Northern Lights: Stars Shine in Calgary
The Calgary Stampede's $1 million Showdown Sunday featured
everything that's right about an elimination-style format in rodeo.
In the tie-down roping, fans relived a little of the magic from
the 1997 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo--one of the most entertaining tie-down
ropings in the... | read »
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JoJo LeMond and Martin Lucero
I've been hearing JoJo LeMond's a cool cat. Wrangler National
Finals Rodeo header Mike Macy mentioned him to my boys and me the other day when
we were passing through Texas, and he gets high marks at both ends from two
generations of ropers. The young guns say he's "Bad A," and guys like Mike... | read »
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Rodeo Luminary Clem McSpadden Dies at 82
Clem McSpadden, a member of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and an
immensely popular political figure in his native Oklahoma, died at 10:51 p.m.
July 7 at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston after a lengthy struggle
with cancer.
McSpadden, of Chelsea, Okla., was general manager of the... | read »
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A Change in Plans
Nick Sartain and Rhen Richard didn't have lofty goals for the 2008
season. Sartain, who went to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2006 with
Shannon Frascht, was afoot. After winning the George Strait Team Roping Classic
last year with Jhett Johnson, his good horse got hurt. At the... | read »
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Montana's Ultimate Roper
Brett Fleming wasn't taking any chances. Even though the cushion
was large enough to sleep on, this was no time to nap.
Fleming already felt like Gumby, watching his lead shrink and
expand with every throw of a rope. So when Chance Bernall went a long 28.73
seconds on his calf, Fleming... | read »
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Tryan and Woodard Win the BFI and All is Right With the World
Walt Woodard's a Western justice guy. And as a Western justice
girl, I really appreciate that about him. We were both pretty happy to see
another round of Western justice served at the 2008 BFI.
As content as Walt was to win his second world championship in
2007, it tore a hole in his heart... | read »
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Back Where He Belongs
Year in and year out since 2002, for the most part, there has been
just one name at the top of the Crusher Rentals PRCA World All-Around Standings:
Trevor Brazile.
Regardless of the time of year--winter, spring, summer or fall--and
particularly after the first week of December (with one... | read »
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Million Dollar Milestones
With his win at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, steer
wrestler Luke Branquinho became the 71st cowboy in PRCA history to surpass $1
million in career earnings.
"I knew it was close, but I didn't pay much attention to it.
Growing up you see all these guys pass over the mark, granted... | read »
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Cowboy Christmas
Of all the lingo and lore that make up the cowboy way of life, few
outdo the magic of "Cowboy Christmas." The Fourth of July rodeo run has a
magical mystique to it. Tis the season to chase charter flights and get on a
roll you can ride all the way into contention for the world championship... | read »
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Headliner Hurley
Ten rodeo legends will be immortalized and 16 Professional Rodeo
Cowboys Association rodeo committees highlighted in the history books July 12
with induction into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The four standout contestants in the Hall's Class of 2008--team
roper Bobby... | read »
Mike Cervi Jr., the son of legendary stock contractor Mike Cervi and husband of two-time World Champion Barrel Racer Sherry Cervi, died in a private plane crash in 2001 at the age of 30. Ever since, his family and friends have annually held a team roping in his honor. He... | read
