ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Cheerleading is still the top cause of catastrophic injury in young female athletes, a U.S. physician says.
MIAMI, June 25 (UPI) -- The athletics director of Florida International University said the school's cheerleading squad and marching band were eliminated as part of budget cuts.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Aug. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. high school cheerleading accounted for 65 percent of all catastrophic sports injuries among high school females in the past 25 years, researchers said.
NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- Cheerleading, which has become ever more competitive in the United States, has also come to contribute disproportionately to athletic injuries.
WESTFIELD, N.J., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- High school cheerleading is now considered a sport like football in a New Jersey school district, so cheerleaders may now opt out of gym class.
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The Florida High School Athletic Association is considering making competitive cheerleading an official sport. The association's board is expected to vote next spring. If the idea is approved cheerleaders would join the ranks of official athletes in the 2
MARIETTA, Ga., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A Georgia cheerleading coach has been charged with molesting two of his students.
