Dr. Amy Xu got hooked on cheerleading in the fifth grade. As she pursued the sport in high school and college, she witnessed how the routines started demanding increasingly complex acrobatic feats — ...

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 ...

Last week, college cheerleading and dance teams traveled from across the U.S. to compete at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in hopes of winning a national title. The event hosted featured more ...

PITTSBURGH — Acrobatics and tumbling is one of the NCAA's fastest-growing sports. Over 40 schools are fielding teams this season, more than triple the number that participated a decade ago. The ...

Though there are gymnastics events through out the year including World Championships and other competitions, many people only watch it during the Olympics. If you're not familiar with the scoring or ...

PITTSBURGH — Abby McDermott has grown accustomed to the looks she gets whenever she starts talking to someone about her chosen sport. The slight turn of the head. The brief pause in the conversation. ...