Traditional cheerleading has its athletic elements, but because participants are supporters and not exclusively competitors, it doesn’t fit the definition of a sport by the Office for Civil Rights.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching a “Bring it On” marathon, it’s that cheerleading definitely is a sport. Cheerleaders have practices. Cheerleaders have competitions ...

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 ...

In a ruling last week, a federal judge said that cheerleading is 'too underdeveloped and disorganized' to be considered an official collegiate sport. In his decision, U.S. District Judge Stefan ...

A federal appeals court has ruled that colleges cannot count competitive cheerleading as a sport when trying to comply with gender-equity requirements, upholding a U.S. District Court decision ...

Sorry all you helicopter moms out there, but cheerleading is not a sport. It’s a popularity contest. Some people might insist that because there’s some athleticism involved, that makes … ...

Aisha Harris: So, the 2 nd U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a 2010 ruling against Quinnipiac University, which found that cheerleading is not a varsity sport under Title IX. The issue arose in ...

The PIAA re-evaluates sports often and recently added state-wide competitions in boys and girls lacrosse. One conspicuous absence from the PIAA’s list is cheerleading.

A former collegiate cheerleader explains why the AMA's recent designation of the activity as a sport could kill cheerleading as we know it.

Is cheerleading a sport? That can be a dangerous question. If you ask a cheerleader, don’t expect to get a peppy, ditzy answer.

In October, the American Academy of Pediatrics called for cheerleading to be universally deemed a sport, so that it would receive support on the level of other athletic programs - certified ...

By that standard, cheerleading qualifies as a sport. Cheerleading requires strength, stamina, flexibility and teamwork, all of which are unquestionably required for nearly every recognized sport.