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Tuf Cooper, of Decatur, Texas, competes during the first go-round of tie-down roping at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) View photo »
Steven Dent, of Mullen, Neb., competes during the first go-round of bareback riding at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. View photo »
Rodeo clown, bottom right, and bull rider Cody Hancock, of Taylor, Ariz., get thrown by a bull during the first go-round of bull riding at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. View photo »
Stran Smith, of Childress, Texas, competes during the first go-round of tie-down roping at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) View photo »
Gabe Ledoux, of Kaplan, La., competes during the first go-round of steer wrestling at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. View photo »
Jill Moody, of Letcher, S.D., competes during the first go-round of barrel racing at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. View photo »
Les Shepperson, of Midwest, Wyo., competes during the first go-round of steer wrestling at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. View photo »
Chris Harris, of Itasca, Texas, competes during the first go-round of bareback riding at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. View photo »
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 (2 a.m.)
The National Finals Rodeo opened Thursday night to a packed house at the Thomas & Mack Center. Ten days of performances over the next two weeks will decided a new world champion.
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