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Six teams, five events: May the best cowboys win
It runs deep in your heart and soul," Helen said before he headed into the ring bearing a flag of Texas. "It's a lot of pride. It started with past generations that taught us to be cowboys in the brush." Several cowboys answered cell phones, making last-minute conversations. Fan Leanne Beauxbeannes walked through the crush of horseback riders to wish a friend from Bandera good luck. This was the first South Texas Ranch Rodeo finals held at the Stock Show & Rodeo. The two-hour event showcased the roping and riding skills of working cowboys that help create the mythos of the Wild West. Six five-member teams vied against each other in five events. The events originated in the mid-1800s when cowboys from bordering ranches gathered to show who was the toughest cowhand.
Bob Ford: Villanova confident after UConn win
Perhaps that is all that happened yesterday, and the final sorting at the Big East tournament in two weeks will shuffle out the Wildcats in quick fashion. Playing small - depending entirely on defense and jump shots - is a long walk through the valley of death, even if you fear no evil. But it's a lot better to have someone like Connecticut's 7-foot-3 Hasheem Thabeet walking beside you. Still, anything is possible. When Villanova was in the midst of losing nine of 12 games and the rest of the local teams didn't seem to be NCAA tournament-worthy, either, this loomed as perhaps the first season since 1976-77 in which none of the six area Division I schools would make the big bracket. That's reaching a long way back, almost before Rollie Massimino invented the game, and it could still happen.
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