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PRCA CEO George Taylor

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PRCA Chief Looks to Move NFR Forward With Media and Sports-Science Numbers, While Baseball World Comes to Las Vegas This Week

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Alan Snel Christopher Russo, George Taylor, Harold Baines, Joe Torre, Lee Smith

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Just when Las Vegas’ sports industry was taking a high-tech turn to hosting esports

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60,000 In Las Vegas For NFR and Related Rodeo Events This Week

December 8, 2018December 9, 2018 Alan Snel Pat Christenson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Las Vegas Events, the LVCVA’s non-profit arm that

New Triple-A ballpark being built thanks to LVCVA $80 million contribution for naming rights of Las Vegas Ballpark.

51s Aces Aviators LVCVA National Finals Rodeo Speedway Sports Tourism

LVCVA Enriches Las Vegas’ Older Sports, While New Teams Get Much Less

September 7, 2018January 31, 2019 Alan Snel Rossi Ralenkotter, Steve Hill

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National Finals Rodeo Attendance Hits 168,952 For 10-Day Run

December 17, 2017December 17, 2017 Alan Snel Boyd Polhamus, Shawn Davis

By ALAN SNEL Attendance for National Finals Rodeo at Thomas & Mack Center neared 170,000 for its 10-day run.

The NFR cowboy on skates -- not horseback -- is denied by NHL Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury on a breakaway.

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NFR Cowboys Hit The Ice, Give Golden Knights Goalie Fleury 1-on-1 Practice

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury

By ALAN SNEL When you consider pain is a universal language in the sports of hockey and rodeo, it

NFR General Manager Shawn Davis, who just turned 77, is handing the reins of the GM job to longtime NFR announcer Boyd Polhamus during the next three years. Photo credit: Erik John Ricardo/LVSportsBiz.com

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NFR History In The Making As General Manager Shawn Davis Phases Out and NFR Announcer Boyd Polhamus Takes Over GM Reins (Eventually)

December 12, 2017 Alan Snel Boyd Polhamus, Shawn Davis

By ALAN SNEL He’s the legend behind the National Finals Rodeo, but 77-year-old NFR General Manager Shawn Davis needs

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There Are Sports Fans; Then, There Are NFR Fans

December 7, 2017December 11, 2017 Alan Snel Tim O'Connell

By ALAN SNEL They stormed Thomas & Mack Center, packed the main concourse and then moved to their seats

PRCA Commissioner Karl Stressman relaxes in his MGM Grand suite Wednesday. This is Stressman's tenth and final NFR, which starts Thursday.

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PRCA Commissioner Stressman Riding Into the NFR Sunset With His Tenth and Final Rodeo

December 6, 2017December 7, 2017 Alan Snel Karl Stressman

By ALAN SNEL Dressed in jeans and a ball cap in the MGM Grand lobby, the 67-year-old man with

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