Cheerleaders

The gravity-defying tosses, spins and flips of college cheerleading are hard enough to do on two legs. Now imagine trying to do them on one. That's Patience Beard's reality, as the 18-year-old lost her left leg to an illness when she was a baby. But she's never let her lack of a limb hold her back, and this year she was one of only five freshmen to make the University of Arkansas cheerleading squa

Losing a leg in a horrific car accident was not enough to keep the determined law student and cheerleader Annabelle Turner away from her beloved team.

There are two things you should know about cheerleaders. One, they are serious athletes. And, two, is that cheerleading is by far the most dangerous sport for high school and college girls in terms of injuries suffered.

When Sharon Simmons was 22, she wanted to be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. But obligations relating to raising her daughter prevented her from trying out. Now, 33 years later, Simmons' daughter has a child -- making her a grandmother. A grandmother who finally has the time to see if she can make the world's most famous cheerleading squad.

There are some professions men are just going to get poked fun at for even attempting. Besides nursing, it's men trying to be professional cheerleaders. But you got give it to some men who despite knowing what they're up against, are adamant about making it. Like this awesome guy, who quite possibly became the first male tryout for the Denver Broncos cheerleading squad.

In this unique point-of-view footage, a cheerleader for Louisiana State University soars through the air with a camera strapped to her at the Nov. 25 game against Arkansas in Tiger Stadium. Ready! Okay! Whoaaaaa!

It is often noted that cheerleading is one of the most dangerous sports out of there, and anybody watching the Michigan State vs Florida State college basketball game Wednesday was reminded of that when MSU cheerleader Taylor Young landed right on her head after falling backward off of a male cheerleader's shoulders.

Three ditzy Tampa Bay Buccaneer cheerleaders visit the Howl-O-Scream 2011 haunted house at Busch Gardens and get really scared while wearing skimpy outfits. And they make the same silly faces that the scared folks at the Nightmare Fear Factory make. What more do you need for Halloween fun?

Four cheerleaders flawlessly execute a back flip. Then it's the fifth cheerleader's turn and... failure. Her loss is our gain. Check out her awkward tumble below.