Wednesday,  Dec. 11, 2013 • Vol. 16--No. 148 • 17 of 33

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• Feild, who is seeking a third consecutive world title, has earned $149,622 and is second in the aggregate standings with 496.5 points for six rides.
• In bull riding, three-time world bull riding champion J.W. Harris of Mullin, Texas, remained well ahead in the world standings lead with $197,390 after finishing second in round six with an 86 on The Grinch.
• Harris leads all bull riders with $67,007 in NFR earnings and is first in the aggregate standings with 431 points for five rides.
• Six competitors had qualifying rides in the sixth round. The first-place finisher was Trevor Kastner of Ardmore, Okla., with an 88 on Wild Eyes.
• In steer wrestling, Dean Gorsuch of Gering, Neb., finished first in 3.2 and has won two NFR rounds.
• Casey Martin of Sulphur, La., who didn't place among the top six in the fifth round in 4.2, remains first in the standings with $126,366. Trevor Knowles, of Mount Vernon, Ore., stays second in the world standings with $120,158 after not finishing in the top six for the fifth round in a row.
• In saddle bronc riding, Jesse Wright of Milford, Utah, won the sixth round with an 83.5 on Goin South.
• Wright's brother, two-time world champion Cody Wright, also of Milford, Utah, didn't place among the top six with a 77.5 on Miss Chestnut, but he still owns a first-place total of $147,934 while a third Wright brother, Jake, is second with $138,275 in the standings.
• In tie-down roping, Justin Maass of Giddings, Texas, won the sixth round with a time of 7.2
• Six-time world champion Cody Ohl of Hico, Texas, who didn't place among the top six in 8.9 in round six, still leads the world standings with $148,879.
• Defending champion Tuf Cooper of Decatur, Texas, who finished fifth in 7.5 in round six, is second in the world standings with $146,883. He is seeking his third straight title.

Kansas State edges South Dakota 64-62
ADAM SUDERMAN, Associated Press

• MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Bruce Weber knows there isn't a way for his team to eliminate the bitter taste of defeat from their season-opening loss to Northern Colorado.
• Most of all, he hoped his team would understand what it takes to finish games. The lesson settled in and it's exactly what took place on Tuesday night.

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