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AUSTIN -- Forget Aggie jokes. Cheerleaders attending camp at the University of Texas have provided more than enough funny fodder for the state this summer. Ever wondered how many cheerleaders can fit onto an elevator? We’ll give you a hint: Not 26. But a group of peppy campers found this out the hard way at UT’s Jester Residence Hall. Twenty-six cheerleaders packed into an elevator there, but it got stuck and stayed that way for about 30 minutes. Some of the girls passed out. Others used their cell phones to call for help. Just a few weeks ago, teens at...

A pair of former Ware Shoals High School students have filed lawsuits against Ware Shoals School District 51 and its board of trustees in relation to the district’s employment of ex-cheerleading coach and guidance clerk Jill Moore. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of the two WSHS graduates -- one a former cheerleader, the other a former Hornets’ football player -- by Charleston attorney Lionel Lofton. “This is a civil lawsuit being brought by two former Ware Shoals High School students,” Lofton said Wednesday. Each lawsuit levies four causes of action against the district and its board, including gross negligence,...

CAMP KOREAN VILLAGE, Iraq — Unexpected visitors greeted an infantry battalion of Marines, sailors and other residents here June 6. The service members gathered around the Morale Welfare and Recreation Center aboard Camp Korean Village, Iraq, to see what the fuss was about. Little did they know that five Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders had just come to visit them. “We came out here to say thank you for all the amazing things you have done out here,” said Laura Jenkins, a cheerleader with the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleading squad to the crowd of service members. “It was mentioned that there was going...

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, May 20, 2008 – Historically speaking, Vikings and Afghanistan don’t have much in common, but all that changed yesterday when five cheerleaders from the National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings pumped up a standing-room-only crowd of servicemembers here. New Zealand army Cpl. Murray Kinnell holds up the “No. 1” sign as Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders Amanda and Sarah cheer him on. Kinnell competed, and was unanimously voted best, in a “touchdown dance” competition during the cheerleaders’ performance at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, May 19, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, Combined Joint Task...

Arizona State University may have less cheerful sidelines at sporting events next season. After racy photos of members of the university’s cheerleading squad were spotted on a campus blog called “The Dirty,” the school cut the squad completely, MyFOXPhoenix reported.

IN the blink of an eye, India has gone from faith, prudence and chastity to ... Brittany, Courtney and Tiffani. On Sunday, a team of Washington Redskins cheerleaders landed in Bangalore to help create India’s first cheerleading squad. According to the Redskins’ Web site, the cheerleaders will “conduct a national audition of Indian women.” The aim of the exercise is to set up a squad of indigenous pompom wielders for the Bangalore Royal Challengers, one of eight teams that will play in the Indian Premier League, a rich new Indian cricket league. “Cheerleading is a unique American spirit and the...

MIAMI -- The Florida Marlins are looking for a few good men. Specifically, very large men. The team is hosting auditions for baseball's first all-male, all-obese cheerleading squad: the Manatees. Organizers said they want "big bellies with the biggest jiggle, big feet with the best dance moves and enthusiasm that will rock Marlins fans out of their seats." The guys will perform at Friday and Saturday home games this season. No experience is necessary. But don't expect to get paid either. The seven to ten men who are drafted will only get tickets to games.

This morning I watched the Tulas vs UCF football game. After about so many useless camera shots I decided to keep score of the number of camera shots in just 10 minutes of the second half. CAMERA SHOTS: OTHER (INCLUDES REPLAYS, GRAPHICS, REPORTERS) 47 SHOTS CHEERLEADERS...................................13 CROWD AND STUPID LOOKING FRUITCAKE FANS........44 FOOTBALL PLAYER CLOSEUP'S AFTER PLAY..........101 REF CLOSEUPS...................................12 SIDELINES......................................52 TALKING TO DIGNATRIES 3MINUTES DURING PLAY......1 GAME ACTION FULL FIELD PLAYS...................47 I do not know about some of you but the narrow scope of the on-screen picture is enough to make a grown man make a post to this forum....

