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NEWS ABOUT: male cheerleaders

male cheerleaders stories: 3 news summaries

 Daredevil 
 Stunts 
 Crippling 
 Cheerleaders 

Serious injuries skyrocket as performers take to the air

Oct 13, 09 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - American high school and college cheerleaders are losing teeth, breaking backs and becoming paralyzed in increasingly dangerous stunts that agonized parents and experts say should be stopped. "I didn't know that they were throwing her up in the air.  Why would the school allow that?" asked one stunned... More »

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high school • health • college • accident • paralysis • cheerleading • male cheerleaders • cheerleaders

 Marlins Call Up
 Big-Time Cheerleaders 

Manatees will add weight, if not rhythm, to home games

Mar 29, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Weighing in between 225 and 435 pounds, the Florida Marlins' new cheerleaders may take up space better than they dance. But on opening day, the Marlins will introduce fans to the Manatees, baseball’s first all-male, all-plus-sized cheerleading squad, the Los Angeles Times reports. “There are more people... More »

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MLB • Florida Marlins • baseball • cheerleading • male cheerleaders • plus-sized cheerleaders

Fla. Marlins Call For Big-Bellied Cheerleaders

Because baseball needs more plus-size guys jumping around

Feb 24, 08 1:04 PM CST
(Newser) - The Florida Marlins are currently holding tryouts for new male cheerleaders—the chubbier, the better. Though the Marlins already have lean pompom girls rooting on the sidelines, the AP reports, they're looking to create a rotund 10-man squad called the Manatees to boost record-low attendance at home games. But these... More »

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Chicago Bulls • Florida Marlins • baseball • cheerleading • Manatees • Mermaids • Matadors • male cheerleaders • plus-sized cheerleaders • sea cow

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