The Salt Lake City Roller Derby community, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been operating out of The Derby Depot ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Each person who goes inside the Derby Depot in Salt Lake City seems to have a reason for being there. That ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adams is launching the Colorado Wild Things, which she describes as the state’s first organized banked-track derby league. As she states on the website, Colorado Wild Things aims to bring back classic ...

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