A documentary about a multinational all-Indigenous roller derby team is skating into theatres across the country this week.
A true story about indigenous athletes creating visibility, unity and purpose through roller derby and collective identity.
Rising Through the Fray follows an Indigenous roller derby team as its players navigate sport, trauma, and cultural reconnection while building community across nations.
While roller derby may not be one of the 20 varsity teams fielded by the University of Iowa, former Hawkeye Theresa Heitz has made an impact for herself and her people as a competitor nonetheless. A ...
When she laces up her skates, Paralympian Robin Tueting turns into her roller derby moniker — Hot Tamale. “It's pandemonium,” she said. “It's bananas, action all the time in roller derby.” Tueting — ...
Colorado’s roller derby squads are evolving — again — to provide competition and community as other sports roll back the welcome mat ...
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 ...
The Roller Rebels—a flat-track roller derby team on Long Island—celebrated its 20th anniversary on May 17. The milestone marks more than the team’s membership in the derby league—it marks 20 years of ...
Teresa Huang of South Hadley never really considered themself a serious athlete, but when they rediscovered roller derby in 2023 after a few years away from it, they thought it might be a fun thing to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's 7:30 p.m. on a Tuesday and the sounds of roller skates scraping against concrete are trickling out from a seemingly ...