Sterlin English is used to seeing his name at the pay window. Now it shows up in the cast list of Taylor Sheridan's newest project.

The team roper plays Austin Lewis on "The Dutton Ranch," the latest Yellowstone spinoff. The first two episodes dropped early May 15 on Paramount+, with new episodes streaming weekly for the next seven weeks.

English, who won the US Finals in 2015 at 12 with his father, booked the role right before winning the Riata Championships in 2025. He flew from set to Guthrie, Oklahoma, came back from the 30th call-back in the #14.5 with Miles Baker and won more than $17,400. He won the #12.5 with Trey Southern the same week and picked up the 6-and-under bonus on Shiney Lil Peso.

He filmed for roughly six months opposite Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly, Annette Bening and Juan Pablo Raba.

The door opened early. English's father once ran a ranch for actor Kiefer Sutherland and worked on "The Cowboy Way." Stunt coordinator Chris Howell gave English his first SAG gig. Stunt work, MMA training with Clint Roberts and a stretch crashing at Chad Daschenau's place in California built the foundation. COVID-era self-tapes brought a manager, agents and eventually the Sheridan audition.

He is not chasing the NFR. He plans to keep jackpotting—the Riata, the World Series of Team Roping Finale—while taking on more film and television work. He proposed to his fiancée, Jayden, on the New York premiere trip after sprinting through DFW with 60 seconds to spare.

His gear stayed his own on set: Cactus Thriller head ropes, Resistol hat, Wrangler shirts, his own boots. But his famous lucky pair with the holes did not make the wardrobe cut.

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Texas cowgirl Kayelen Helton joins The Score's Calli Montague to talk about balancing a full-time career as a licensed professional counselor with life in the arena, while still competing at a high level in both breakaway and team roping.

Helton talks growing up in Texas junior rodeo, competing through the amateur and college ranks at Tarleton State, and now a mainstay in the jackpotting scene.

The conversation dives deep into the mental side of competition, how Helton’s counseling career has shaped her mindset in the arena, and why routine, horsemanship and confidence still matter more than ever. She also shares her thoughts on developing rope horses, the importance of finding horses that fit your style, and what she’s learned since stepping into the breeding world with her stallion Cat Man San.

From winning on the all-girl team roping side to building a program around horses she believes in, Helton offers an honest look at what it takes to compete while balancing career, horses and life outside the arena.

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Winter and spring have flown by on the 2026 ProRodeo season with the summer right around the corner. On this episode of The Short Score, some of the spring's biggest winners talk about their wins.

Lightning Aguilera and Wyatt Cox claimed the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo thanks to a $24,218-a-man rodeo. From there, the biggest hit of the year came in RodeoHouston, where Korbin Rice and Cooper Freeman delivered a statement win with a 4.6 in the four-man, pocketing over $65,000 apiece. From Houston to Austin where Tanner Tomlinson and Coleby Payne secured their second winter win with an 11.6 on three head.

The Texas Swing wrapped in San Angelo, where Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira added another win to their resume with an 18.7 on four head, earning $9,453 each. Out west, Jr. Dees and Landen Glenn picked up their first major win of the season in California, finishing with a 29.8 on four head to take home $10,920 apiece.

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