COLUMBIA, S.C. — With just two days until the first football game of the season, the University of South Carolina cheerleaders and dance team members are busy getting ready. They're practicing four ...

It's a shout many sports fans easily would associate with cheerleaders. But they might not think of the hours of practice, risk of injury, lack of recognition and potential mental health impacts that ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gamecocks women's basketball is preparing for their first round of March Madness Friday when they play Presbyterian College at 2pm at the Colonial Life Arena. But they aren’t the only ...

Dr. Amy Xu got hooked on cheerleading in the fifth grade. As she pursued the sport in high school and college, she witnessed how the routines started demanding increasingly complex acrobatic feats — ...

Ellis has been coaching the Mac-Hi team for 35 years. For the past 15, her team has consistently ranked among the top 10 teams in the state for academic achievement. “They get along well together and ...