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 ...

I had heard stories of cheerleaders and gymnasts experiencing mental blocks but never imagined it would happen to me.

A Kansas City doctor and the American Academy of Pediatrics have issued a report analyzing the unique injury risks in cheerleading and how to improve safety for the first time in over a decade.

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 ...

Think of a dangerous high school sport, and football is probably the first that comes to mind. You might not think of those students in uniform on the sidelines, cheering for the players. And yet ...

Two things that people love to ask me are: Is such-and-such really a sport? And: Are people who do such-and-such really athletes? Usually, I can tell that the people who ask me -- say, are race car ...

If you went to high school in the U.S., you probably think you know everything you need to about cheerleading. But you're also probably wrong. There is so much more to the sport than stereotypes and ...

The University of Kentucky cheerleading team has fired its entire coaching staff after an investigation uncovered incidents of hazing, public nudity and excessive alcohol use among cheerleaders. The ...

Five employees at a high school in Denver are on administrative leave after videos surfaced showing several cheerleaders being forced into painful splits — sometimes as the teens repeatedly screamed, ...