• LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Three-time world bull riding champion J.W. Harris had a 90.5-point ride on Stink Eye on Thursday night in the National Finals Rodeo to win the opening round and take the lead in the world standings.
• Harris, from Mullin, Texas, earned $18,257 to move from second to first with $170,886.
• Previous leader Cody Teel of Kountze, Texas, one of only five cowboys with successful first-round rides, finished fourth with a 74.5 on Gauteraux's Iron Horse. He has earned $167, 225.
• In tie-down roping, defending world champion Tuf Cooper of Decatur, Texas, took a big step in his bid to repeat by winning in 7.4 seconds. Cooper is second in the world standings with $142,679.
• Justin Maass of Giddings, Texas, tops the list with $144,001. Maass was shut out in the round after failing to place among the top six.
• In saddle bronc riding, defending world champion Taos Muncy of Corona, N.M., won with an 87 on Fire Lane. He's second in the season standings with $118,998.
• "That horse was real good and it took two jumps, and I got a pretty good mark-out on him," Muncy said. "After the first two jumps, he stayed underneath himself and was really an awesome horse that I'd like to get on every day."
• Jesse Wright of Milford, Utah, stayed in first at $145,760 by tying for second with brother Jake at 84.5. Jesse Wright rode Going South, while Jake was on Spring Blues. A third Wright brother, Cody, placed fourth with an 83.5 on Lori Darlin.
• In bareback, Wes Stevenson of Lubbock, Texas, won with an 87 on Freckled Doll. Kaycee Feild of Payson, Utah, the standings leader with $149,295, was fourth with an 84.5 on Short Fuse.
• Stevenson, making his eighth NFR appearance, is seeking his first world championship.
• "I'm pretty pumped. It's an important win," Stevenson said. "But a guy needs to keep doing good. Every single time I come here, it's a new experience. I don't get much butterflies anymore, but I do here."
• Defending world champion Feild widened his lead over second-place Steven Dent of Mullen, Neb., who didn't place among the top six. Dent remained second at $140,781.
• In steer wrestling, Casey Martin of Sulphur, La., won with a 3.4-second run.

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