In 2020, the Idaho legislature passed the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which bans transgender girls from participating in girls sports and collegiate women’s sports. This was necessary, lawmakers ...
Skates are cool. That was my takeaway when 16-year-old me watched Whip It in theaters, grinning dumbly as Elliot Page and Kristen Wiig rammed into each other while skating around wildly in an arena.
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 ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Each person who goes inside the Derby Depot in Salt Lake City seems to have a reason for being there. That ...
The Salt Lake City Roller Derby community, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been operating out of The Derby Depot ...
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 ...
It takes mental and physical strength to be an athlete, but it takes a different kind of passion to battle it out on the track. These women lace up their skates and wear knee pads, elbow pads, helmets ...
The Quad City Rollers will host a seven-week roller derby boot camp starting Jan. 4, welcoming beginners to learn skating ...