Photo archive for December 9, 2014
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider Austin Foss from Terrebonne, Ore., catches some air even before leaving the chute during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Barrel racer Britany Diaz from Solen, N.D.,races for the finish during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Barrel racer Samantha Lyne from Cotulla, Texas heads to her next barrel during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider J.R. Vezain from Cowley, Wyo., loses his hat but stay on during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Reese Riemer from Stinnett, Texas, tosses his rope towards a calf in tie-down roping during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider Jake Vold from Ponoka, Alberta, fights to stay atop his horse during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider Richmond Champion from The Woodlands, Texas, loses his hat but holds on during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider Caleb Bennett from Tremonton, Utah, holds on as his horse begins to buck still in the chute during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Trevor Brazile from Decatur, Texas, and Travis Graves from Jay, Olka., team rope a calf but miss a leg during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Saddle bronc rider Heath DeMoss from Heflin, La., flies off his horse after a good time during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider Tilden Hooper from Carthage, Texas, celebrates a great ride with the crowd during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
A rodeo clown takes a shot while saving bull rider Tim Bingham from Honeyville, Utah, from a bull during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bull rider Cody Teal from Kountze, Texas, hits the dirt hard after a ride during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Steer wrestler Nick Guy from Sparta, Wis., digs in to get position for a take down during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider Austin Foss from Terrebonne, Ore., catches some air even before leaving the chute during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bull rider Beau Hill from West Glacier, Mont., heads for the dirt after a successful ride during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Barrel racer Fallon Taylor from Whitesboro, Texas, heads towards another barrel during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Shane Hanchey from Sulphur, La., ends a tie-down roping with style during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Steer wrestler Kyle Irwin from Robertsdale, Ala., eyes the steer he just took down during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Saddle bronc rider Jacobs Crawley from Stephenville, Texas, heels back his horse while still in the chute during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider Tim O'Connell from Zwingle, Iowa, points to the heavens after a safe ride during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider J.R. Vezain from Cowley, Wyo.,is thrown way back during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Steer wrestler Trevor Knowles from Mount Vernon, Ore., gets ahead of his steer during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Tuf Cooper from Decatur, Texas, tosses his rope towards a calf in tie-down roping during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider Tilden Hooper from Carthage, Texas, leans back with his horse during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Barrel racer Kayley Bass from Kissimmee, Fla., heads towards the finish during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Steer wrestler Casey Martin from Sulphur, La., fights to get his steer to roll over during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Barrel racer Christine Laughlin from Pueblo, Colo., battles to the finish during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bareback rider Steven Dent from Mullen, Neb., leans way back as his horse Tootsie Roll momentarily sits during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. L.E. Baskow. View photo
56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
Bull rider Tyler Smith of Fruita, Colo., sits tall atop his bull during the 56th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, at the Thomas & Mack Center. View photo
Cam Newton
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton warms up before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. View photo