Kats Goes Country

Kats Goes Cowboy: A last tip of the hat, as the NFR bucks out of town

The contestants, bullfighters and officials who put on the National Finals Rodeo showed during their two-week Vegas run that they work hard and play hard.

Kats Goes Cowboy: A lesson in risk-taking and medical care

Ryan Gray's potentially life-threatening injury during his second go-round bareback ride underscored the importance of the medical staff at this year's NFR.

Kats Goes Cowboy: We can't Resistol shooting the cowboys and their hat heads

Cowboys look a lot different when they remove their hats, and we offer a few examples in photos taken Friday night at the Thomas & ...

Kats Goes Cowboy: A celebration of great names as the NFR bucks to a close

The sport that gave us Ote Berry does not disappoint with some distinctive names from this year's NFR.

Ricky and the Redstreaks have been a favorite of cowboys and rodeo fans since being discovered performing at a club in Cheyenne, Wyo., in the ...

Kats Goes Cowboy: If it's shots and beer and a mechanical bull, it must be Gilley's

Bill Engvall sang and played with Austin Law as Gilley's at T.I. rejoiced in its own version of Cowboy Christmas, a party for rough-riding cowpokes.

The National Finals Rodeo is well-suited for Las Vegas, which likes its entertainment at a fast clip. During the run-up to this year’s event, officials ...

Kats Goes Cowboy: It's a numbers (and question) game with outgoing Miss Rodeo America

Miss Rodeo America 2010 Kelli Jackson took an on-the-fly question about religion during the buckle presentation at South Point this week.

Kats Goes Cowboy: Marilyn: 'Is it getting hot in here?' Davis: 'No!'

Shawn Davis isn't known to be much of a Marilyn Monroe fan, but really, what does it matter?

Kats Goes Cowboy: An interloper takes in scenes from a rodeo

The greatest show on dirt -- or a mixture of such and something else -- is unfolding at the Thomas & Mack Center. It has ...

Kats Goes Cowboy: From the chutes, bareback contestants are pure rodeo

Bobby Mote and Wes Stevenson had dissimilar performances during Tuesday's sixth go-round of the bareback competition at the National Finals Rodeo.

Kats Goes Cowboy: PRCA chief says it's too early to worry about NFR leaving town

Asked if people in Las Vegas should be concerned about losing one of the city's great tourism draws, PRCA Commissioner Karl Stressman said his organization ...

Kats Goes Cowboy: NFR announcers talk the talk ... and talk and talk

Boyd Polhamus, Randy Corley and Bob Tallman talk a good game -- and that's what counts in their roles as announcers for this year's NFR.

Kats Goes Cowboy: Garth Brooks remains the king of the rodeo

Garth Brooks used humor, his terrific voice and a boundless repertoire to show why he's still thrilling audiences at Encore Theater.

Kats Goes Cowboy: 'Urban Cowboy' meets 'An Officer and a Gentleman' at Gold Coast

Quite a few cowboys, and even a couple of cowgirls-for-a-night, rode the mechanical bull at the raucous Buck 'n Ball.

Kats Goes Cowboy: South Point's bull market draws all ilk of buyer

Don Kish is one of the top stock contractors in the world of rodeo. Warren Enz is not -- yet -- but the two worked ...

Kats Goes Cowboy: New Miss Rodeo America sweeps the competition

There were five remaining contestants, cloven from a field of 28, yet one of the lovely cowgirls stood tall above the rest.

Kats Goes Cowboy: We find the elusive $6,000 saddle

From barbed wire to lavish horse trailer/recreational vehicles, Cowboy Christmas has it all. Put it down in ink, even, with a handcrafted ebony pen.

Kats Goes Cowboy: A sports book hoedown? Is this a Mirage?

The Mirage transformed its sports book to a saloon Thursday night, and the result was a happy and loud party where a band played where ...

Kats Goes Cowboy: NFR opens, but will it always be a Las Vegas event?

The man who brought the NFR to Las Vegas, Shawn Davis, says that in his mind, the event is best suited for our city. What ...