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Cheerleading is supposed to be a team activity. Most squads have anywhere from 10 to 20 cheerleaders and some have even more than that. But one squad in Nebraska had just four girls, and less than two weeks before the Nebraska State Cheer and Dance Championships, all but one cheerleader had quit.

Most kids would’ve followed suit so close to a big competition and without teammates, but Katrina Kohel, a senior at Morrill High School, decided she was still going to compete—even if it meant she would have to do it alone. Talk about being brave in the face of disappointment. This girl decided she was going to cheer in the competition and she did, without much care for what others thought.

The competition wasn’t just the next town over. It was five hours away, so Kohel and her coach, April Ott, really had to mull it over before committing to making that drive, according to Business Insider. In the end, the teen decided that she didn’t want to just sit in the crowd or stay home; she wanted to perform the routine she spent so much time learning. But the routine required the entire squad, so before they could make the trip, they had to figure out how to make it a one-person routine.

“I’ve put a lot of time into cheer. It’s just always been a part of who I am, so I didn’t want to end on that note. I wanted to go out on a high one. For that to come true, I didn’t want to end it just by going to watch state. I wanted to compete.” Kohel told Business Insider. So the lone cheerleader and her coach got to work redoing the routine so it made sense with just one person cheering.

The pair told the Omaha World-Herald that they had to rework the whole performance in a week and a half. It was really a battle of sheer will since Kohel was determined to do her best on the mat without her team. Kohel admitted to the outlet that she was nervous, but no one would have known it.

“She was completely confident the whole week that we practiced,” Ott told Business Insider. “It was just 100% confidence, and she just owned it.”

This cheerleader was absolutely unstoppable and she had her family’s full support. Even Ott’s daughter, who was previously a cheerleader at the same high school, tagged along to cheer her on. Kohel’s grandparents stood in for her parents because her brother had a state wrestling tournament and her parents are the coaches. But don’t worry, they were able to see her cheer through Facebook Live.

Support didn’t only come from her family and coach, as other cheerleaders piled into her section and cheered for the brave solo cheerleader. Darin Boysen, executive director of the Nebraska Coaches Association, told the Omaha World-Herald that this was the first time a cheerleader competed alone.

But she didn’t just compete—she placed 8th out of 12 squads, which is the highest Morrill High School has placed in the last three years.

“It’s almost overwhelming, the amount of support I got from all of them,” Kohel explained to Business Insider. “The whole arena was cheering me on. It wasn’t just one little section—it was the whole arena.”

This article originally appeared on 3.2.23

Could Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner be walking back their plans to divorce? According to Page Six, this is a possibility. Since news broke of their filing in September, the couple has swung into overdrive to move the process along as quickly as possible. The last major update on their timeline occurred back on October 10, after the pair finalized their custody agreement for their two young daughters.

However, Page Six has alleged that Jonas has filed to dismiss the petition for dissolution, more simply known as divorce. The reasoning was allegedly their agreement to settle matters privately. It is unclear if Turner has an active case in her home in the UK. As such, even with this report, it’s difficult to say if there’s any validity to this particular claim.

Should one visit Turner’s official Instagram page, her formal statement about their divorce is the first post on display. The note reads, “After four wonderful years of marriage, we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage. There are many speculative narratives as to why, but, truly, this is a united decision, and we sincerely hope that everyone can respect our wishes for us and our children.”

Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins have been almost unstoppable this year on offense, with the exception of a lopsided loss to the Bills in Buffalo a couple weeks back. Otherwise, the Miami offense has just torched opponents with their speed, which they augment with motion to get their guys moving before the snap and apply incredible pressure to the defense.

On Sunday, the Dolphins got off to a rare slow start with back-to-back three-and-outs, falling behind 14-0 to the Carolina Panthers. From there, they hit their stride and rattled off three straight touchdown drives to restore order and reclaim a 21-14 advantage going into halftime, with the third of those touchdowns being Hill absolutely torching a Carolina DB on a go route. After he got into the end zone, Hill went looking for a way to add a little bit extra to his celebration and came across a camera guy with a phone, grabbing it and doing his backflip celebration while holding it.

The phone Tyreek grabbed was that of someone from the NFL UK account, who quickly posted the video to Twitter — which is just a very blurry Hill flipping and then it cuts out. However, they quickly deleted the video, but the internet moves too quickly for that.

