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 ...

Britt Hertz hosts a dynamic showcase of athletic evolution as skilled performers recreate a century of iconic cheerleading ...

As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics wind down, many athletes are already looking ahead to 2024. For the competitors in one sport, that's particularly true. On July 20, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...

The lawsuits filed in three states describe a culture of sexual abuse, drugs and pornography in competitive cheerleading. The suits accuse cheerleading's top institutions of civil conspiracy. Federal ...

For decades, the sport has been shaped in large part by one company — and one man. Members of the Valley Elite All Stars in Allentown, Pa., which is sending an elite team to Varsity Spirit events to ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- 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 ...

At its annual meeting in Chicago recently, the American Medical Association unexpectedly voted to adopt a policy designating cheerleading as a sport. It encouraged appropriate accrediting bodies to do ...

Cheerleading is having a moment. What began with a man yelling, and for several decades was a male-only past time, became dominated by women by the 1940s and 1950s. In that era, stereotypes of ...

As the #MeToo movement coalesced last fall, another national conversation was tapering off. Dozens of NFL players took a knee, prompting the country to debate how much control coaches and handlers ...

The International Olympic Committee thinks so. In December, the IOC’s executive board voted to provisionally recognize cheerleading. This means that for the next three years, the IOC will provide the ...