Our local roller derby team is about to hit the rink for its 20th season. You don't need any skating experience to join the ...

I slowed my bike and stopped, putting one foot down to watch them. I figured it was roller derby (I had of course watched ...

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at roller derby? The Quad City Rollers are calling all new skaters for their 2026 ...

LEBANON, Tenn. (WTVF) — It's another day of practice for these teenagers. The Nashvillains are Middle Tennessee's junior roller derby team, and they are one of the best in the country. "I play roller ...

It’s not a traditional sport for kids to get involved with, but those who stick with it learn to love roller derby.” ...

It’s now impossible to ignore the systemic problems in college sports. Northwestern University football players’ unionization efforts reveal that they work between 50 to 60 hours a week. The New York ...

This story originally published online at The 9th Street Journal. It’s a Saturday morning at Wheels, the indoor roller skating rink in East Durham, and the place has been taken over by the Carolina ...

On a hot July night in Corvallis, with temperatures approaching 100 degrees, the sounds of wheels echoed through Langton Hall. Despite the heat, players had strapped on their skates, pads and helmets ...

From its beginnings in the 1930s, the sport of roller derby was designed to give off an air of intimidation. Terms like “fresh meat” (new players) and “whip” (an assist technique), along with menacing ...

Adams is launching the Colorado Wild Things, which she describes as the state’s first organized banked-track derby league. As ...

For 20 years, Philly Roller Derby skaters, who go by names like Woolly Slammoth, TrailBlazeHer and Reba Smackentire, have jammed and blocked their way around oval skating rinks in the spirit of ...

Alex Cohen may be a public radio reporter by day, but by night she goes by her roller derby name -- Axles of Evil. Cohen first fell in love with roller derby in Austin, Texas, several years ago, while ...