HARTFORD, Conn. • A federal judge is being asked to decide whether cheerleading can be counted as a sport by schools looking for ways to meet gender-equity requirements. The issue is part of a lawsuit ...

Straining to turn a junior high talking point into a national discussion, USA Today devoted its editorial page to answering the most pressing of questions: "Should cheerleading be considered a sport?" ...

For now, cheerleading is not a sport in Nevada high schools. This may change when the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association revisits the issue in a year. Earlier this month the NIAA, which has ...

Have you ever asked yourself if cheerleading is actually a sport? Well I have I asked myself that everyday before I actually joined a cheer squad in 6th grade. I wondered if it was a good idea because ...

Is high school cheerleading a sport? The injuries cheerleaders receive show they take their knocks like other athletes. In June, an Illinois delegation of doctors attending the American Medical ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Hard physical stunts and competitions make some say it merits that status.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms — it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's ...

North Carolina high school athletic leaders appear closer to identifying cheerleading as a sport, rather than its current status as an extracurricular activity. Is cheerleading a sport?YesNo About 80 ...

SWITZERLAND -- Cheerleading and Thai kickboxing have made their way into the Olympic movement. The International Cheer Union and the International Federation of Muay Thai received provisional ...

Dr. Amy Xu got hooked on cheerleading in the fifth grade. As she pursued the sport in high school and college, she witnessed how the routines started demanding increasingly complex acrobatic feats — ...