BLACKFOOT – One of the oldest events if not the oldest event in rodeo is calf roping. Now called tie down roping, except by the true old-timers in the game, calf roping started on the ranches, when a ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The rodeo calf roping controversy is pretty simple: A 1,500-pound horse and rider try to stop on ...

With a new event that combines youth and pro ropers, the Shane Hanchey Invitational was a huge hit and gave fans a look at ...

Rodeo fans across the nation are in awe watching Riley Webb break tie-down roping records this summer. The young gun had an impressive rookie year qualifying for his first NFR in 2022, but his ...

Follow calf ropers as they compete for one of the 15 coveted spots at the 2023 National Finals Rodeo in this must-watch documentary by Cole Harris. Follow calf ropers as they compete for one of the 15 ...

A rodeo legend has died, according to his family. Roy Cooper, eight-time world champion roper and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Famer, died the night of April 29. Multiple news reports said Cooper died in a ...

Angelo State University kicked off its first-ever college rodeo Oct. 23, bringing rodeo athletes from across Texas together for a three-day competition as part of San Angelo’s historic Roping Fiesta.

Many Oklahomans enjoy rodeo roping events, but the rules are going to change. According to the Calgary Sun, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association voted to adopt a stricter interpretation of the ...

LITTLE ROCK — So you think you want to be a cowboy? You’ve listened to all the sad country songs you can find. You’ve bought a pickup, been to the rodeo and even practiced hollering, “Yeehaw.” Heck, ...

BENTON — With $4 coming to him, Justin Sands contemplated how to spend it. The temperature pushed toward 90 degrees as the sun climbed toward its noon position and Sands thought of buying an ice cream ...