In Review – April 2017

April showers brought NCA College and started Worlds, but didn’t finish it. Here’s what else made the news:

• International Cheer Union World Championship results.
• National Law Review published Sis-Boom-Bah: U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Cheerleader Uniform Design Elements May Be Eligible for Copyright Protection and Cheerleader Uniform Designs Protectable Under Copyright Act.
• TMZ posted Floyd Mayweather Blows Up at Cheer Judges.
• Outsports published Michigan State Cheerleader Found Solace in Sport After his Boyfriend’s Suicide.
• ESPN posted Coastal Carolina Cheerleading Suspended; Team Members Allegedly Acted as Escorts.
• WATE (ABC) reported Man Charged with Taking Photos of Girls at Sevierville Cheerleading Competition.
• University Press published The Everyday Life of a Cheerleader.
• The Advance-Titan posted Cheerleading Competitions Go Beyond Showing School Spirit.
• Her published Leave the Pom Poms at Home… Cheerleading is Serious Business in Ireland.
• The New York Post was busy, publishing Cheerleading has Evolved into a Billion-Dollar Business, As the Cheerleading Craze has Skyrocketed, so Have Injuries, and US Group Aims to Decrease Cheerleading Injuries.