What would sports be without cheerleaders? They provide entertainment, rev up the crowd’s excitement, and perform dances to all our favorite songs.

However, it’s no wonder why there are so many cheerleading injuries every year. Cheerleaders are launched high into the air, and they ask their bodies to perform amazing feats of strength and flexibility.

Ortiz was out for his second consecutive game on Sunday…all because of a knee bruise. This left the Red Sox down to the Rays, 3-0.

John Smoltz was complaining about shoulder discomfort during Sunday’s game against the New York Mets, which was a 6-3 loss for the Atlanta Braves.

Adam “Pacman” Jones faces several pending trials now that the three people injured in a shooting rampage have filed civil suits against him.
Although Jones has denied playing any role in the shooting that left the two Las Vegas strip club employees and one club patron severely injured-one paralyzed-he paid upwards of $15,000 to the man who did commit the crime.

This weekend’s sports injuries: Bedard’s out with hip injury; Rose has a stomach-ache.

We hear about crazy sports injuries in which athletes suffer horrible, life-threatening (and career-threatening) injuries all the time. However, we also hear about players who complain about injuries that they are going to receive no end of ridicule in the locker rooms for.

What type of injury can bring down a 7’6″ superstar? According to Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, a stress injury.