Six of eight Ripon High School cheerleaders were suspended from school for two days over a cheer performed at a football game. The girls danced to a Britney Spears song and lifted their skirts at the end to spell out the school's nickname, Indians. Superintendent Leo Zuber said he couldn't discuss the issue because of confidentiality requirements on disciplinary matters. Parents can appeal suspensions, and Zuber acknowledged he has received one. He said he will investigate whether proper procedures were followed and whether suspensions were warranted. Bee staff writer Inga Miller contributed to this report.

Your rival. Your undereducated, cousin marrying disgusting scoundrel of a rival. Oh, sure you may say nice, cordial things to one another but let’s face it: you are fairly certain that the fan of your rival school I just mentioned is enriching uranium for Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Heck, for the sheer entertainment of it, he may kick puppies down the street and may have gotten saliva on either his SAT, ACT, or ASVAB exams in high school. Some of you got your hostilities out of the way early (Louisville/Kentucky). Even more of you like to Git R Done during...

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Cheerleaders who flaunt their wares in front of visiting teams will be banned by the NFL, a news report indicated on Monday. The problem has become cataclysmic. The NFL has sent a memo out to all major league teams, according to CBS NFL analyst Charlie Casserly. Basically, home teams are not permitted to tell their cheerleaders to warm up, stretch, or otherwise do anything in front of the visiting team's bench that might distract the players before the game.

FORT HUACHUCA — The 11th Signal Brigade got a taste of football fever last Friday when four of the Kansas City Chiefs cheerleaders visited them. Prior to coming to the brigade area, the cheerleaders went out to the 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion field exercise-training site. While out there, the unit showed the cheerleaders their signal capabilities and what soldiers do on a daily basis. The cheerleaders also had the opportunity to try on some of the soldiers tactical gear. “I could not believe how heavy the gear is!” said Ashley, who is in her second year with the Kansas City...

Chris and the Ladies from St Henry High SchoolImagine this scenario:1.  It is the last night of your two week leave back in the real world (USA). 2.  Your 2 week leave follows 7 months in one of the worst parts of Iraq. 3.  Tomorrow, you fly from Indianapolis to Atlanta.  There you will board a military charter back to four more months in Iraq. 4.  While in your hotel room, waiting on tomorrow to come, your phone rings.  Your buddy in Florida is calling to tell you that all units, currently in Iraq, are being extended another three months. ...

Chris and the Ladies from St Henry High SchoolImagine this scenario:1.  It is the last night of your two week leave back in the real world (USA). 2.  Your 2 week leave follows 7 months in one of the worst parts of Iraq. 3.  Tomorrow, you fly from Indianapolis to Atlanta.  There you will board a military charter back to four more months in Iraq. 4.  While in your hotel room, waiting on tomorrow to come, your phone rings.  Your buddy in Florida is calling to tell you that all units, currently in Iraq, are being extended another three months. ...

New Orleans Saints cheerleader, Tori Nunez, gets lunch at the Forward Operating Base Hammer dining facility June 24. The Saints cheerleaders enjoyed lunch at FOB Hammer before receiving a certificate of appreciation from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team. Official U.S. Army photo. FOB HAMMER — The New Orleans Saintsations cheerleading squad visited Forward Operating Base Hammer, June 23, to thank 3rd Brigade Combat Team Soldiers. FOB Hammer was the 12th stop for the cheerleaders on a tour of various bases in Iraq. “It’s absolutely unbelievable,� said Tori Nunez, a cheerleader with the squad. “Being in America, you get a very...

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Deployed life, though full of many new experiences, is not usually something people would envy you for. The exception to this would be the friends and co-workers of Senior Airman Brandon M. Smith, who was forced to endure two weeks with eight of the most beautiful women to wear Kevlar. Smith, a 28-year-old from Harrah, Okla., escorted Washington Redskins cheerleaders and their crew to forward operating bases and airfields in Afghanistan from Feb. 20 to March 3. Deployed from 56th Services Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Brandon landed the job as Morale, Welfare and...

