Three years ago, Elzie's mom took her to cheerleading sign-ups near their home, and the young athlete wondered why she couldn ...

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Lacking an Oppenheimer-level colossus, this season has spread the wealth among several unconventional contenders.

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Don’t be fooled. None of the acting in “Girls on Wire” is too good (and in one very funny sequence, when three gangsters roaming Film City get drafted as extras, bad acting gets a big laugh).