The Roller Derby World Cup makes skater Nahyomi Painter-Escudero emotional. “I get goosebumps when I talk about it, and I kind of get teary-eyed,” she said of the coming event. “I am just one skater ...

On Sundays, cool women in colorful jerseys zoom through this Westside park on four wheels. Here's what's going on.

Twenty years ago, Kim “Rocket Mean” Stegeman put an ad on the back page of the Portland Mercury. She didn’t have a business to advertise. She had nothing to sell. “My phone number was on the back of ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City Roller Derby will host an eight-game, round robin-style tournament over three days, featuring teams from four states. The tournament begins Friday with doors opening at 5 ...

At least six Pennsylvania roller derby athletes will compete in the 2025 Roller Derby World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria. One Hanover athlete, Jackie Thomas, will be making her second World Cup ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Ready. Set. Skate. As skaters zip past, pushing and shoving each other for position, the air fills with the cheers and screams of fans rooting for their favorite teams. It’s the ...

Roller derby has long been a subject of debate: Is it a legitimate sport or just pro wrestling on wheels? For some, it’s a high-speed, full-contact athletic competition. For others, it’s a showy ...

It's been over 50 years since I'd seen a roller derby game. Living in Ft. Dix, NJ, in the early 70s, our three T.V. stations came out of Philadelphia, and one of the weekly T.V. viewing highlights was ...

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