Clint Cannon has made a pretty good living at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo over the past three years. He won the bareback riding shootout round two seasons ago. On Saturday afternoon, he won it again. Overall, he won more than $58,000. Three-time world champion Will Lowe finished runner-up.

Shane Hanchey, coming off his first trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, won tie-down roping during the RodeoHouston Shootout and the $50,000 first-place prize. Scott Kormos finished second.

He’s not quite sure how long of a break he’ll take, but Stran Smith will not be competing for some time. On Thursday, the 2008 world champion tie-down roper revealed he needs to heal. He had surgery a few weeks ago, then took a shot at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He came back[...]

Having a good start to any competition can pay off. That philosophy allowed Kaycee Feild to move on to Saturday night’s championship round of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Feild was one of 12 bareback riders in Friday night’s Wild Card round, where only the top two cowboys advanced. Canadian Luke Creasy won the[...]

Dean Gorsuch has experienced almost everything in a career that has earned the Nebraska cowboy two steer wrestling world championships. On Friday night, Gorsuch didn’t make a run on the steer that was selected for him during the random draw at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. There was a problem, so Gorsuch had to[...]

OKLAHOMA CITY – In just five years, Tyson Durfey has gone from relative obscurity to the national spotlight, considered one of the best tie-down ropers in the world. Durfey’s list of accomplishments is growing, and he’s itching to add the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo title to his resume. “It would be a pretty big[...]

The last several times Sherry Cervi and Stingray have competed inside Reliant Stadium for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, they’ve won. Cervi, the three-time and reigning Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel racing world champion, got a big boost in her 2010 season by winning RodeoHouston. This year, she and her trusty mount started hot,[...]

Tie-down roper Jerome Schneeberger didn’t win a single go-round during Super Series V at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. In fact, he didn’t even place until Tuesday’s final run of the series. But the 11-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier roped consistently, posting runs of 11.3 seconds, 11.0 and 11.1. That was good enough[...]

AUSTIN – To say the 2011 has been frustrating for barrel racer Tana Poppino might be a huge understatement. The three-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo from Big Cabin, Okla., has struggled on the rodeo trail. Both her horses, Amigo and Goose, have suffered some injuries, and that just compounds a potential lack of confidence in[...]

Utah bull rider Steve Woolsey has started off the final Super Series of RodeoHouston as hot as anybody can. Woolsey, a five-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier hasn’t posted a big ride in two rounds inside Reliant Stadium, but the 79 Sunday and the 81 Monday were round wins and worth $2,000 each. Woolsey also[...]