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Heeler Douglas Rich, left, and header Jake Smith work to tope their calf for a win in Team Ropi ...
Heeler Douglas Rich, left, and header Jake Smith work to tope their calf for a win in Team Roping during Day 2 of National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Friday, Dec. 05, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Heeler Douglas Rich, left, and header Jake Smith work to tope their calf for a win in Team Ropi ...
Heeler Douglas Rich, left, and header Jake Smith work to tope their calf for a win in Team Roping during Day 2 of National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center on Friday, Dec. 05, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
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December 6, 2025 - 4:45 pm
 

Team roper Douglas Rich joins us for NFR Live at 4:45 from Day 3 of the 2025 National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Tonight through Dec. 13, the Review-Journal will be interviewing a rodeo personality at 4:45 p.m., streamed live on lvrj.com.

Rodeo events kick off each night at 5:45 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack.

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