Amid bellowing beats and screaming spectators, athletes adorned in rhinestones sporting colossal bows on Monday performed flips, toe-touches and round-off back handsprings. Linganore Cheer took home ...

Sue Thompson was 14 years old when she lost her older sister, a cheerleading accident that turned the North Dakota State campus silent. It was more than 30 years ago and as the memory bank goes, she's ...

But as its popularity thrives, cheerleading has evolved into feats of complex maneuvers, lofty basket tosses and human pyramids as tall as some small buildings. Safety regulations can limit the ...

April 2, 2007 — -- As high school and college cheerleaders face increased pressure to perform gravity-defying leaps and flips, they are becoming vulnerable to permanent injury -- even death.

NASHVILLE — The Oklahoma State cheer program won the 2025 College STUNT National Championship in the Club Division. The win marks the program's 10th national championship in the sport – all since 2014 ...

CHICAGO -- Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms -- it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. CHICAGO • Cheerleading has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve ...