SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The Professional Bull Riders return to South Dakota for the second year in a row Friday.
The three-day event at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls will feature the world's top 35 bull riders. Riders from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and the U.S. will compete for a chance to win the $30,000 event title.
In March 2015, 2004 PBR World Champion Mike Lee captured his first win of the year in Sioux Falls. Lee will return to defend his title at the First Premier Bank/Premier Bankcard Invitational, alongside two-time and reigning World Champion, J.B. Mauney, as well three-time PBR World Champion Silvano Alves.
The event kicks off at 8 p.m. Friday.