“Noise, color, body contact” is how Leo Seltzer, the creator of roller derby, described it to The New York Times in 1971. He invented the game during the Great Depression in 1935. Roller derby, with ...

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

If there’s one thing the Lowcountry Highrollers want you to know, it’s that roller derby is real. Often thought of as WWE on roller skates, the highly-choreographed pro-wrestling comparison isn’t ...

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 ...

It took a few months for Elaine Nichols to work up the courage to attend a Syracuse Skate Gang meetup. As a new skater, she wanted to find people who liked skating and could teach her a thing or two.

Local entrepreneur Dwight James said he wanted to create a safe place in Suffolk where families could come together and make lasting memories.

"The Santa Cruz police were deluged one January evening in 1928 with numerous complaints about roller skating boys disturbing ...