PBR New Stories

A newcomer to the PBR's Built Ford Tough Series tour takes round one in North Carolina
[Jan. 31, 2009] In his first PBR BFTS appearance this Skeeter stings his bull for 90+ points and takes the round By Mary Rudloff

The unrideable stays unridden
[Jan. 31, 2009] Tom Teague's money is safe as the reigning PBR world champ faces off but comes up short against the 2008 PBR bucking bull of the year By Mary Rudloff

Bull draft proves a hit with riders and fans
[Jan. 23, 2009] Bull riders also have scouting reports as they prepare to take on beasts that can throw their challengers into the next county...When the Professional Bull Riders’ top tier tour stops at American Airlines Center in Dallas this weekend, the 15 finalists will handpick the bulls they will ride to close out Sunday’s matinee performance

Tough economy has non-major sports struggling to stay afloat
[Jan. 15, 2009] PBR STAYS IN SADDLE...Given the economy, Randy Bernard, CEO of Professional Bull Riding, was a bit concerned how his Built Ford Tough event might fare at Madison Square Garden last weekend.

FSG Ropes Professional Bull Riders Deal
[Jan. 12, 2009] Fenway Sports Group lassoed Professional Bull Riders, Inc. in a four-year deal unveiled last week as that sport’s exclusive sponsorship sales agency.

North Carolina Rider Takes Event Title in The Big Apple!!
[Jan. 11, 2009] PBR superstar J.B. Mauney wins the New York event - taking the title twice in three years. - Madison Square Garden saw a new form of “bull” as the top 45 bull riders in the world invaded New York City for the third consecutive year. By Katharine Sherrer, PBR

Bucking up for a bullish weekend of competition
[Jan. 8, 2009] Reese Cates has been training to be a bull rider since he was 3 years old...Cates, of El Dorado, Ark., who turns 20 on Monday, wanted to be just like his father and grandfather. So he started out riding sheep and trained up to calves. By age 18, he'd become a professional bull rider.

Bull Riders Wait All Day for a Few Seconds of Fury
[Jan. 5, 2009] A bull named Hammered had just ejected a professional rider named Luke Snyder, who landed boots-over-buckle on his head and moseyed dizzily to the locker room.

Kasey Hayes takes the PBR Baltimore Invitational and the number one spot
[Jan. 4, 2009] The big Baltimore pay day puts the Kansas bull rider in the number one spot in the PBR world title race at the end of the season's first event By Mary Rudloff

The PBR kicks off its 2009 season in Baltimore with veteran riders leading the way in round one
[Jan. 3, 2009] Travis Briscoe takes the lead, putting up the first 90-pointer of the season in round one of the PBR's "Baltimore Invitational" By Mary Rudloff

Out of a coma and back on the bull
[Jan. 1, 2009] Stretch and pray.

That's what Cord McCoy, at 5-feet-9 and 150 pounds, does before he rides a 1,800-pound kicking, spinning and bucking bull.

Rodeo clown talks with the pros 'Outside the Barrel'
[Dec. 30, 2008] Rodeo clown Flint Rasmussen is taking a page from Choteau's other resident celebrity, David Letterman, by hosting his own talk show during the Professional Bull Riders circuit...

Like other talk shows, Rasmussen begins with a bit of standup before settling behind a desk to talk to world-champion cowboys, country musicians and well-known comedians.

Time flies when you're having fun...
[Nov. 25, 2008]

Closing the curtain on the 2008 PBR Finals
[Nov. 12, 2008] What a fabulous job the PBR did with these Finals. Each year it just gets better, and it went over the top in 2008. By Barbara Pinnella