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National Finals Rodeo Moves From Las Vegas To Texas In 2020

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com One of Las Vegas’ biggest December sports events — the National Finals Rodeo — is

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National Finals Rodeo Draws Just Less Than 170,000 Attendance For Ten Days At Thomas & Mack Center

December 18, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Another National Finals Rodeo is in the books, with the 10-day rodeo event at Thomas

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NFR’s Sellouts Roll On In Las Vegas

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by Tom Donoghue The sellouts keep on coming at the 10-day National Finals Rodeo

NFR contestant Tim O'Connell chats with UFC star Amanda Nunes after a UFC panel chat at MGM Grand hotel-casino Wednesday afternoon.

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UFC + NFR = Alphabet Soup of Modern Gladiators

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Alan Snel Amanda Nunes, Tim O'Connell

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Rodeo has down-to-earth, humble cowboys riding bulls and bucking horses when not wrestling steers to

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NFR Registers 323rd Straight Sellout Saturday Night In Las Vegas — And Counting

December 7, 2019December 8, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by Tom Donoghue Saturday was the 323rd consecutive sellout at the National Finals Rodeo,

Day 1 action of then 10-day national Finals Rodeo (Photo credit: Tom Donoghue)

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NFR Crowd Packs Thomas & Mack, Including Celebrities Who Enjoy Watching Cowboys Like Stetson Wright, Tuf Cooper, Colt Gordon

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 Alan Snel Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner, Pat Christenson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell More than just cowboys in Wranglers and women

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NFR Is More Than Just Sport: ‘Rodeo Is Not What We Do. It’s Who We Are’

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Alan Snel Cooper Martin, Ryan Growney, Shad Mayfield

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com They held their numbers, those National Finals Rodeo numbers that will be pinned to the

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Cowboys (Real Ones In Wranglers, Hats and Boots) Take Over Las Vegas For Two Weeks In December

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Alan Snel Karl Stressman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Back in the day, early December was a quiet time in Las Vegas. The hotel

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National Finals Rodeo’s 10-Day Attendance Hits 169,171

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 Alan Snel Pat Christenson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The 10-day National Finals Rodeo racked up an attendance count of 169,171 as the Super

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Las Vegas Bowl, NFR Share Same Saturday This Weekend

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Alan Snel John Saccenti, Pat Christenson

ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com For only the second time, the Las Vegas Bowl and the National Finals Rodeo have crossed

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