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It was the late 1940s. was it unusual for mexican american teenagers to do twirling? >> it was. mom said try out, they have a new music director, well see if he can get you in. he was impressed with the two of us and he let us in. >> irene went on to become mcallen highs first mexican american drum majorette, an inspiration to her younger cousins. >> in essence, it really did not matter what race she was. she was just irene. >> irene also made an impression in the local beauty pageants. eventual...

Way out, religion would show them the way up. parochial school for the elementary grades offered both. >> we were told, dont get mad, pray, the catholic school, dont get mad, pray. we say we have to pray for so-and-so, we start praying. >> later at the public high school, where girls often aspired to be baton twirlers with the marching band, irene and josie were reluctant. it was the late 1940s. was it unusual for mexican american teenagers to do twirling? >> it was. mom said try out, they have ...

According to the british newspaper "the mirror" the now retired soccer star david beckham had a chance to play in the nfl. its been reported that the nfl reached out to beckham to give him a tryout as a kicker for an unnamed team. beckham turned down the offer and ended up playing his last season in france. tough for the nfl whose female viewership would have increased a little im sure. >> the guys from "dude perfect" are back with the best video. check out these amazing shots. this is on top of...

It was the 1940s. was it unusual for mexican american girls to do twirling. >> it was. mom said try out, they have a music director, well see if he can get you in. he was impressed with the two of us and he let us in. >> irene went on to become mcallen highs first mexican american drum majorette, an inspiration to her younger cousins. >> in essence, it really did not matter what race she was. she was just irene. >> irene also made an impression in the local beauty pageants. eventually crowned mi...

Only went to fifth grade but the garzas had bigger dreams for their daughters. >> from the beginning we were told, when you go to college, when you go to college, it was something that was just a thing that was going to happen. >> if education was to be the way out, religion would show them the way up. parochial school for the elementary grades offered both. >> we were told, dont get mad pray, the catholic school, dont get mad, pray. we say we have to pray for so-and-so, we start praying. >> lat...

American girls to do twirling. >> it was. mom said try out, they have a music director, well see if he can get you in. he was impressed with the two of us and he let us in. >> irene went on to become mcallen highs first mexican american drum majorette, an inspiration to her younger cousins. >> in essence, it really did not matter what race she was. she was just irene. >> irene also made an impression in the local beauty pageants. eventually crowned miss south texas in 1958. >> she was everything...

Years nfl draft to see about getting a tryout. good luck to him. "early start" continues right now. back on boylston street. the city of boston marking a major milestone in its recovery just a short time ago. so were the boston bombing suspects do it yourself terrorists? the latest this morning on how they might have pulled this all off, also why. and a stunning twist in the ricin letters investigation. the man thought to be behind them now out of jail and talking. >> youve never heard of ri...

Leaderboard at the start of today but he is good enough after playing one round to be there on sunday. he shot a 2 under par 70. today he will tee off at 1:41 eastern. for all things master, check out bleacherreport.com. this weekend, texas motor speedway is the site for all things nascar. its sponsored by the nra which has brought on its share of controversy and critics. they have sponsored a nascar race before but it was before the sandy hook shooting. nascar has no official position on the gu...

Just a little nervous on the first tee, and i hit a great key shot and after that i just feel -- >> so after some crazy weather passed through augusta last night, round two will go off on time for all things masters, of course check out bleacherreport.com. all right you remember this video it first surfaced last september, got more than 2.5 million views on the net? the detroit lions liked this guy so much they brought him in for a tryout and then signed him to the team. norwegian rugby player...

But the sports international governing body is asking organizers to reject armstrongs entry. armstrong has been stripped of seven tour de france titles and banned from competitive cycling because of doping. you might remember ryan banks, he is the star high school football linebacker who spent five years in prison for a crime he did not commit. a classmate claimed he kidnapped and raped her. well, she later admitted that she lied. with the help from the california innocence project, banks won ...