PRORODEO Sports News - January 10, 2025

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8 Manager’s Message 10 Hot Takes 12 Cowboy Grille 16 Social Media 20 World Standings 22 Short Round 46 Results

RODEOS 38 Red Bluff, Calif. RAM California Circuit Finals 40 Fallon, Nev. Xtreme Bulls 42 Billings, Mont.

PRCA ProRdeo file photo Eight-time PRCA World Champion Stetson Wright, shown at the 2023 National Finals Rodeo back number ceremony, is set to return to the arena in 2025 after he was sidelined the entire 2024 season with a hamstring injury. PRORODEO’s Best on the Mend The return of PRORODEO superstars Stetson Wright and Tim O’Connell is on the horizon as they battle their way back from injuries, while contestants like Creek Young and Josh Frost are on the mend after suffering late-season setbacks. 44

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