Netflix’s new docuseries “Cheer,” which follows Navarro College’s cheerleading team and its bruising pursuit of yet another national championship, delves into the athletes’ lives and how they’re ...

When Laila Houston, a 15-year-old high school sophomore in Atlanta, tells her classmates she is a competitive cheerleader, she’s often met with a similar response — mostly from boys, she said. “That’s ...

Is there a more American pastime than cheerleading? Besides the nation’s predilection for both firearms and a lack of healthcare, cheerleading encompasses many of the US’s most identifiable qualities.

It's the gold standard for cheerleading movies. The rivalry between two cheer squads kicks into high gear when one of them discovers their routines were stolen by a former captain from a different ...

Confirmed: The International Olympic Committee has spirit. The committee voted Tuesday to officially recognize cheerleading. According to The New York Times, International Olympic Committee’s sports ...

It's complicated as to why it's taken cheerleading so long to become recognized as an official Olympic sport. Sports are a male-dominated field, so it could be a matter of thinly veiled sexism. Plus, ...

This should finally shut down all those high-school haters who dubbed cheerleading "not a real sport": This week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially granted cheerleading "provisional ...

Next week, schools in District 2A-1 are on the ballot.

With the state's annual dance competition behind us, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) will now host its 2026 cheerleading championship this weekend. With two days chock-full of performances ...