May 7—For the first time in three years, the Big Mountain Misfits on a recent Saturday evening laced up their skates, wrote their numbers on their arms, and then celebrated a roller derby bout win in ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The crashes, speed and hard hits are what first catch people’s attention at Little City Roller ...

A Swift Current roller derby athlete is heading to the international stage after earning a spot on Team Canada's junior ...

Popularized in the 2009 Drew Barrymore film, Whip It, roller derby is one of the fastest growing sports for women worldwide—particularly in the US. Players wear four-wheeled "quad" roller skates and ...

The tournament features teams from across the country, including Denver, Philadelphia, Columbia, S.C., and Round Rock.

BEMIDJI -- The Babe City Rollers started with maybe half a dozen roller-skaters, none of whom had ever played roller derby and most of whom knew nothing about the sport. Just a few months later, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

In a fury of faded, red-streaked hair and a star-emblazoned helmet, Las Putas del Fuego’s Stevie Kicks barrels into the backs of the Rhinestones’ blockers. The blockers’ stance, wide-legged and arm-in ...

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 ...

“I love it. It’s the most exciting thing a girl can do.” These effusive words came from a 22-year-old woman who took a blow to her abdomen one day in 1951 in Chicago doing what she adored: roller ...

Well, wouldn't you know it? It's time to strap on your most magical set of wheels and dive headfirst into anthropomorphic equine sports. Because nothing says "peak comic book storytelling" quite like ...

The crowd watches as the Big Mountain Misfits jammer "Scheme Weaver" racks up points on a scoring pass in a bout against Butte's Copper City Queens at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, ...