ProRodeo Sports News - February 2, 2024

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6 Editor’s Letter 8 Grille 16 Social Media 20 World Standings 22 Short Round RODEOS 28 Denver, Colo. 38 Rapid City, S.D. Xtreme Broncs

Greg Westfall photo The Cowboy Channel’s Hayley Novak interviews bull rider T Parker after he won the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver on Jan. 21 as President and CEO of the National Western Stock Show Paul Andrews looks on. Rocky Mountain High The winter run is full speed ahead and contestants made a stop at the Na tional Western Stock Show and Rodeo, Jan. 11-21, at the Denver Coliseum. It was a chance to get an early-season financial boost at the Playoff Series Rodeo. 28

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T Parker cashes in with Denver victory

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Parker’s Place

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Bull rider T Parker had an 84-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Dirty Mike to win the finals at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, Jan. 21. That eight-second ride alone earned Parker, a former Resistol Rookie of the Year, a $15,270 payday. Greg Westfall photo

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