High school cheerleaders must now cheer for girls' teams as often as for boys' teams thanks to federal education officials' interpretations of Title IX, the civil rights law that mandates equal playing fields for both sexes. According to The New York Times, almost no one directly involved wants this -- not the cheerleaders, not the fans, not the boys' teams, and not even the girls' teams. But it doesn't matter: The law coerces cheerleaders to cheer at girls' games. Of all the myths that surround Left-Right differences, one of the greatest is that the Left values liberty more than the...

For all you loony couch conservatives, the General Election is not the time to sit home and cry over not having a choice. If you sit home and the Rats gain the majority in either House, blame yourself. I know I will. A Republican Rino is still better than a Rat. It gives the Republicans majority status. With that status, we control committees and keep the Rats from starting multitudes of witch-hunting investigations and impeachment procedures. Nothing may get done with or without the RINOs, but its better than having the Rats in control. If you don't like the RINOs...

WORTHINGTON, Ohio Aug 24, 2006 (AP)— Someone shot at a carload of teenage girls, critically wounding one of them, after some of them had stepped near a house that had been rumored by fellow students to be haunted, police said. A man who lives in the house, Allen S. Davis, was arrested Wednesday in the shooting of 17-year-old Rachel Barezinsky the night before. He told reporters Wednesday from jail that he was trying to drive off trespassers and didn't intend to hurt the girls. Barezinsky remained in critical condition Thursday at Ohio State University Medical Center, a nursing supervisor said....

Couric To Ride the Bus -- Every Bus The face of Katie Couric will appear on every single bus in the city of New York as part of an unprecedented $10-million campaign to promote her ascension to the anchor's desk at the CBS Evening News, the New York Times reported Sunday. The network also flew news anchors from its top 48 affiliates to New York to interview Couric for features that will be presented on each local station, the newspaper said. The promotional campaign for Couric, the Times observed, is comparable only to those mounted for hit primetime shows like...

Denver Broncos Cheerleaders Rally Troops The Denver Broncos cheerleaders came halfway around the world to perform for hundreds of soldiers at Contingency Operating Base Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq. By Sgt. Waine D. Haley133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment TIKRIT, Iraq, July 20, 2006 -- The Denver Broncos cheerleaders came halfway around the world to show that the troops mean the world to them. "This is wonderful for them to come and perform for us; to let us know that people care, that’s what it’s all about."U.S. Army Sgt. William Rodgers The cheerleaders performed for hundreds of soldiers at the Morale,...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian conservatives have called on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to reverse his decision to let women into sports stadiums, saying it was against Islamic values, newspapers reported on Thursday. Ahmadinejad promised a return to the values of the 1979 Islamic revolution when he was elected last year, prompting many in the establishment to expect rigorous enforcement of Islamic dress and other social codes. But he has been more moderate on social issues than many expected, including saying dress codes should not be imposed by force and, this week, that women should be allowed into sports stadiums for the...

Australian cheerleaders have been banned from baring midriffs by officials of the sport who fear displays of skin may encourage eating disorders...

Carroll trustees reverse decision on cheerleadersBy JESSAMY BROWNStar-Telegram Staff WriterSOUTHLAKE — Carroll trustees late Monday reversed a decision to cut 19 varsity cheerleaders and require them to try out a second time for the squad. The board said that because of inconsistencies in the tryout process, all 33 girls who tried out in December will be allowed on the Carroll Senior High School squad and no second tryout will take place. Trustees had been asked to reconsider an earlier decision to remove girls from the squad who did not initially qualify. After a presentation from some of their parents and...

