The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) will rock the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. on Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18 at 8 p.m. nightly. The PBR Express Personnel Invitational, the 12th stop on the Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) presented by Wrangler, is scheduled to air on OLN on February 18 and February 19 at 8 p.m. (ET.) Please visit http://www.pbrnow.com/media/tv/ for the complete broadcast schedule.

The race for the PBR World Championship and coveted million-dollar bonus that comes with the title continues to intensify. 2000 and 2003 PBR World Champion Chris Shivers (Jonesville, La.) won his third event of the season on Sunday in Phoenix propelling him to the top of the BFTS standings. Shivers leads his nearest competitor, 2005 World Finals Event winner Guilherme Marchi (Leme, Brazil), by 374.75 points. Rounding out the top five is New Mexico young gun Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.), two time World Champion Adriano Moraes (Sao Paulo, Brazil), and 2003 World Finals Event winner Jody Newberry (Ada, Okla.) Portland fans will be cheering on Oregon bull riding sensation Ross Coleman (Redmond, Ore.) who currently ranks sixth in the World and recently crossed the one million dollar mark in career earnings.

Fans can expect an up close and personal look at the World's greatest bull riders, the rankest bulls in the industry, and tons of dirt, pyrotechnics, fireworks, and rock-n-roll excitement. Ticket prices for the PBR Express Personnel Invitational start at $20 for both performances and upgrade to $30, $50 and $100. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster by calling 503-224-4400 or by logging onto www.Ticketmaster.com or www.pbrnow.com.

About the PBR:
More than 104 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on NBC, OLN (Outdoor Life Network) and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With over 500 hours of prime time programming annually PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over one million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants.

The PBR's governing board of directors is comprised of renowned bull riders who have developed the event into a stand alone sport which is experiencing unprecedented growth in global popularity. The PBR is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., and has over 600 athletes competing in more than 100 PBR sanctioned competitions.