In Review – May 2017

May started with the end of Worlds and continued with several end of the year events and tryouts. Some other things also happened:

• The Atlantic published Why Don’t More People Consider Competitive Cheerleading a Sport?.
• El Paso Proud reported Teen Charged with Lying to Police About Stolen Cheerleading Uniforms.
• CBS reported Oakland Raiders Agree To $1.25 Million Settlement With Former Cheerleaders.
• icFlorida posted Olympic Gold Medalist Laurie Hernandez Surprises Cheerleaders at ESPN Wide World of Sports.
• Guardian published Male Cheerleader from Ongar Says it’s not All Pom Poms.
• Coventry Telegraph posted Coventry Dynamite Cheerleaders Wow Britain’s Got Talent.
• ESPN published Why are NFL and NBA Cheerleaders Barely Earning Minimum Wage? and Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Against NFL Over Cheerleader Wages.
• USA Today posted Behind the Scenes as Cheerleading Works to Prove it Should be an Olympic Sport.