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, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Druid City Derby returns to the track this summer, after years of the Tuscaloosa roller derby team waiting to compete and to reunite their sisterhood of acceptance -- bruises and all. And bruises are ...

Across the musculature of Daisy Fever’s calf, there’s an oval-shaped tattoo with the dimensions of a regulation roller derby track etched in black: 35.0, 26.5, 13.0. On its outer perimeter are comic ...

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 ...