The National Western Stock Show and Rodeo kick-started it’s 2012 run with a new event: the Colorado vs. The World showdown. I learned about the event from bareback rider Casey Colletti of Pueblo, Colo., who, I assumed, would be on Team Colorado. But that’s not the way the format worked for the bareback riders, bull[...]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a story that’s been put together for the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, which will take place in two and a half months in Oklahoma City. More information can be found at RNCFR.com. Tie-down roper Tuf Cooper added to his phenomenal 2011 season this past weekend by winning the average at[...]

I’m watching the televised PBR, and I must admit I enjoyed the time-lapse images of the Madison Square Garden arena being prepared for the event and the story about where the bulls are being housed outside New York City. The bull riding has been a little ho-hum. For fans who are just tuning in for[...]

Just saw a familiar name on top of the bareback riding leaderboard at the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas: Cimmaron Gerke. The cowboy from Brighton, Colo., is a five-time qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, but he hasn’t played in Las Vegas since 2008. His 85 is No. 1 through two[...]

Being around rodeo as much as I am, I’ve learned of the relationships cowboys and cowgirls have with their horses. Partners, friends, sometimes best friends. On Thursday, two great horses that were featured a month ago at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo died in separate incidents. Mister, which Shawn Greenfield rode to earn nearly $100,000[...]

The Ram Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo begins tonight in Waco, Texas, and it’ll be like a mini-Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The top 12 regional contestants in each event will feature some of the greatest players in the game, from 16-time world champion Trevor Brazile to three-time world champion Will Lowe. Those are just a few[...]

Matt Sherwood is a two-time world champion header who just finished the 2011 season as the third best in the final standings. Now Sherwood is also part of the Rocky team after reaching a sponsorship agreement with the company’s western division. “We are thrilled to welcome Matt Sherwood to the Rocky team,” said Bonnie Bleile,[...]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of the pieces that appears on the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo blog. I’ll keep posting, but continue to find the information you need about the RNCFR there. During the 10th round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, 2011 world champion bareback rider Kaycee Feild was matched against Carr Pro[...]

It seems like we just crowned the 2011 world champions, yet work already has begun on the next major event in ProRodeo, the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo. In my case, it’s telling the stories that will draw fans to the competition, whether being there in person to see these wonderful athletes or giving the[...]

I attended the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game Wednesday night, and it was a comfortable trouncing by the home-team Jayhawks. K-State actually pulled within 3 with about 12 minutes left in the game, but that was about as competitive as it got. If I were likening it to rodeo, it’s equivalent to bull riding, where the[...]