Pop culture usually portrays a cheerleader as a perky blonde in a short skirt shouting “go team!” But the sport can be extremely competitive and dangerous -- performed by top athletes. The Navarro ...

The most serious legal complaints against two major institutions of competitive cheerleading in relation to a sex abuse scandal at a Greenville County gym do not hold water, a federal judge has ruled.

The class-action lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, claims that Texans cheerleading director Alto Gary picked on the cheerleaders’ appearance. According to ...

Patrick Cowherd has pushed for sweeping reform to the sport’s governance and safety protocols, particularly as the sport has ...

Meet the real-life underdog who won gold in a national cheerleading after a body transformation. Long days and training is essential to becoming a national cheer champion. Lorella Palmer from ...

Celebrity cheerleader La’Darius Marshall, who rose to fame after appearing on Netflix's “Cheer” docuseries, has been suspended by cheerleading’s governing bodies related to a potential violation of ...

Everyone loves an underdog, but it’s possible nobody loves one more than Greg Whiteley. With Netflix hits “Cheer” and “Last Chance U,” the documentarian trained his eye on undergraduate athletes whose ...

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin high school is ending cheerleading awards given annually to girls with the largest breasts or buttocks — dubbed "Big Booty" and "Big Boobie" — after district officials ...

Whether you're cheering a new year, a sports team, or a birthday, it feels good. Could there be lasting benefits? Such benefits were reported by Nick Hornby in his book, Fever Pitch. He explains that ...