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JOE KUSEK Of The Gazette Staff | Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2009 12:55 am

L.J. Jenkins’ little midweek tune-up almost proved very costly.

Jenkins, one of the top competitors in the Professional Bull Riders, will ride in Uncasville, Conn., this weekend for a chance to earn more than $35,000.

Two weeks from now, he will be competing at the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, with an opportunity to claim the $1 million bonus given to the year-end champion. Jenkins won the event in 2006, winning $288,567. He is 13th in the PBR Built Ford Tough series point standings.

Despite the potential for injury, he was in Billings on Wednesday night, entered in the annual PRCA NILE rodeo at Rimrock Auto Center.

“That’s what my mom says,” Jenkins said before the event about the possibility of getting hurt. “If I’m afraid to get hurt, I should have stayed at home. You can get hurt crossing the street.”  (read more)