Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kristi Dosh is an attorney who covers college sports and major events. Regardless of the side of the debate on which you fall, the ...

Cheerleading is no longer a sideline sport. With roughly 4 million participants from elementary school through college, revenue estimated at more than $2 billion a year and national championships ...

ALSIP, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a 9-year-old suburban Detroit girl drowned in a hotel swimming pool while attending a cheerleading competition in the Chicago suburbs. The Cook County medical ...

This has been a constant debate, whether cheerleading is a sport or not. There is very valid evidence for both sides of the argument. Cheerleaders are commonly seen on the sidelines at football and ...

Too! Aggressive! Too, too aggressive! When it comes to risking your neck — and head — cheerleading practice is almost as bad as football. A new report published in the medical journal Pediatrics ...

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 ...

The Wantagh cheerleaders would prefer it if you referred to them as a family rather than a team. “Without having a bond with your teammates, you can only go so far,” senior Emily Drago said. “But once ...

Judge says calling cheerleading a sport violates federal gender-equality rules. June 21, 2010— -- A judge in Connecticut has ruled cheerleading is not a sport-- and universities therefore cannot ...

Miss America has finally retired its antiquated practice of parading women onstage in swimsuits. The National Football League ought to go next. Actually, a beauty-pageant swimsuit competition is mild ...