Read more sports deaths stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24029/sports-deaths.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:12:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69676/jury-clears-school-coach-in-players-heat-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former Kentucky high school football coach has been acquitted in the death of a player who collapsed at a practice where the team was put through a series of sprints on a hot summer day. It was a rare criminal prosecution of a coach in a player's heat-related death....http://www.newser.com/story/69676/jury-clears-school-coach-in-players-heat-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 16:15:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28189/braves-fan-dies-in-upper-deck-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Atlanta Braves fan died after plummeting from the upper deck at Atlanta’s Turner Field, WSBTV.com reports. The 25-year-old man fell to the field-level concourse behind home plate during the bottom of the 8th inning in last night’s game against the New York Mets, a police rep said; he...http://www.newser.com/story/28189/braves-fan-dies-in-upper-deck-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 May 2008 7:29:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25021/cheerleadings-brave-new-world-raises-safety-worries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs cheerleading has become a spectacle of acrobatic feats with its own events, injuries—some of them deadly—have been on the rise, ABC News reports. In the latest example, a 20-year-old woman died after being accidentally kicked in the chest during a Massachusetts competition last weekend. She suffered damage...http://www.newser.com/story/25021/cheerleadings-brave-new-world-raises-safety-worries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Apr 2008 13:11:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23924/deaths-threaten-equestrian-event.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwelve deaths and several injuries have spurred debate over the safety of the demanding equestrian sport known as "eventing," the New York Times reports. The sport, considered by many to be the ultimate test of horse and rider, grabbed the spotlight last month when one of the world's finest riders...http://www.newser.com/story/23924/deaths-threaten-equestrian-event.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 8:35:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19887/freeskiers-do-it-for-the-thrills.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFreeskiing, extreme skiing, call it what you like—just don't say it's a stable career. Freeskiers admit that their work is risky and low-paying, but skiers and fans alike indulge in the adrenaline rush of danger. "It's the same reason people watch NASCAR," said Steve Winter, who founded a ski...http://www.newser.com/story/19887/freeskiers-do-it-for-the-thrills.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 Feb 2008 17:36:00 CST