TURIN, Italy - The Dutch oom-pah band had just finished Queen's ubiquitous rock anthem "We Will Rock You" and the crowd was on its feet Sunday night, stamping and clapping. Then the Olympic cheerleaders ran onto the skating oval. Dead silence. Followed by boos. The official cheerleaders of the Winter Games just can't seem to help it. They're not exceptionally good. Ranging in age from 15 to 26, these Italians were hired to entertain audiences at each Olympic venue. They practiced for four-and-a-half months. It just doesn't look like it. They have a lot of heart, but not much rhythm....

Women who caught South Korea's attention with their charm and cheerleading antics when they accompanied the North Korean athletes to the Busan Asian Games have ended up in North Korean detention camps. Lee Myeong-ho, a former inmate of the Daeheung concentration camp in South Hamgyeong Province who recently escaped to China, said “21 beautiful women” were detained at the camp since the end of last year. “Later I found out that they were the cheerleading team that had gone to South Korea,” he said. Lee said since inmates are forbidden to talk to one another, he could not find...

It's taken three months, but we've finally obtained a complete copy of the police report detailing witness accounts of what allegedly happened between those two Carolina Panther cheerleaders in the bathroom of a Tampa nightclub last November. Responding to an open records request, Hillsborough County prosecutors have provided TSG with statements of three female witnesses who told cops what they saw transpire between Angela Keathley, 26, and Victoria Renee Thomas, 21, in the Banana Joe's loo. The statements, previously withheld by Tampa cops, tell of moaning, "going down," and eyes rolling back into one woman's head as Keathley and Thomas...

Now that the Superbowl contestants have been determined, the media will spend countless hours pouring over the mundane statistics, the eating habits of Jerome Bettis and Shaun Alexander, the superiority of Matt Hasselback over Ben Rothchildburger (or whatever the heck his name is), and will give us sneak previews of the Bud commercials that cost $5 million/second. But the real contest, and that which will determine who is victorious, is: "Who has the hottest babes on the sidelines". So feel free to add your 2 cents to this vital subject. http://www.seattleseagals.com/index.htm http://www.steelerettes.com/

Norma Jean Record, the mother of a Wyoming high school cheerleader, has been convicted of shoving an assistant cheerleading coach. Record was fined 100 dollars and ordered to pay more than $220 in restitution after yesterday's trial. Record says she's sorry she was rude, but adds a lot of parents had problems with the Campbell County High cheerleading squad this year. The shoving incident occurred after the homecoming football game a couple of months ago. Some parents and cheerleaders complained the coaches had the squad doing dangerous and illegal moves.

SULTAN, Wash. - A high school cheerleading coach resigned after allegedly teaching her team how to perform certain sex acts. It happened in the small Snohomish county town of Sultan, apparently during a team sleepover at the home of cheerleading coach Katie Chase. "They shouldn’t be talking about that unless she's a health teacher," said one student. ... Chase held a sleepover, where she allegedly instructed the students on how to perform certain sex acts. She had been on the job since September and was not employed as a teacher. She resigned Thursday and a new cheerleading coach was hired...

I have steadfastly supported our president for his entire administration. I consider myself a patriot, a staunch supporter of this, the greatest country on earth. I looked the other way when he went into Iraq, even though I thought we weren't done in Afghanistan. I gave him the benefit of the doubt that he did not order soldiers to torture Iraqi prisoners, and that his policy in Iraq was one that would minimize and prevent civilian casualties whenever possible. I trusted him on free trade. I believed strongly that tax cuts would send our economy into the stratosphere. I hoped...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An ex-Carolina Panthers cheerleader charged with giving police a false name during her arrest at a bar has denied accounts that she was having sex with another cheerleader in a restroom stall. Renee Thomas, 20, also accused of hitting a bar patron, is charged with giving a false name and causing harm to another, a third-degree felony punishable by probation or a jail term of up to five years. The second cheerleader, Angela Keathley, 26, is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. The two members of the Panthers TopCats were arrested early Sunday at a bar...

Meanwhile, Penthouse magazine is trying to convince them to pose nude. Kathleen Berzon, a spokeswoman for the adult publication, said the magazine is "working very diligently to achieve its goal of shooting a nude pictorial" of the former cheerleaders. She would not say how much money the magazine had offered the women.

