Perhaps his greatest moment as a cowboy came courtesy of his experimenting with team roping, but for Houston native Fred Whitfield, his heart still lies with tie-down roping. In 1999, Whitfield became ...

Riley Carel’s focus sharpens to a needlepoint the moment before he ropes a calf. “If we’re trying to beat five seconds, I can’t have four different things in my brain,” he said. “… When I’m back in ...

Tulsa resident Jeff Carney is preparing to rope a calf Sunday in the calf-roping event at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln. Nebraska fairgoers are getting a variety of stimulation at this year's ...