Youth cheerleading is getting more athletic — and riskier
As the female-dominated sport gets more acrobatic, girls are racking up more concussions and other injuries. A new pediatricians' report calls for change.
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2 Texas cheerleaders were shot after 1 tried to get in the wrong car after practice
The shooting happened just after midnight in the grocery store parking lot the cheerleaders use when carpooling to practice. One of them, described as an all-star cheer icon, was critically injured.
North Carolina A&T Cheer Coaches Resign After Rape Allegations End Season
Two cheerleading coaches at North Carolina A&T State University have resigned following rape allegations by a cheer team member who says they didn't report her claims.
2 Rams Cheerleaders Will Be The 1st Men In NFL History To Perform At The Super Bowl
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnie just before their historic Super Bowl routine as the first male cheerleaders to perform.
NFL Cheerleader Kneels During National Anthem
The cheerleader may be the first NFL squad member to take a knee, a move that football players have used to protest racial inequality and police brutality.