The cheerleaders arrested for that Tampa bathroom brawl have been booted from the Carolina Panthers squad for allegedly engaging in conduct embarrassing to the team. In what many will likely view as a double standard since NFL stars are regularly arrested but allowed to continue playing, Renee Thomas and Angela Keathley will now have to seek another outlet for which to shake their pom-poms. Judging by the flood of demanding e-mails that TSG has received, many of you seem deeply interested in the Tampa Police Department report memorializing Sunday's bust of two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders. As you're obviously aware, cops...

Cops: Carolina Panthers pair were getting busy in Tampa bar loo 11/8 UPDATE: The cheerleaders arrested for that Tampa bathroom brawl have been booted from the Carolina Panthers squad for allegedly engaging in conduct embarrassing to the team. In what many will likely view as a double standard since NFL stars are regularly arrested but allowed to continue playing, Renee Thomas and Angela Keathley will now have to seek another outlet for which to shake their pom-poms. While the Panthers have removed any mention of the duo from the section of the team's web site devoted to the cheerleading squad,...

TAMPA, Fla. - Two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders were charged after their arrest at a bar where witnesses told police the women had sex in a restroom. Renee Thomas, 20, of Pittsboro, N.C., and Angela Keathley, 26, of Belmont, N.C., were taken to Hillsborough County Jail early Sunday. Witnesses said the women were having sex in a stall with each other, angering patrons waiting in line to get into the restroom at the club in the Channelside district. Thomas was charged with battery Sunday after allegedly striking a bar patron when she was leaving the restroom, then landed in even more...

Two NFL cheerleaders arrested at Tampa bar Tampa, Florida – Two Carolina Panther cheerleaders spent the night in jail after a rough night in Channelside. The Panthers were in town to play the Bucs Sunday afternoon. Witnesses say Angela Keathley and Renee Thomas were engaged in some type of sexual activity inside a bathroom stall at Banana Joe's around 2:20 am Sunday. Another woman waiting to use the bathroom got into an argument with the pair. Police say Thomas punched the woman in the face. When Thomas was arrested, she gave police the name of another Panthers cheerleader. Thomas could...

By Arian Campo-Flores Newsweek It was a dream come true for Ashley Burns when the lithe 14-year-old with the blue-ribboned ponytail and squeaky voice learned in July that she'd landed a cherished spot on the varsity cheerleading squad at Medford Vocational-Technical High School in Massachusetts. To celebrate, she and a friend got pedicures and tooled around town in a convertible blasting their favorite tunes. One week after joining the team, Burns was at practice, preparing to perform a stunt called a "double down." Held aloft by four cheerleaders gripping one of her feet, she was thrust into the air. But...

Shania Twain and Christina Aguilera might have turned midriff-baring into a televised sport, but the Minnesota State High School League has made sure the state's cheerleaders don't follow suit on the sidelines. Starting this fall, Minnesota cheerleaders may no longer wear uniforms that expose their midriffs or torsos. The rule, unanimously approved by the league's board in February, goes into effect a year ahead of a nationwide directive by the National Federation of State High School Associations.

ROTA, SPAIN, Sept. 7, 2005 – Naval Station Rota personnel and their families were treated to an evening of dancing and entertainment when 12 of the Washington Redskins cheerleaders, the Redskinettes, performed Aug. 29 at Champions aboard the naval station. The Redskinettes’ visit to Naval Station Rota was part of a 14-day Mediterranean tour of eight U.S. military bases in the region. According to Air Force 1st Lt. Luke Hardaway, Europe and Balkans Circuit Manager for Armed Forces Entertainment, the Redskinettes’ mission during this trip is going to be to lift troops’ spirits and morale, and help maintain troop readiness...

