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. “I am just one skater ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's 7:30 p.m. on a Tuesday and the sounds of roller skates scraping against concrete are trickling out from a seemingly ...

As the chilly air swirls outside on a Sunday afternoon, warm greetings fill the air inside the practice building while the members of the Roller Derby of Central Kentucky (ROCK) catch up before they ...

Nicole Williams, better known as Bonnie Thunders, laps her opponents during a west coast regional roller derby tournament in June. Credit: Recess the Photographer Twenty years ago, Kim “Rocket Mean” ...

In the parking lot of a Redwood City sports complex, more than a dozen athletes arrived from Los Angeles, carrying roller skates in seemingly every color imaginable. Smiling volunteers awaited them at ...

Out on the rink, Boston Roller Derby’s Abby Coburn is known as “Debbie Downher.” But nickname aside, she said she feels nothing but pleased to be crashing into her fellow skaters. “It's a space where ...

SAN ANTONIO – As a local roller derby nonprofit enters its upcoming season, they are reminding community members their doors are always open for new members. Alamo City Roller Derby (ACRD), officially ...

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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. “I am just one skater ...