The standard Old West cowboy pour, the cliché goes, featured whiskey neat tossed back in a saloon. Put that assumption out to pasture.
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Here’s a look at the rodeo competitors coming to Las Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo, with a breakdown of how the races shape up in each discipline.
From ranching to dancing, cowboy boots embody more than a century of global fascination with the reality and myths of the West.
UNLV is better in all phases of the game since losing to Boise State on Oct. 25. It’s how you want things to be in November and December when championships are decided.
The Golden Knights held their first practice in two weeks Monday after a grueling November. They return to action Tuesday against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.
The Raiders will miss the NFL playoffs for the 20th time in the past 22 seasons. They last appeared in the postseason in 2021 and before that in 2016.
Boise State is a consensus 4-point favorite over UNLV, and the consensus total is 58½ for Friday’s Mountain West football championship game at Boise, Idaho.
Breakaway roping has grown from 30 rodeos in 2019 to 500 rodeos this year. Now, its top stars are dreaming of competing in the National Finals Rodeo.
The WNBA released its 2025 schedule Monday, and the Aces will open with a semifinals rematch against the Liberty on May 17 in New York.
Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty rushed for 128 yards in the Broncos’ victory over UNLV in October, but he needed 33 carries and his longest run was 16 yards.
Tie-down roper Shad Mayfield has a chance to become only the second Black cowboy to win the PRCA all-around title at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Bowl takes place Dec. 27 at Allegiant Stadium. Here are the teams projected to play in the game following Week 14 of the college football season.
The 40th running of the event is one of the toughest tickets in town to get because the rodeo has sold out 359 consecutive performances.
The Broncos are tied for the best record against the spread in the NFL this season, and they’re favored over the Browns on “Monday Night Football.”
Favorites won 11 of 14 NFL games Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and the betting public also won on the three popular underdogs that prevailed.
