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Professional Bull Riders

Bull rider Jess Lockwood keeps family legacy alive at Helldorado Days

Jess Lockwood participated in the Last Cowboy Standing, the new bull-riding event added to the historic Helldorado Days this year. The 18-year-old advanced to the final round Saturday at the Las Vegas Village.

PBR takes center stage at Helldorado Days

For the the first time, Helldorado Days and the PBR will merge for a three-day show running Friday through Sunday. The Last Cowboy Standing is the headline event Friday and Saturday, with the annual Helldorado rodeo running through the weekend.

PBR hosts charity Last Media Standing celebrity bull riding competition

To gear up for the Las Vegas Helldorado Days and the Professional Bull Rider’s Last Cowboy Standing event, PBR is hosting its annual charity bull riding competition Thursday night on Fremont Street — the Last Media Standing.

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Helldorado Days grabs bull by horns with PBR partnership

Helldorado Days has been around since 1934, but this year it won’t be putting on the festivities alone. The Professional Bull Riders will team with the historic event to put on the three-day show starting Friday.

 
PBR to produce, promote Helldorado event

The PBR, the Professional Bull Riders, will produce and promote a rodeo and a headline bull riding event as part of Las Vegas Helldorado Days in May, joining forces with local groups to celebrate the city’s Western roots.

Officials dump symbolic dirt at site of new PBR venue

Well, that didn’t take long. A day after the Professional Bull Riders circuit held its final event at Thomas & Mack Center, a bucket of PBR World Finals dirt from that arena on the UNLV campus was ceremoniously dumped Monday afternoon in front of the new Las Vegas arena being built on the Strip.

Injured Mauney shows discretion, passes on final ride of PBR World Finals — PHOTOS

After winning his second Professional Bull Riders world title in three years, J.B. Mauney didn’t hoist the championship trophy over his head when he was presented with the hardware following Sunday’s final round of the PBR World Finals before a crowd of 15,500 at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Pro bull riders poised for last gig at Thomas & Mack

Veteran bull rider J.B. Mauney has spent the past decade riding bucking bulls at the Professional Bull Riders World Finals at Thomas & Mack Center every fall. But this weekend will be the last time Mauney and his fellow PBR competitors climb aboard the powerful animals inside Thomas & Mack.

PBR’s Ride or Fall — PHOTOS

J.B. Mauney rode Wicked Stick to a winning score of 91.00 on Wednesday during the first go-round of the PBR World Finals at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Bull rides have to be eight seconds? Says who?

With the Professional Bull Riders in town to decide their championship at the Thomas & Mack Center, I asked J.B. Mauney, one of the best, how his sport would be different if a guy was required to ride for seven seconds, or for nine, or for some other arbitrary length of time, instead of for eight seconds.

As PBR begins, bullfighter Frank Newsom is beating his toughest ride

En route to becoming arguably the best bullfighter in Professional Bull Riders history, “Fearless” Frank Newsom overcame drug addiction, a fight that was as fierce as any of the 1,800-pound beasts he’s battled to protect riders.

Professional Bull Riders Inc. taps new CEO

Professional Bull Riders Inc., which stages two annual bull riding events in Las Vegas, has appointed a new CEO as it transitions under its new owner, WME-IMG.

Cowboy Spring Break not your grandpappy’s rodeo

The renegade PBR still blazes its own trail, bringing a pool party, bikini contest, high-voltage concerts and, of course, tough cowboys trying to ride angry bulls to Las Vegas this weekend. The audacity even surprises the PBR founders.

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