There is a tight-knit community that connects roller derby players nationwide, but that’s not to say it isn’t competitive. In closer bouts, Merry-Pain said that skaters make risky moves to ...

In September, MLB announced a return to players wearing their primary home or road threads during the actual All-Star Game. That was the case from the 1930s to 2019, before special uniforms were ...

Roller derby is a completely volunteer-driven sport, and skaters have to pay monthly dues to be on the team. The JRDA requires World Cup skaters and coaches to fund their own travel and participation.

Western Mass Roller Derby’s first home bout of the season will take place at Interskate 91 in Wilbraham on May 25, starting around 6:15 p.m. with doors opening at 5:30 p.m., and their next ...

The Roller Derby World Cup makes skater Nahyomi Painter-Escudero emotional. “I get goosebumps when I talk about it, and I kind of get teary-eyed,” she said of the coming event.

The sport’s latest comeback wave sprung up in Austin, Texas, in the early aughts. The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, or WFTDA, was founded as the United Leagues Coalition in 2004. WFTDA now ...

As Pride celebrations bring chosen family together across Southeast Michigan, the state's roller derby tracks buzz with their own year-round version of radical belonging. Here, the search for ...

Jewish Roller Derby, a borderless team, first came onto Jacobson’s radar during a tournament in the late 2010s, she recalled, and she started skating with them at stateside tournaments in 2023.

The 2025 Roller Derby World Cup, held this year in Austria, will feature 48 teams from multiple countries. At least six Pennsylvania athletes are participating.

The 2025 Roller Derby World Cup, held this year in Austria, will feature 48 teams from multiple countries. At least six Pennsylvania athletes are participating.