By: Kacie Albert BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – As the first-ever PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour event in Bridgeport, Connecticut, concluded Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd inside Total Mortgage Arena, Hunter Ball (Carsonville, Michigan) and Grayson Cole (New Ringgold, Pennsylvania) emerged the supreme competitors, tying for the event win at PBR Bridgeport. Both Ball and Cole, who rides for the Florida Freedom in the separate PBR Camping World Team Series, went 1-for-3 to garner 93 Velocity Global points. Ball was sensational in Round 1, delivering the top scor ..read more

By: Kacie Albert KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In front of a raucous Saturday night crowd in Knoxville, Tennessee, Thiago Salgado (Navirai, Brazil) delivered a perfect 2-for-2 performance to win the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Kubota PBR Knoxville inside Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. Salgado, who rides for the Florida Freedom in the separate PBR Teams league, got off to an electric start, winning Round 1 as he went the distance aboard Kapt’n Krunch (Young Cattle/Rocking A) for 86 points. The reserved Brazilian’s dominance continued in the championship rou ..read more

By: Kacie Albert LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – In front of a sold-out Saturday night crowd in Lethbridge, Alberta, 2022 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Champion Nick Tetz (Calgary, Alberta) showed up and showed out, going a perfect 3-for-3 to win the Cup Series’ PBR South Country Co-op Showdown, presented by VisitLethbridge.com. Tetz has now won each of the four Cup Series events held in Lethbridge since 2022. Marking his debut on Canadian soil in 2024, Tetz, who rides for the Arizona Ridge Riders in the separate PBR Teams league, first put points on the board in Round 1 when he bested Lord Fear ..read more

By: Darci Miller INDIANAPOLIS – It’s been almost three years since two-time World Champion J.B. Mauney has competed at an Unleash The Beast event. But he was back under the bright lights of the premier series on Championship Sunday at the Ariat PBR Indianapolis this weekend, albeit for an entirely different reason. Recently announced as the head coach of the Oklahoma Wildcatters, one of two expansion teams set to join the PBR Camping World Team Series in 2024, Mauney was on hand to participate in the coin flip to decide which team gets the first pick in the expansion draft. Mauney was joined ..read more

By: Andrew Hatfield INDIANAPOLIS – On the final out of the Ariat PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Indianapolis, Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) knocked down a clutch ride to remain perfect on the weekend and win his first event of the 2024 season. A star for the Austin Gamblers in the separate PBR Camping World Team Series, Kasel tied for third in Round 1 by covering Dream Walkin (Conaway/Ogden/Hart Cattle Co) for 86.25 points. Now finding his groove, the Texan rumbled out of the chutes on Unhinged (Davis Rodeo Ranch/KHC Bucking Bulls) for another 86.25 points in Round 2 to seize the lead. Choos ..read more

By: Andrew Hatfield INDIANAPOLIS – As the fourteenth PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast event of the 2024 season got underway Saturday night in Indianapolis, Alan de Souza (Taubate, Brazil) rode supreme to win Round 1. Paired with Woody (Flinn Cattle Co.), Souza, a member of the Nashville Stampede in the separate PBR Camping World Team Series, rocketed out of the chutes for 87.25 points to take an early event lead Saturday night. The Brazilian’s second round win of the season netted him 28 points toward the Unleash The Beast standings, where he is now ranked No. 8.   In se ..read more

Clayton Sellars has been a man on a mission to begin the 2024 ProRodeo season. He ended the month of February on a high note, earning $33,803 by winning the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and finishing second at La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in Tucson, Ariz. The payday moved him up to No. 1 in the PRCA | RAM World Standings. In the latest PSN, we highlight his standout performance in the Alamo City. Also, in the March 1, 2024, edition of the ProRodeo Sports News: * Dean Thompson gets revenge with win at La Fiesta de los Vaqueros * Luke Mast earns big payday at San Antonio Xtreme Bulls * Taylo ..read more

By: James Youness PUEBLO, Colo. – There are only 20 men in PBR history who have been crowned a PBR World Champion. And hell, the count would probably still be at 19 if 2018 World Champion Kaique Pacheco hadn’t broken his leg in late April last season, just a few weeks before the 2023 World Finals: Unleash The Beast would invade Dickies Arena and Fort Worth, Texas. Shown on the arena’s big screen being escorted out of the arena due to his lower-body complications, the veteran couldn’t help but celebrate his 83-point score for besting Razzmatazz; the very same bull who forced him to miss severa ..read more

Flying 5 Rodeo’s Spring Planting, the 2009 and 2013 PRCA Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year, passed away Feb. 23. She was 22. “She had a big heart, and she knew when it was time to play,” said Chad Hutsell, of Flying 5 Rodeo Company and Big Bend Rodeo Company. “Those kinds of horses know their special and she knew she was special, and the other ones knew she was special.” Spring Planting, who was buried at Hutsell’s ranch outside of Ritzville, Wash., competed at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo from 2007-2019. Cody Wright (2009, 86.5 points, split second, Round 5), Shaun Stroh (2009, 84.5 point ..read more

By: Darci Miller PUEBLO, Colo. – In 2007, Kody Lostroh was in the draw as the PBR bucked bulls in New York City for the first time. In 2024, the 2009 World Champion and 2023 Ring of Honor inductee is returning to the Big Apple as the head coach of the New York Mavericks, one of the two new expansion teams in the PBR Camping World Team Series. You could say he’s… back in the New York groove. “I feel really good and really excited about the opportunity to coach a new team, especially one based out of New York,” Lostroh said. “It’s an exciting sports state, and bringing a brand new bull riding t ..read more