Though participation in sports can have positive impacts both physiologically and socially, extreme sports, like football and ...

Diosanny Rivera-Placido of Lancaster city is a busy person. She works as the women’s center director at Franklin & Marshall ...

Roller derby is played in two 30-minute halves, in which five members of the team can battle on the track at once in an attempt to score points. Points are scored when the designated “jammer,” a ...

The women wearing helmets bearing skate names like WhoreChata, Whoopi Rollberg and DoomsDaisy, had been training in a warehouse in El Sereno for months for a roller derby bout. But the L.A. Derby ...

The Quad City Rollers like to play hard and look good -- from the bottom of their colorful wheels to the top of their helmeted heads. With their love of ...

Orange County roller derby women who work as social workers, embalmers and teachers by day put on roller skates, helmets and knee pads and bump, jam and block each other by night.

Roller derby thrives in Southern California - if you've ever wanted to check out a bout for entertainment or even investigate joining a team, check out our guide to the teams in LA, OC, and the IE.

The Baltimore Sun points out that the half shell motif of the Terps’ football helmets bears a striking resemblance to those of the Charm City Roller Girls’ All-Stars.

The Roller Warriors, founded 10 years ago, is one of 1,500 roller derby leagues in 40 countries. Crashes and collisions are part of the sport’s appeal, which is why Junior Warriors are required ...

She fell in love with roller derby after watching the 2009 film “Whip It” starring Elliot Page. ... goes by “Daisy Me’Rolling” when she’s in a helmet and a pair of skates.