CheerBase

Is cheerleading a sport? Varsity doesn't think so. Here's the full story, or at least one side of it...

http://www.houstonpress.com/news/varsity-brands-owns-cheerleading-and-fights-to-keep-it-from-becoming-an-official-sport-7606297

Varsity Brands Owns Cheerleading and Fights to Keep it From Becoming an Official Sport A fast-paced bass thumps through the gym as a trio of girls grips a smaller teen and hoists her into the air, squatting and driving upward with such force that the spring-loaded floors bounce a bit beneath them. Alone, above it all, she pulls her left leg up until her...