KUOW

'It’s like you have 80 sisters.' Rat City Roller Derby hearkens back to indie Seattle roots

Rat City fans celebrated 20 years of rolling this week. The anniversary is another stamp of legitimacy for a Seattle sport that has been a DIY effort from day one. "Rat City was not just like, all of ...
Colorado Public Radio

Roller Derby’s pandemonium in the rink comes with decades of community

Tueting — or Hot Tamale — plays for the Pikes Peak Roller Derby All-Stars and the Slamazons. The Colorado Springs organization has five teams in total, varying in skill levels. The Danger Dolls, Candy ...
WBUR

Hard hits. Bold nicknames. Boston Roller Derby athletes celebrate inclusive and competitive league

Boston Roller Derby league played its 20th season this year. Its players reflected on how the game literally pulls its ...
Yahoo! Sports

Philly Roller Derby league turns 20 - here’s how the sport skated its way to feminism, anti-racism and queer liberation

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 ...