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 ...

When she laces up her skates, Paralympian Robin Tueting turns into her roller derby moniker — Hot Tamale. “It's pandemonium,” she said. “It's bananas, action all the time in roller derby.” Tueting — ...

In the parking lot of a Redwood City sports complex, more than a dozen athletes arrived from Los Angeles, carrying roller skates in seemingly every color imaginable. Smiling volunteers awaited them at ...

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 trivia night at your local bar, and you’re asked to name a sport that emerged in the 1930s, sold out stadiums and arenas and graced network television stations multiple times per week. Oh, and it ...

Roller derby enthusiasts in Johannesburg have reason to celebrate as Africa’s top roller derby league announces an open day ...

Roller Derby is a fast-paced sport, and a fast jammer can make all the difference. Lil’ Smokes, pictured here, chose her name because of how fast she is on her skates. Joshua Carter Belleville ...

ST PAUL, Minnesota — Inside the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in downtown St. Paul, you can hear a symphony of skates and spills. This is where the Minnesota Roller Derby has held their practices ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Sunday mornings at the Roller Dome in Henrico County sound like rubber skate wheels gliding across a shiny, wooden rink. The blow of a referee's whistle coincides with the ...

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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