Cover photo: Shad Mayfield roping at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Photography by James Phifer/FWSSR
Two contestants in each event earn a berth into the semifinal round, and others contestants find themselves in the wild card race.
Rodeo Lariat
Professional Bull Riders debuted in Pittsburgh, with sold out crowds witnessing bull riding in "The Steel City" for the first time since a local ban on rodeo in 1992.
One final performance at a former home for the National Finals Rodeo closes the book on pro rodeo at the Jim Norick Arena in Oklahoma City.
Professional Bull Riders this weekend is presenting the first rodeo-related event in Pittsburgh since the city banned rodeo in 1992.
Rounding up the news and notes on the sport of rodeo for Friday, Jan. 24.