Roller Derby is a fast-paced sport, and a fast jammer can make all the difference. Lil’ Smokes, pictured here, chose her name because of how fast she is on her skates. Joshua Carter Belleville ...

Sarah Arnosky Ko, a Midland native and graduate of Dow High School, returned from Austria earlier this month with a world title and a gold medal. Competing under the derby name “Bricktator,” Arnosky ...

Memphis native Stacy Bautista will compete in the 2025 Roller Derby World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria. Bautista will be skating for Fuego Latino Roller Derby, a team made up of Latino skaters from ...

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 ...

Roller derby, popular in the 1940s and 1950s, enjoyed a resurgence on TV in the 1970s, then went back into hibernation. I don’t know that it can be said to be quietly making a comeback, but my Google ...

Uniquely is a Fresno Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Fresno area so special. It’s Tuesday night and Jodie Mettler is playing ...

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In most sports, names won’t like “Swamp,” “Jupiter” and “Capt’n Blackout” aren’t ones you’d find on the back of a player’s jersey. Roller derby is a different story. Confluence Crush, a 501(c) ...