A spur-of-the-moment decision to wear a helmet may have saved bull rider Willy Ives' life last August. He borrowed a friend's helmet on a whim. While riding in the competition, Ives was bucked off.

Bull riding is unpredictable, riveting to watch and can be extremely dangerous for competitors. Bull riding has been dubbed "the most dangerous eight seconds in sports" and rightfully so. The sports' ...

Bull riding is not rooted in ranch work. Real cowboys have far more important tasks, and no one on a working ranch would waste time forcing an animal into a frantic display that would make life harder ...

South Florida has become a hub for professional sports of all kinds. We've got pickleball, cricket, soccer and now — bull riding. Considered the most dangerous eight seconds in sports, it's not like ...

As 19-year-old bull-riding star John Crimber tightens his grip atop a 1-ton bull waiting for the steel gate to open, the last voice he is likely to hear is from the man he calls “pai,” Portuguese for ...