COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) – Cindy McCoy was a roller derby queen, skating before packed houses in the U.S. and Australia at a time when the sport commanded prime-time coverage and legions of teenybopper ...

This image from the mid-1960s shows Bob Woodberry (right) of the California Cardinals as he blocked an opponent in a roller derby competition at the Arena in Richmond. Roller derby developed a ...

“Killer Kaz” was hell on wheels. By the light of day, she was kind, courteous and considerate, but when evening fell, she lost all social niceties. Joan Kazmerski laced up her skates, strapped on her ...

The concept of female empowerment has been an essential part of the sport of roller derby since its Chicago origins in the early 20th century. It started with gender-neutral rules and evolved to ...