CHICAGO (AP) -- Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms — it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's ...

Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms - it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading group of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The stunts are crowd pleasers at games, but ...

ST. LOUIS -- A national cheerleading safety group is calling for the suspension of certain aerial and towering stunts during this year's college basketball tournaments in response to a cheerleader's ...

Whether rallying the crowd at a sporting event or participating in competition, cheerleading can be both fun and physically demanding. Although integral to cheerleading routines, performing stunts can ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Kristi Yamaoka still winces when she thinks about the cheerleading misstep that made her a media darling, and a villain, in one jarring instant. As television cameras rolled during ...