Ridge Riders return to Glendale

The Arizona Ridge Riders return to Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale for Ridge Rider Days on Oct. 8-10, sitting No. 6 at 11-15 with nine regular-season games left.

Key points Ridge Riders return to Glendale
  1. The Arizona Ridge Riders return to Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale for Ridge Rider Days on Oct. 8-10, sitting No. 6 at 11-15 with nine regular-season games left.
  2. Arizona opened 8-4 but has gone 3-11 since, and the three-night homestand against Austin, Oklahoma and Nashville is a chance to turn the season around.
  3. Everton Natan da Silva has carried the team, accounting for 10 of its 17 qualified rides during the slide and rising to No. 4 in the MVP standings.
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McMillan wins Linderman Award

Caleb McMillan has been named the 2026 PRCA Linderman Award winner, an honor given to a cowboy who earns at least $1,000 in three events, including at least one roughstock and one timed event.

Key points McMillan wins Linderman Award
  1. Caleb McMillan has been named the 2026 PRCA Linderman Award winner, an honor given to a cowboy who earns at least $1,000 in three events, including at least one roughstock and one timed event.
  2. McMillan earned more than $1,100 in five events this season, finishing with $26,979 overall across tie-down roping, bull riding, team roping, steer wrestling and steer roping.
  3. It is the second Linderman Award for the 28-year-old from Soap Lake, Wash., who also won in 2024, and he plans to receive it in Las Vegas during Round 7 of the National Finals Rodeo on Dec. 9.
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Crockett and Adcock end feud

Charley Crockett and Gavin Adcock have ended their roughly year-and-a-half-long feud, sharing photos of themselves drinking together, apparently at The Stage on Broadway in Nashville.

Champions launch rodeo podcast

Richmond and Paige Champion are launching a new podcast called House of Champions with Cowboy+, announced Oct. 5.

Country stars married most times

A pair of country music galleries rounds up the country singers who have been married the most times, including one star who has married six times.

PRCA stars rejoin PBR Teams

Five PBR Teams riders who spent the summer on the PRCA trail have returned to their teams for the stretch run toward Las Vegas.

McGraw honors Faith Hill

Tim McGraw marked his 30th wedding anniversary with Faith Hill by posting a heartfelt social media tribute on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

INFR rodeo marks 50 years

The 50th Indian National Finals Rodeo runs October 13-17, 2026 at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, drawing Native American rodeo athletes from across the United States and Canada.

Governor's Cup reshapes NFR race

The Governor's Cup in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, closed out the professional rodeo regular season as the richest rodeo in state history, with PRCA athletes competing for more than $1.5 million in prize money.

Naughty or Nice Tour returns

Koe Wetzel and Parker McCollum are reuniting for the Naughty or Nice Tour, a five-date co-headlining run across Texas this December.

Brennan, Andersen make NFR

Saddle bronc riders Damian Brennan and Ben Andersen entered the final day of the PRORODEO regular season needing a payday to secure spots in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Randy Rogers Band's Songbook

The Randy Rogers Band is marking 25 years of playing and recording songs with a new collaborative album called Songbook.

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