Perhaps his greatest moment as a cowboy came courtesy of his experimenting with team roping, but for Houston native Fred Whitfield, his heart still lies with tie-down roping. In 1999, Whitfield became ...

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 ...

After five years in the arena together, team roping pair Coleman Proctor and Logan Medlin have decided to make a change after not making it to the NFR for the first time as a team. Team roping is the ...

Partnerships play a big role in Mark Berry's life. Twenty years in competitive team roping have taught Berry the importance of having a horse that knows the game and a roping partner capable of ...

Team roping partners Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord saw their lead in the overall standings for headers and heelers, respectively, evaporate after the first two days of the National Finals Rodeo. They ...

There’s a vigorous passion among folks -- young and old -- who nurture their flair for rodeo events and, especially for roping. In the chase, the rope is the connection between the rider -- cowboy or ...

The annual Jim Mason Memorial Roping put a total of $2,180 in the pockets of Logan County ropers on Saturday, July 27. The team roping contest traditionally kicks off a week of rodeo events during the ...

He was a big sports kid in school. Played football and basketball. But he’s a self-described selfish guy, and Shad Mayfield also had an affinity for what his family’s background entailed. Which was ...

Tim Bagnell has ambitions. Lofty ambitions. "My goal is to make calf roping the thing here," declares the Polson cowboy/dentist. "Come hell or high water. "I want to get kids calf roping. I want calf ...