton Schmidt and Jonathan Torres secured their…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago (263+ words) All professional athletes are prone to injury, but rodeo cowboys and cowgirls experience an even higher level of risk due to the nature of their" work with livestock at top speeds. When you're making a living rodeoing, the next check is never guaranteed, but being able to compete ensures you get a shot at bringing home a check. But the rodeo community looks out for its own, both through formal channels and through informal neighborly acts. One of the biggest formal channels is the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund (JCCF). The process is credible but simple. When an athlete is injured, they fill out an application for the JCCF, submit an injury report and doctor evaluations, and their current financial reports. Then, this information is reviewed by the board at JCCF, and an award is granted. The fund is well-known in…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago (153+ words) LAS VEGAS, NV (KLTV) - Mount Pleasant's own Kincade Henry is now third in the PRCA world standings for tie-down roping following a first-place finish in the 8th round of the National Finals Rodeo. Henry clocked a 7.0-second round to take the win on Thursday and a $36,668 check. Henry has now collected $320,916.27 in 2025, just shy of $100,000 behind the leader. Tilden Hooper of Carthage finished out of the money Thursday in 11th place in bareback riding. Hooper sits in 15th place in the world standings. Justin Shaffer of Hallsville also finished Round 8 in 11th place and out of the money. He has slid to 7th place in the world standings. Lightning Aguilera of Athens and Kaden Profili of Jacksonville also finished in 11th place in Round 8. Aguilera is currently 8th in the world standings for headers and Profili is 8th for heelers....

5+ hour, 13+ min ago (882+ words) The rodeo, which draws more than 150,000 people annually, canceled group tours and limited the number of people allowed in the stables Dozens of riders on horseback have traditionally kicked off the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo by galloping into the arena and lining up their horses side by side as the riders tip their hats to cheers. But an equine virus outbreak this year has forced changes at one of the world's most prestigious rodeos. The threat was apparent from the start: Riders walked out during the grand entry on foot. Their horses were safely kept away with strict health precautions in place. Other riders weren't able to bring their own horses to the event in Las Vegas at all. The equine herpesvirus 1, or EHV-1, has made its rounds in the past. But the outbreak was of particular concern this year,…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago (821+ words) But an equine virus outbreak this year has loomed over one of the world's most prestigious rodeos and the threat was apparent from the start: Riders walked out during the grand entry on foot. Their horses were safely kept away with strict health precautions in place. Other riders weren't able to bring their own horses to the event at all. The equine herpesvirus 1, or EHV-1, has made its rounds in the past. But the outbreak was of particular concern this year, with cases in the U.S. on the rise as it coincided with the 10-day event that ends Saturday and draws thousands of horses and their riders. Horse hotels say their profits are down since fewer horses are participating, and some rodeo events were canceled. In many cases, the virus causes coldlike symptoms such as runny noses and coughs. But it…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago (823+ words) But an equine virus outbreak this year has loomed over one of the world's most prestigious rodeos and the threat was apparent from the start: Riders walked out during the grand entry on foot. Their horses were safely kept away with strict health precautions in place. Other riders weren't able to bring their own horses to the event at all. The equine herpesvirus 1, or EHV-1, has made its rounds in the past. But the outbreak was of particular concern this year, with cases in the U.S. on the rise as it coincided with the 10-day event that ends Saturday and draws thousands of horses and their riders. Horse hotels say their profits are down since fewer horses are participating, and some rodeo events were canceled. In many cases, the virus causes coldlike symptoms such as runny noses and coughs. But it…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago (232+ words) BUTTE, Mont. " Dozens of trade school students showed off their skills at the Highlands College Line Rodeo Friday morning. 52 students braved the wind and cold to climb 70-foot-tall mock utility poles on the flats of Butte, with potential future employers eagerly watching from the ground. This serves as a final exam of sorts for students in the pre-apprentice line program at Highlands College, who have spent weeks learning critical skills like teamwork, quick thinking and perseverance. "It's really a confidence builder, and it will kind of springboard them into the interview process to get into an apprenticeship or a groundman position in the industry," said instructor Adam Feuerborn. "And that's really our whole goal of this program, to prepare students to get into the line industry." A Highlands College student tells NBC Montana it's he gained invaluable experience at the…...

8+ hour, 11+ min ago (822+ words) For 17 years now, Wrangler NFR bullfighter Dusty Tuckness has made it a point to give some of his time to the Exceptional Rodeo. This year, that time came Thursday morning at the Thomas &Mack Center. "They always say it brightens the kids" day. I say it brightens my day," Tuckness said. "We do have a lot going on this week. It"s a long 10 days. But this kind of gives you a reset. "To be out here with these kids, seeing those smiles, it just fills my heart." From the looks of it, there was a lot of heart-filling going on, as more than three dozen special needs students from here in Clark County got a taste of the rodeo world. The children got paired up with top cowboys and cowgirls, bullfighters and members of the NFR flag team, who…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago (1905+ words) Here are the 8th go-round results from the 2025 National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. 1. Jess Pope, 88.25 points on Four Star Rodeo's Deep Springs, $36,668 2. Sam Petersen, 87.25, $28,980 3. Dean Thompson, 86.25, $21,882 4. Mason Clements, 85.25, $15,377 5. Waylon Bourgeois, 84, $9,463 6. Cole Franks, 83.75, $5,914 7. Bradlee Miller, 82.75 8. Garrett Shadbolt, 82.5 9. Kade Sonnier, 81.5 10. Rocker Steiner, 80.25 11. Tilden Hooper, 79.5 12. Jacek Frost, 77.5 13. Wacey Schalla, 74 14. Cooper Cooke, NS. 1. Jess Pope, 684.5 points on eight head 2. Sam Petersen, 681.75 3. Wacey Schalla, 678.5 4. Cole Franks, 676.75 5. Kade Sonnier, 676 6. Bradlee Miller, 670.25 7. Garrett Shadbolt, 670 8. Rocker Steiner, 668.75 9. Dean Thompson, 591.75 on seven head 10. Waylon Bourgeois, 586.25 11. Tilden Hooper, 580.25 12. Mason Clements, 504.25 on six head 13. Jacek Frost, 485 14. Cooper Cooke, 423.5 on five head; no other qualified rides. 1. Rocker Steiner, $421,185 2. Sam Petersen, $348,805 3. Jess Pope, $340,193 4. Wacey Schalla, $286,275 5. Kade Sonnier, $273,571 6. Cole Franks, $263,787 7. Bradlee Miller, $244,088 8. Waylon Bourgeois, $243,476 9. Dean Thompson, $230,848 10. Cooper Cooke, $218,241 11. Garrett Shadbolt, $202,805 12. Mason Clements, $180,939 13. Jacek Frost, $155,514 14. Jayco Roper, $149,775 15. Tilden Hooper, $139,951. 1. Tucker Allen, 3.9 seconds, $36,668 2. Jesse Brown, 4.0, $28,980 3. Chance Howard, 4.1, $21,882 4. Bridger…...