DirecTV no longer carrying In Country TV’s rodeo coverage
In Country Television has notified the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association that it has been unable to reach a fair and reasonable agreement with DirecTV for continued airing of their ProRodeo coverage.
Officials at In Country remain optimistic that they will find a suitable resolution for both parties, but [...]

W.R. (Bob) Watt Jr., the president of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, announced his retirement April 21 after more than 30 years as the rodeo’s top executive and a respected civic leader.
Mayor Mike Moncrief has declared May 4 as W.R. Watt Day in Fort Worth.
Watt became secretary and general manager of the Southwestern [...]

Bull rider Moore featured on Athlete 360 TV series on Fox
Former Xtreme Bulls Tour champion Mike Moore will be featured on a national telecast of Athlete 360 on the FOX Network next month. The series, which aired regionally last year, takes an inside look at sports medicine and the procedures that are often required to [...]

Stanton featured in art project at Will Rogers Coliseum
Kenny Stanton, a 15-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier as a bull rider and bareback rider, will be featured in an iconic 33-by-9-foot glass-and-porcelain tile mosaic on the new Western Heritage parking garage located at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas.
Artist Mike Mandel from the Boston [...]

Davis takes over lead in steer roping standings
With a win in the steer roping average at the Young County PRCA Rodeo in Graham, Texas, on March 27, Bryce Davis took over the lead in the world standings for the first time in his career.
Davis, the son of two-time World Champion Steer Roper Jim Davis, finished [...]

Harter washes away Houston disappointment on the road
Veteran saddle bronc rider Bradley Harter wasn’t about to let a little thing like a disappointment at RodeoHouston get in his head. He just got out on the road again March 19-21 and went about the business of winning paychecks.
After failing to make it out of his Super [...]

Duarte becomes 84th millionaire cowboy; ranks fifth among bull riders
Veteran bull rider Myron Duarte became the 84th PRCA cowboy to surpass $1 million in career earnings Feb. 28 when he picked up a $330 check for finishing eighth in the average at La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in Tucson, Ariz.
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Jake Cooper won a second consecutive Mike Cervi Jr. Memorial Team Roping title in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 24, but this time he claimed the victory with Jade Corkill instead of his regular roping partner and twin brother, Jim Ross Cooper.
The Cooper brothers won the team roping [...]

The city of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., closed escrow last month on a triangular 132-acre parcel of land from Rancho Mission Viejo, securing the rodeo grounds at the east edge of town for open space. According to the agreement, the property will be forever restricted to sports fields, habitat, agriculture and equestrian uses, including continuation [...]

Buddy Cockrell inducted into Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame
Gene (Buddy) Cockrell, the 1977 PRCA steer roping champion, will be inducted into the Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame Feb. 14 in Amarillo. Cockrell, 75, will be joined in the induction class by former West Texas A&M quarterback Tod Mayfield and late high school basketball [...]