Zach Bryan on sobriety inspiration

Zach Bryan released a new eight-song EP, Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs, and marked nine months of sobriety in a two-hour interview with Matthew McConaughey.

Key points Zach Bryan on sobriety inspiration
  1. Zach Bryan released a new eight-song EP, Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs, and marked nine months of sobriety in a two-hour interview with Matthew McConaughey.
  2. Bryan said he wrote and sang every word of the EP sober, the first project he has done without drinking, and credited Evan Felker and Jason Isbell with showing him that sobriety did not have to cost him his creativity.
  3. He traced his decision to a 30-day motorcycle trip from New York to California that ended with him questioning why he was drinking in a Seattle gas station parking lot.
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Mavericks close homestand 2-1

The New York Mavericks beat the Texas Rattlers 263.75-263.30 on Sunday to finish their Go Bowling Maverick Days homestand at UBS Arena with a 2-1 record.

Key points Mavericks close homestand 2-1
  1. The New York Mavericks beat the Texas Rattlers 263.75-263.30 on Sunday to finish their Go Bowling Maverick Days homestand at UBS Arena with a 2-1 record.
  2. The weekend set a PBR Teams league record with 79 qualified rides across the three-day event.
  3. With three games left in the regular season, the top three seeds and first-round byes at the 2026 PBR Teams Championship in Las Vegas are still being decided.
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Andrews courts right with song

Country singer Bryan Andrews released a new song, 'Left Right Left,' that reaches out to conservative listeners while keeping his progressive message intact.

Hayes wins Riggin Masters bareback

Keenan Hayes won the inaugural Riggin Masters Xtreme Bareback competition in Billings, Mont., on Oct. 16-17, part of PRORODEO's Rank 45 Xtreme Broncs Series.

Moroney still single

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Turquoise Circuit Finals return

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McBryde on estrangement from father

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Ride to Hondo Rolls Into San Tan Flat: Live Music, Local Flavor & Your Chance to Win Hondo Rodeo Fest Tickets

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NBHA World Championships return

The 2026 NBHA Circle Y Saddles Open & Senior World Championships will be held October 23–31 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Georgia.

Randy Travis shares vault song

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Mike's Motive ties career-outs record

Mike's Motive, a 9-year-old bucking bull, tied the all-time career-outs record during PBR Teams' Ridge Rider Days in Glendale, Arizona.

The Galleys awards announce nominees

, a long-running Texas and Red Dirt music outlet, has launched its own annual awards, The Galleys, and announced the inaugural nominees.

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