The votes are in, and it’s official — the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards have wrangled up the best rodeos in the country. After an expert panel nominated their favorite rodeos, readers ...

There’s nothing more Tucson than La Fiesta de los Vaqueros, otherwise known as the Tucson Rodeo. It is a staple of life in this Southern Arizona city that has been the home to cowboys and cowgirls for ...

The focus of professional rodeo is in the southern states during the winter months, but that action is still widespread across the country. The weekend of March 14-16, 2025 saw a lot of professional ...

The Arizona Wildcats rodeo team isn’t celebrating its 100th anniversary like the Tucson Rodeo, but the UA has been in lockstep with the Old Pueblo’s annual tradition for nearly nine decades. The ...

Everyone knows the University of Arizona has basketball teams and many people have heard of the UA Quidditch team, but most people don’t know that the UA has a rodeo team. Members of the rodeo team ...

An Arizona state budget item giving $15.3 million to a rodeo in Prescott has spurred a lawsuit by two city residents and a legal rights group who claim the Arizona Constitution bans such spending.

PHOENIX — Jessilee James looks every bit a rodeo veteran as she and her horse thunder from the start gate and weave through a line of poles in the arena, then weave back through to the finish line.

People of many backgrounds and races helped shape Arizona’s history. The Arizona Black Rodeo highlights African American contributions while also showcasing the talents of black cowboys and cowgirls.

Rodeos are a part of Arizona western history and Native American culture. Rodeo competitors need the support of their families. The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is the ultimate goal for some ...