Does the Work-Energy Theorem hold true for objects in rotational motion?

[Dale]

Any reference to support this claim (I mean experimental data)?

This is standard material in any introductory statics class. My textbook was Meriam and Kraige, Statics, V1, 3rd Ed, p. 52-53, but I cannot imagine that any statics text would skip such a basic concept.

As far as experiments go, you can do this one yourself. Just get an air hockey table, apply a tangential force to the puck, and note that the puck translates as well as rotates.

There seems to be a kind of circular argument in place here: from a kinematical point of view (according to F=ma), you know the force only if you know the acceleration. But the acceleration is the unknown here (we are trying to figure out whether the sphere will translate or not in a given situation)

According to Newton and everyone since him, the puck will translate and rotate due to an isolated tangential force. According to you it will only rotate.

I fail to see the circular argument, other than the fact that you argue incessantly about anything involving circular motion.