Roller Derby is a fast-paced sport, and a fast jammer can make all the difference. Lil’ Smokes, pictured here, chose her name because of how fast she is on her skates. Joshua Carter Belleville ...

No Barbies or Chuckys can call that 50,000-square-foot space home. The nickname stems from the Derby Dolls, who hip-whipped there for seven years before vacating the spot last December. Beginning in ...

Sarah Arnosky Ko, a Midland native and graduate of Dow High School, returned from Austria earlier this month with a world title and a gold medal. Competing under the derby name “Bricktator,” Arnosky ...

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 ...

Uniquely is a Fresno Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Fresno area so special. It’s Tuesday night and Jodie Mettler is playing ...

From birth, Pippa Meyer was pretty much destined to thrive in the sport of roller derby. “Raygun is my middle name, and my derby nickname,” said Meyer, 18, of Lower Burrell, who goes by Pippa Raygun ...

Roller derby, popular in the 1940s and 1950s, enjoyed a resurgence on TV in the 1970s, then went back into hibernation. I don’t know that it can be said to be quietly making a comeback, but my Google ...

Memphis native Stacy Bautista will compete in the 2025 Roller Derby World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria. Bautista will be skating for Fuego Latino Roller Derby, a team made up of Latino skaters from ...

From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Women donning helmets, mouth guards and pads roller skate counterclockwise ...

In most sports, names won’t like “Swamp,” “Jupiter” and “Capt’n Blackout” aren’t ones you’d find on the back of a player’s jersey. Roller derby is a different story. Confluence Crush, a 501(c) ...