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 ...

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.

CHICAGO (AP) -- 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 ...

Kendra Azbill’s hair whips around her as she flips through the air, knowing Antonio Esquivel will catch her every time. She ...

In this challenge, extreme cheerleading stunts defy gravity. Tears flowed in S.F. courtroom as immigration judge was fired ...

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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 ...