A lifetime ago, when William Jefferson was just a plain old congressman, not the central figure in what's shaping up as a major investigation of his business dealings, I sat down to talk to him about one of his pet subjects, international trade. Jefferson kicked it off by asking whether I was familiar with the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Having skimmed a stack of newspaper clippings on the subject, I told him, with utter confidence, that I was. Big mistake. Before long he was off on a treatise about trade deals past, with a particular focus on provisions to...

A man who left an accident scene was tracked down with the help of some cheerleaders who witnessed the crash and turned his license plate number into a cheer, police said. Members of the Lincoln High School varsity cheerleading squad from neighboring Ypsilanti were in Ann Arbor for a Universal Cheerleaders Association’s camp when they saw the wreck near the University of Michigan campus. “I knew I was going to not remember it because there was too much going on,” coach Patricia Clark said Monday on NBC’s “Today.” “So, when I ran down the street and got the plate number,...

TEWKSBURY, Mass. — An autopsy will be done to determine how a 14-year-old girl died after performing a routine stunt at a cheerleading camp. Ashley Burns, an incoming freshman at Medford Vocational-Technical High School, was practicing with her teammates Tuesday afternoon at the East Elite Cheer Gym when four other girls tossed her into the air. She landed chest-first in the arms of her friends, police said. Soon afterward, she complained of abdominal pain and shortness of breath. "She said she thought she had the wind knocked out of her," Tewksbury Police Chief Alfred P. Donovan said. "She was talking,...

Monday August 08, 2005 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) A man who left an accident scene was tracked down with the help of some cheerleaders who witnessed the crash and turned his license plate number into a cheer, police said. Members of the Lincoln High School varsity cheerleading squad from neighboring Ypsilanti were in Ann Arbor for a Universal Cheerleaders Association's camp when they saw the wreck near the University of Michigan campus. ``I knew I was going to not remember it because there was too much going on,'' coach Patricia Clark said Monday on NBC's ``Today.'' ``So, when I ran...

PHILADELPHIA - Call it fantasy football. Sexual fantasy football. Leaving little to the imagination, the Philadelphia Eagles unveiled their 2005-06 cheerleaders' lingerie calendar this week with a fashion show at the NovaCare Center. The calendar shows the Eagles' cheerleaders with most of the mystery removed, racier by a few provocative poses than the average Victoria's Secret catalogue, and its introduction definitely was not family entertainment. As the calendar picture of each cheerleader flashed on a screen, the woman herself strutted across the stage in high heels clad in fancy underwear - which was still a good deal more than most...

Most athletes don't perform racy routines, coaches say By Dru Sefton NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE Sunday, May 15, 2005 Pity the cheerleaders. After all that enthusiasm, and decades of striving to be recognized as dedicated athletes, an old stereotype is back: They're just too sexy. Or so says Texas state Rep. Al Edwards, D-Houston, whose bill would regulate sexually suggestive moves by public school cheerleading squads. It has passed the House but is languishing sponsorless in the Senate. No matter, the damage is done, and the headline writers can't resist: "Whole Lotta Shakin's Gonna Stop in Texas," "Bill Bumps, Grinds Through...

AUSTIN, Texas — A bill approved by the state House to ban bawdy cheerleading routines apparently isn't going anywhere in the Senate this year. The legislation prohibits "overtly sexually suggestive" cheerleading routines at school events and gives the state education chief the authority to ask school districts to review performances. It does not define sexually suggestive. The House approved the legislation May 3 and sent it to the Senate Education Committee, where it is expected to die. "We have some very important work to do in the next two weeks, and that's not one of them," Republican state Sen. Florence...

Politicians of the Texas State House took the time this week to pass HB 1476 which will put an end to "sexually suggestive" performances by middle and high school students. The bill, all 219 words of it, didn't bother to define what a sexually suggestive performance may be. Here are the main portions of the bill: Sec. 33.088. SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE PERFORMANCES PROHIBITED. (a) A school dance team, drill team, cheerleading team, or similar performance group may not perform in a sexually suggestive manner at an athletic or other extracurricular event or competition sponsored or approved by a school district or...

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