We’ll see if Hill catches a fine for this, and that seems likely given the league had the video quickly taken down, which is a shame because this is a pretty creative celebration that could’ve given the NFL some sweet, sweet engagement on social

A few weeks ago, Ja’Marr Chase voiced his frustration at the Bengals offensive struggles by noting they weren’t his fault, issuing a very clear statement on the matter saying he’s “always f**king open.”

A week later, he had 15 catches for 192 yards and three touchdowns in a dominant win against the Cardinals, and reiterated his stance on Twitter with a clever post of a 7-Eleven.

That post was brainstormed on the sideline after one of his touchdowns, as he and the wide receiving corps discussed the best way to lean into the “always open” thing and settled on a very simple post.

The natural extension of that was for Chase to get a deal with 7-Eleven, which he now has in the form of an official merch collaboration with 7-Eleven, featuring an incredible “Always Open” hat that he debuted on Instagram before Sunday’s game.

To take it a step further, Chase also rocked a tremendous 7-Eleven chain during the game against the Seahawks, where he got off to another strong start with five catches for 67 yards in the first half.

Chase might be doing the 7-Eleven/Always Open bit better than any receiver since the last superstar wideout in Cincinnati, Chad Johnson, and his new chain and merch deal with the convenience store giant is a tremendous job of capitalizing on the moment.

Drake has faced a lot of pushback recently over his latest solo album, For All The Dogs. Unfortunately, that’s not where the outrage ends. After his social media spats with Joe Budden and Andrew Tate, he’s decided to lay low for a while.

Still, others, including DJ Vlad, are looking to Drake to make a statement about the ongoing conflict between the Israel and Hamas. Drake’s father, Dennis Graham, seemed to offered a response on his behalf over the decision to stay silent. During an encounter with TMZ Saturday, October 14, Graham shared his thoughts.

When asked if Drake’s Jewish heritage intensified his sadness about the tension in the region, Graham replied, “I’m sure it affects everybody. It’s just totally ridiculous… If you say something about this one, you are going to get criticized. If you say something about someone else, you’re going to get criticized… It’s best to say out of it, especially if you’re someone that’s well known.”

He continued, “Being a celebrity and saying something that favoring one against the other it’s going to come back on you. Just be quiet.”

This isn’t the first time Drake has been called out for being silent on political issues. In July, Ebro Darden referred to Drake’s lack of discussion on Black issues while filming the Apple Music show Rap Life Review, which he later walked back.

For All The Dogs is out now via OVO Sounds/Republic Records. Find more information here.

For years, Boise State lorded over the Mountain West Conference as one of the dominant non-Power 5 programs in all of college football. The Broncos were annually in the mix for BCS and New Year’s Six bowl games, but in recent years the gap has started to close between Boise and the rest of the conference.

This year, the Broncos are just 3-4, but entered Saturday night still 2-0 in conference play facing a Colorado State team they had never lost to. At halftime, it looked like that streak would continue as Boise led 17-0, but a furious second half comeback saw the Rams claw their way into the game, trailing by six in the closing seconds. Colorado State needed a miracle to snap their losing streak to Boise and got one in the form of a Hail Mary from Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi that got knocked down by the Broncos’ defensive backs, but into the arms of a diving Dallin Holker.

It was great design by the Rams to push two receivers to the back of the end zone with Holker serving as a trailer to hopefully catch a ball being batted down. The plan worked to perfection and in the wee hours of the morning on the East Coast, the best finish of the weekend in college football took place.

To win the game, the Rams still needed to hit their extra point and did just that, sending Fort Collins into pandemonium after their first win over the Broncos in program history.

For how often the conversation between Saturdays focuses on the playoff, expansion, and conference realignment, it’s always a fun reminder how much these games that might not have national attention mean to the guys on the field. Colorado State absolutely was aware of their record vs. Boise and snapping that meant everything to them, making for a wild scene in Fort Collins where the celebration still might be going.

It took almost a year after the incident, but when Chris Rock finally did an extended stand-up bit about that Oscars slap, he didn’t hold back. In a Netflix special from early March, Rock didn’t only tear into Will Smith for attacking him. He also had some thoughts about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who, by making it public that she had a sidepiece, she, he said, “hurt him way more than he hurt me.” Now Pinkett Smith is finally responding to Rock’s words.

“I remember my heart piercing, my heart cracking, and I remember my feelings being so hurt,” Pinkett Smith told The New York Times while promoting her new memoir, Worthy (in a bit teased out by Entertainment Weekly). But she wasn’t bitter or even angry with him. “And then I remember being able to smile and wish him well at the same time.”

