Erin Jackson was a member of the RollerGirls and competing in the bumping-and-bruising sport long before she won a gold medal in speedskating.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Derby skaters hit the floor to battle it out for their first home game of the season while raising awareness and funds for a local charity for Pride Month. Skates hit the ...

This weekend marked the public opening of The Apex, a sports and recreation venue in Northside and the new home of three local roller derby teams. The Cincinnati Rollergirls will hold June 7 and June ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City Roller Derby will host an eight-game, round robin-style tournament over three days, featuring teams from four states. The tournament begins Friday with doors opening at 5 ...

Colorado’s roller derby squads are evolving — again — to provide competition and community as other sports roll back the ...

The LA Derby Dolls are Los Angeles' only banked track roller-derby league, with about 150 women in five different teams. One skater, who goes by Darla Dare Devil, tells what it takes to compete in ...

This story is jointly published by nonprofits Amplify Utah and The Salt Lake Tribune, to elevate diverse perspectives in local media through student journalism. At Salt Lake City’s Derby Depot, where ...

It's been over 50 years since I'd seen a roller derby game. Living in Ft. Dix, NJ, in the early 70s, our three T.V. stations came out of Philadelphia, and one of the weekly T.V. viewing highlights was ...

Roller derby has long been a subject of debate: Is it a legitimate sport or just pro wrestling on wheels? For some, it’s a high-speed, full-contact athletic competition. For others, it’s a showy ...