Cheerleading - sport, or not a sport?

[LarryS]

Originally posted by BktBallRef
Sports
1- a)Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
b)A particular form of this activity.
2- An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3- An active pastime; recreation.

Hmmm...I see no mention of the words offense of defense.

Using that definition...Yo-yo would be a sport...after all, they do have competitions. Who'd a thunk it...that penciled neck geek with the yo-yo string hanging out of his pocket is actually a world-class athlete

By the way...can you tell the season is over? We are on PAGE 3 of a discussion about whether or not cheerleading is a sport.