We’re making that slow march toward the winter holidays, but there’s no need to stay home watching TV. This week’s entertainment options include a kids comedy stage musical, a ski and snow sports swap ...

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's the most exciting women's roller derby championship in the world, and it's happening right here in Portland, Oregon! That's right, the 2024 WFTDA Global Championships are being held at Veterans ...

This year marks the fourth time Lafourche Parish will host the Y’Allstars Southern Skate Showdown, and its continued growth ...

Both of Denver’s premier roller derby leagues will be competing at the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Roller Derby International Championships this weekend in Milwaukee, hosted by the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Officials and lawmakers in the PNW have released statements, condemning federal law enforcement actions nationwide after another shooting by officers. Portland shelters extend morning hours amid ...

New York’s Gotham Girls Roller Derby All-Stars were the big winners at the 2011 Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Championships at the 1st Bank Center this weekend, beating out West Region ...

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 ...

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