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 ...

You can see evidence of community even during gameplay. At its core, derby requires communication; it’s a true team sport. Photo by Xueying Chang The first thing you learn in roller derby is how to ...

“Noise, color, body contact” is how Leo Seltzer, the creator of roller derby, described it to The New York Times in 1971. He invented the game during the Great Depression in 1935. Roller derby, with ...

The event not only served as a series of games, but also raised money for the local nonprofit Food Not Bombs, which aims to ...

Events: Figure (July 17-28); Rink hockey (July 28-Aug. 3); Speed (July 30-Aug. 6). Cost: $15 daily at gate (multiday passes also available). Website: www.teamusa.org. Teenage speed skater Lucas Kinney ...

The floor of Interskate 91 South is often filled with young skaters teetering around the track, but the athletes on it now are sure on their skates, focused and ready to battle. Two jammers sit poised ...

Roller Sports’s History: Run by the International Federation of Roller Sports, which was founded back in 1924. FIRS oversees everything from inline speed skating to rink hockey, artistic roller ...

For the 37.04 seconds it took Erin Jackson to glide across the ice, some held their breath while others cheered. Either way, the local roller sports community rooted wholeheartedly for their Marion ...

BELIEVE IN THEIR CAUSES. LACE UP YOUR SKATES AND TIGHTEN UP THOSE ELBOW PADS. ROLLER DERBY SEASON IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. OMAHA ROLLER DERBY HOSTED ITS WINTER WIPEOUT MIXER TODAY. THE EVENT WAS ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Ten women on roller skates push and shove each other on a concrete oval track at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The crowd watching the Naptown Roller Girls loves the totally ...

In 1928 it was tree-sitting. In 1930 it was dance marathons. In 1932 it was Walkathons. Last week it appeared possible that in 1936 the U. S. appetite for preposterous endurance might take an even ...