Colorado’s roller derby squads are evolving — again — to provide competition and community as other sports roll back the welcome mat ...

All that Rachael Vallese needs is a pair of roller skates to prove that playing rough isn’t just for men. After she gets her skates on, Vallese takes her no-fear mentality and sassy attitude to the ...

FILE - Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, at podium, speaks during a news conference Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Mineola, N.Y. In a lawsuit filed Monday, March 11, the Long Island Roller Rebels, ...

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

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A few women in Little Rock are giving an entirely different meaning to blowing off steam after work. They're some of central Arkansas's leading professionals, but when they clock ...

A New York women’s roller derby team is suing a county executive over an ordinance that forbids teams with transgender athletes from using local facilities. Meanwhile, former Olympic decathlete ...

Samantha Flowers could barely walk by the time she took off her skates. She had spent 60 minutes in a brutal-but-friendly roller derby match, while breaking in a new pair of wheeled shoes. Her feet ...

Photos by Aimee Dilger The Times Leader Go to www.timesleader.com for additional photos The Coal City Rollers don skates with brightly colored wheels as well as stockings and socks. ZomBettie and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A women’s roller derby league has asked a New York court to invalidate a Republican official's order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Colleen English, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) For 20 years, Philly Roller Derby ...