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Three Utah cowboys took first place in their respective competitions at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, with one rider making history with his bareback riding victory.

Bill Whitaker: Can you explain to us whats going on in that eight seconds? Cody Wright: Youve got a rein you hang on to. You need to lift on it, cause thats what holds ya down in the saddle. When they jump and kick, you know, theyre stretched out, their feet are off the ground, You wanna be stretched out, you know, your free arm straight back, and your feet set as high in the neck as you can get em. Bill Whitaker: Its like one hell of a rocking horse. Cody Wright: It can be the roughest ride in...

PRCA KISSIMMEE, Fla. – It’s been a slow progression, but tie-down roper Kyle Lucas is finally proving he has the talent to be one of the top ropers in the PRCA. The Canadian cowboy representing the Columbia River Circuit had his skills on display in the first round of the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo Thursday night, clocking an 8.1-second run at Silver Spurs Arena. “My rookie year was 2013, and I’ve finally started winning a bunch,” said Lucas, 26. “When they had the Canadian C...

A cool million escapes contenders at 2021 The American RFD-TV/Rodeo NewsMarch 10, 2021Sports Steve, Wrubel, NFRShad Mayfield, Clovis, NM (who won the 2020 The American) is currently 6th in the world in tie-down roping. ARLINGTON, TX –  RFD-TV’s The American Rodeo Presented by Durango Boots has crowned its 2021 champions, and each of these winners, for the first time in the American Rodeo history, are all from the top 10 world invitees, each taking home $100,000 in prize money.  Because no...

Liz Writes Life: LaMalfa willing to walk into fires of Hell on CNNs Chris Cuomo show Liz Bowen California District 1 Congressman Doug LaMalfa, saw his lead increase in the election after California certified its 2020 General Election results. As the last votes were finally counted, Doug won with a 57 percent over his Democrat opponent Audrey Denney. He faced a well-funded Denney, who outspent Doug by $1.5 million. Our congressman commented about the relentless attack ads and false accusations a...

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Kansas contestants collected major paychecks at the recent National Finals Rodeo in Arlington, Texas. Lighting the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association scoreboard the brightest was Jess Pope, 22-year-old bareback bronc rider from Waverly. In his first NFR appearance, the five-foot-ten, 170-pound cowboy earned the privilege to compete ranking 11th in regular season standings. Prior to the first NFR go-round, Pope had won $49,612 riding bareback broncs this year. When the curtain closed at the ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Wright family of southern Utah continued its legacy of professional rodeo success this weekend, as two Wrights captured three world titles at the National Finals Rodeo in Arlington, Texas. Stetson Wright secured an all-around world championship on Friday, then won the bull riding championship Saturday night. His brother Ryder won the saddle bronc competition for the second time, and Genola native Kaycee Feild won his fifth bareback world championship, locking up four di...