In her book, Pinkett Smith also shares that Rock once asked her out during a period when he thought she and Will were about to split up.

Pinkett Smith’s press tour has been a whirlwind, a geyser of shocking revelations. Perhaps the most jaw-dropping (or maybe not) is that she and Will have been separated since 2016, though they’re still technically married. She was even “shocked” when he referred to her as his “wife” during that Oscar acceptance speech he delivered about 20 minutes after attacking Rock on stage on live television.

(Via NYT and EW)

On Saturday, the beloved late-night show SNL made its triumphant return following the end of the WGA strike. Alum Pete Davidson stepped in as the host while Ice Spice served as the evening’s musical guest. However, they were overshadowed by two notable surprise appearances.

Rumored lovebirds Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce made cameos during the show, turning their stay into a full-blown date night around New York City. Swift showed support for her “Karma” collaborator, Ice Spice, by introducing her performance of “In Ha Mood.” Kelce meanwhile joined Davidson in his sketch about the NFL’s recent obsession with Swift after attending several of Kelce’s games.

After leaving the set of the show, the pair was spotted holding hands by Page Six as they made their way to the famed restaurant NOBU. According to the outlet’s sources, their pubic displays of affection did not end there. On several other occasions, they also exchanged kisses.

“Everyone was in a great mood and having a great time. [Taylor] was seen chatting it up with the night’s musical guest, Ice Spice, and her friends,” said one insider.

Although the Swifties have embraced Kelce, they will remain on high alert to ensure he doesn’t break their beloved musician’s heart.

SNL made a belated return on Saturday — the late night show’s first weekend since the WGA strike began in early May. Pete Davidson, who left the show in 2022, was back. So was Weekend Update. The mid-show segment missed a ton of news over the last many months, but luckily/unluckily there’s always fodder.

Co-host Colin Jost began by addressing, as Davidson did in his Cold Open monologue, the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying It was a “great week for random idiots who like to share completely unhinged thoughts” on social media or “wherever they can.”

Speaking of, Jost them moved on to Donald Trump, who earned scorn on both sides of the aisle (thought less so on one of them) after he called Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, “very smart.” But Jost thought he knew why he was praising a notorious terrorist group, postulating that “he thinks Hezbollah is the genie from Aladdin.”

Michael Che then praised Laphonza Butler for becoming the first openly gay Black female senator. He then joked, “‘Umm, you mean second,’ said George Santos.”

Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will were back in the news, thanks to the former’s press tour to promote her new memoir. Among her shocking revelations were that she and Will have been separated, though still married, since 2016.

Che couldn’t resist cracking, ““Ironically after he suggested that she should star in G.I. Jane 2.”

Jost and Che hadn’t done Weekend Update in nearly half a year, and their enthusiasm on being back was palpable. Indeed, they spent the bulk of the back half of their segment seeing how far they could push the envelope. You can see how far they went into the brink in the video below.

When rumors of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce dating first began, there were some cheeky comments and references to the pop star on Chiefs broadcasts when Kelce would do something, but ever since Swift started showing up at games in luxury boxes with Donna Kelce and various celebrities, things have gone a bit off the rails.

Every time Swift rolls up to a game, it becomes a leading story for the broadcast, with plenty of cuts to the box and conversation about the pop star from the broadcast team. The league is happy to try and take advantage of the moment by giving Swifties their fill of Taylor being at the game, but there are plenty of NFL fans who aren’t particularly thrilled by the encroachment of the pop culture space on NFL broadcasts. Kelce himself has said he thinks the league is “overdoing it” when it comes to the Swift stuff, as I don’t think the Chiefs star tight end was quite prepared for the level of attention his new relationship would be getting.

On this week’s premiere of Saturday Night Live, they did a sketch led by Keenan Thompson and Pete Davidson poking fun at the NFL’s new Taylor Swift obsession, with Thompson playing an exasperated Curt Menafee, desperately trying to get anyone who will talk football, while all of his colleagues just want to talk Swift. Finally, he finds someone who will talk ball when Travis Kelce popped up for a cameo at the end.

Kelce, who has hosted SNL in the past, had some free time on his hands this week with the Chiefs winning on Thursday Night Football against the Broncos, and flew out to New York where he and Swift made appearances on Saturday Night — with Taylor helping introduce musical guest Ice Spice.