Cheerleading struggles for recognition as Sport

ABC News has an article on the high athletic standards set by Colleyville Heritage High School for girls at the tryouts of its cheerleading squad. Candidates don't even qualify to attend the three-day tryouts unless they get a tumbling certification, showing they can perform maneuvers including the standing backhand spring and round off back tuck. CHHS fields three cheerleading squads: varsity,

Ronda Rousey diet experiment

Ronda Rousey was the first American female athlete to win an Olympic medal in the martial arts event of Judo, and is the newest champion in Women's mixed martial arts fighting. In both competitions Ronda Rousey has done diet experiments to cut her weight so that she could qualify to fight in a certain weight category. Ronda Rousey's mom was a judo champion and Ronda qualified for the 2004 Athens