Cooper Davis Remains In The Hunt For The 2021 PBR World Championship With Round 1 Victory At First-Ever Unleash the Beast Event in Newark, New Jersey

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Photo courtesy Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media | PBR

Jose Vitor Leme’s season for the ages rolls on as the reigning World Champion records his fourth consecutive qualified ride to tie for third in the opening round

NEWARK, N.J. – As action got underway for the first-ever PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast event in Newark, New Jersey, 2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) kept his hopes of a second gold buckle alive. Davis notched his eighth round victory of the season when he dominated Round 1 of the PBR ZipRecruiter Invitational inside the Prudential Center.

Read MoreCooper Davis Remains In The Hunt For The 2021 PBR World Championship With Round 1 Victory At First-Ever Unleash the Beast Event in Newark, New Jersey

Championship Matchup Set as Team Pendleton Whisky Prepares to Square up With Team Cooper Tires on CBS Sports

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SCORE BULLETIN – PLAYOFF NIGHT TWO
Team Cooper Tires Rolls into Championship Sunday of New PBR Team Tournament
Team Cooper Tires: 344.75 points
Team Ariat: 89 points

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem rode out Old Glory to lead the opening ceremonies inside Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, and night two of the first major professional sport to host fans in North America since mid-March began with a bang.

Read MoreChampionship Matchup Set as Team Pendleton Whisky Prepares to Square up With Team Cooper Tires on CBS Sports

Moreira Carries Can-Am Into Championship Weekend With a Walk-Off Victory in Must-Win Situation Against Union Home Mortgage

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Mauricio Moreira crouched down on the back of the bucking chutes and peered below to see his opponent Skitso waiting for him.
Can-Am’s playoff aspirations were all on the 20-year-old’s shoulders. All Moreira had to do was ride Skitso and his team would be on its way to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on July 10 for Championship Weekend.
“I was just trying to stay calm and keep focused on this bull,” Moreira said Sunday afternoon with the help of Paulo Crimber translating. “I was thinking I just needed to do my job, nothing else. Ride my bull like I always do and see what happens.”

Read MoreMoreira Carries Can-Am Into Championship Weekend With a Walk-Off Victory in Must-Win Situation Against Union Home Mortgage

Unstoppable Team Cooper Tires and Resurgent Team Wrangler Headline Explosive Action From Challenge Day 4 of New PBR Team Challenge

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Rookie Sensations Moreira and Santos Propel Team Can-Am to Second Shutout Victory of PBR’s New Team Tournament

SCORE BULLETIN – CHALLENGE DAY 4
Team Can-Am: 173.25 points    
Team Union Home Mortgage: 0 points
LAS VEGAS – With just two days of competition remaining in Division A at the Pendleton Whisky Let ‘Er Buck Saloon at South Point Arena in Las Vegas, the first game of Challenge Day 4 for the PBR Monster Energy Team Challenge, presented by U.S. Border Patrol, was a highly-anticipated bubble match, pitting No. 3 Team Can-Am against No. 4 Team Union Home Mortgage.

Read MoreUnstoppable Team Cooper Tires and Resurgent Team Wrangler Headline Explosive Action From Challenge Day 4 of New PBR Team Challenge

By The Numbers: PBR Cooper Tires Invitational, presented by Ariat, at Lazy E Arena

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World leader Jose Vitor Leme won his PBR-leading fourth event of the season with a flawless 3-for-3 showing at the PBR Cooper Tires Invitational, presented by Ariat, at the Lazy E Arena.
Leme now has a season-high 235-point lead atop the world standings on No. 2 and reigning World Champion Jess Lockwood. Lockwood is not expected to return to competition until the middle of September as he continues to recover from surgery on his left hamstring.

Read MoreBy The Numbers: PBR Cooper Tires Invitational, presented by Ariat, at Lazy E Arena