Cover photo: Aaron Williams riding VB Smooth at the Velocity Tour stop in Bakersfield, CA. Photography by Tom Macht/The Bakersfield Californian
Recent Headlines from Rodeo Lariat
- FWSSR: Format for the tournament in Fort Worth
- PBR crowns Last Cowboy Standing at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
- IPRA champions crowned at IFR55
– FRIDAY ROUNDUP –
Tonight is the start of the PRCA tournament at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. While the National Western Stock Show in Denver remains ongoing with their own format in another time zone. FWSSR airs on The Cowboy Channel at 8:30 ET (7:30 local time) nightly, with the National Western airing afterwards.
Other PRCA sanctioned rodeos start tonight across the United States, not to mention the countless amateur rodeos and jackpots tonight across the country as well.
PBR brings their Unleash the Beast Tour to Pittsburgh, which is not without controversy. This is the first rodeo-related event in Pittsburgh since the city banned rodeo in 1992. PBR Pittsburgh streams live on YouTube, RidePass on Pluto TV, and on PBR’s social media platforms.
Besides the Northeast, PBR has Velocity Tour stops in Grand Rapids, MI and Tulsa, OK. PBR also has a Touring Pro Division event with the Rainsville Bull Bash in Rainsville, AL.
The East Regionals of the American Contender Tournament is ongoing in Lexington, KY. That streams tonight on Teton Ridge+. Likewise, JB Mauney is in Lexington with The Mauney Cast starting at 8pm ET on YouTube. The short-go of the East Regionals is scheduled to air on FS1 at 6 pm ET on Saturday. A post-show begins following the rodeo on Teton Ridge+.
Bull Riding
9to5Mac: “Apple’s next immersive Vision Pro film involves bull riding and arrives soon”
A reporter from CBS News gets a lesson in bull riding courtesy of PBR.
Public Radio Tulsa takes a look at dirt being hauled into the BOK Center in Tulsa for the PBR event this weekend.
Bull rider Wyatt Rogers is interviewed by Fox affiliate KOKI-TV in Tulsa.
Fort Worth Magazine went to PBR’s Last Cowboy Standing at FWSSR.
The Bakersfield Californian has a photo gallery from the Velocity Tour spot in Bakersfield.
Flint Rasmussen
406 MT Sports profiles Flint Rasmussen going into the Bull Riding Hall of Fame.
Billings Gazette has their own story on Flint.
Ravalli Republic (Hamilton, MT) also looks at Flint going into the HOF with an article behind a paywall.
Sister publication The Missoulian (Missoula, MT) similarly celebrates Flint’s accomplishments, albeit behind a paywall as well.
In other Montana news, a proposed bill could make rodeo the official state sport.
Jim Norick Arena in OKC
The Norman Transcript (Oklahoma) looks back on rodeo history at the Jim Norick Arena ahead of the last rodeo in the venue this weekend: “Oklahoma City ProRodeo closing a chapter in PRCA history”
Cord McCoy joins the news crew on set at KWTV in Oklahoma City to talk about the last rodeo at the Jim Norick Arena before its demolition.
KWTV has another story that claims the arena is “set to host its final rodeo this weekend before the National Finals Rodeo officially moves to Las Vegas.” Whoa, hold up there. What year is it?
The Jim Norick Arena actually hosted the NFR from 1965 to 1978. The NFR then moved to The Myriad in Oklahoma City, before eventually heading west to Las Vegas in 1985.
In other news…
A new issue of PSN (ProRodeo Sports News) is available to read.
The rodeo team at the College of Southern Idaho is promoting a boxing card as a fundraiser for the CSI team.
ABC affiliate WCJB-TV (Gainesville, FL): Chiefland,FL family raises money through rodeo for a rare genetic disorder
Voice of America has a story on mutton bustin’ at the National Western Stock Show.
The Business Press (Fort Worth) breaks down results from Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo Qualifier from last night at FWSSR.
Friday Flashback
The BFI YouTube channel today uploaded a video of the short round from the 1987 Bob Feist Invitational Team Roping Classic, and the throwback video is indeed a classic.
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