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INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Among the roller derby games that are going on this weekend is a WFTDA sanctioned interregional matchup between two rising teams from the North Central and South Central.

WFTDA.com puts up the Featured Skater and Featured League for February -- Bostons Shellby Shattered and the Texas Rollergirls.

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Madison turns back repeated comeback attempts from Arch Rival, only able to put the game away in the final four minutes to knock off the St. Louis team. Relive the action in DNNs archived text boutcast.

In their first bout at the shiny new ShoWare Center in Kent, WA, Seattles Rat City Rollergirls repelled a concerted challenge from the Detroit Derby Girls, 135-101. Read the archived boutcast for the play by play from Miss Fortune, Rettig to Rumble, and Darth Skater.

Coverage of the semifinals and final from The Big One tournament in Los Angeles, where #17 San Diego finished off an undefeated weekend by taking down the hometown Angel City 151 to 113 in the championship match.

#5 Bay Area evades an early scare from Angel City, responding to a early 29-24 ACDG lead with a 62-0 run that puts them on course to a 138-82 win. Read the archived play by play in the DNN boutcast, made possible by Sin City Skates.

In a thriller of a high-scoring shootout, Denver nearly makes up a 31 point deficit on Oly with merely 1:44 on the clock, but falls just short at 170-168. Read the archived play by play in the DNN boutcast, made possible by Sin City Skates.

Inspired by derby news network, and following the wake of Roll Britannia, I present Interderbys new european power rankings! Based on point differentials of roll britannia, heres how the teams appear to rank, and will move about the rankings from the results of interleague rankings from this point

For the Northern Brisbane Rollers, passing the roller derby hump of completing their first season is slowly approaching! With numerous obstacles such as illness and injury plaguing the league they still command an impressive crowd and never fail to wow their fans! Heading into their 4th Bout, this o

The teams have been seeded for the first Euro tournament -Roll Britannia. You can read the official post, plus times and structure on the Roll Britannia website here. Before the draw all participating leagues were asked to rank the participants from 1-12, one being the opinion of being the strongest

I’ve had quite a few people sign up to blog and then, well…as you can see they don’t. But the invitation is still open! Anyone who wants to use this blog to spread international derby love is welcome to! Just give me an email and I’ll set you up. I’m really looking for

TechCity’s Rebirth The coming of Tech City as Weineke sees it Sides remain hopeful for pollution resolution at Tech City KINGSTON, TECH CITY, IBM POLLUTION

Developer of TechCity Releases Green Master Plan | NewYork Constrution | McGraw-Hill Construction (tags: KINGSTON, REDEVELOPMENT,)

Hudson Is Not My Hero: Anniversary Highlights 400 Years of Exploitation (tags: Hudson, Mannahatta)

Democratic media activism through the lens of social movement theory — Carroll and Hackett 28 (1): 83 — Media Culture Society (tags: urban sociology, media activism)

Neural.it :: new media art, electronic music, hacktivism Great new magazine on anything to do with it and art and technology (tags: technology online magazine hacktivism design art media culture)

Crude City Roller Derby utilized a stingy defense, and a consistent offense to defeat the Spindletop Rollergirls of Beaumont, 116-50 Saturday night in Robstown, Texas.The home team 3rd Coast Offenders opened up the bout with strong skating as Lit Mis Psychlone scored a 10-4 jam, followed by a 5-0 ja

The Bayou City Bosses overcame a late Psych Ward Sirens rally to win their second consecutive Houston Roller Derby championship, 124-107 on Saturday night. In the opening bout of the night, the HRD Burlesque Brawlers beat the Spindletop Roller Derby 221-30. Bayou City Bosses’ jammer Death By

I am waiting for my rosters from the Houston Roller Derby captains before I do my writeups. Let me just say this. I might not get a roster because one of the rivals is fairly secretive. Now this is really strange to me, because it seems like you have to have a [...]

When roller derby girls and New Orleans collide, … The Running of the Bulls in New Orleans

There’s an interesting article in the USA Today about concussion damage to hockey players. Similar problems are a real risk in roller derby! The article features Keith Primeau of the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Putas Have a Fever, and the Only Prescription is More Cowbell It’s time for the country-fried Rhinestone Cowgirls to face off against the devilishly dangerous Putas del Fuego! Come watch as these two teams skate their hearts out in an all-out brawl for victory. Will the Putas burn up the track,

TXRD.com has added a new archive page that links to all past seasons’ skater pages.

Experience the Ultra-Vivid ‘Rise of the Abominations’ with TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls Night at House of Torment & Illusion Manor Join us on Sunday, October 25 for “TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls Night” at House of Torment and Illusion Manor! We’ve arranged for a special night for our

The Cherry Bombs, undefeated in the regular season, and the Hellcats, losing only one regular season bout (which was to the Cherry Bombs by ONE point), met again to battle it out for the 2009 Calvello Cup Championship. After rousing introductions including black capes sported by the Hellcats and ind

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TXRD LONESTAR ROLLERGIRLS P.O. Box 49256 | Austin, TX 78765 | info@txrd.com Contact: Michelle Durbin misshell@txrd.com 512.487.0770 September 28, 2009-Austin, TX The Hellcats will battle against the undefeated Cherry Bombs for the 2009 Calvello Cup Champi

Trying to bring myspace posts over to Wordpress so I can delete my myspace page is truly a pain in the ass. That is all.

I’m not going to dwell on the fact that I’m socially inept at gift-giving. I can usually disguise it by showing up with a bottle of Patron everywhere I go, but it gets harder to hide that major personality flaw around the holidays. The Kitten, (most of) the nieces and nephews, and the

A year ago, I was flat broke. I had just injured my bad knee during WFTDA Regionals, I was emotionally spent from a year of being disrespected, and I had spent all my money trying to force an extracurricular activity into a sport. This year, my body feels great (even if it’s overweight), [.

Yesterday, after receiving a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt and then tailgating another officer while still not wearing a seatbelt, I joked about setting a record for non-moving violations. Today, I received another ticket for not wearing a seatbelt…from the same officer who gave me a tick

I’ve been quiet about this foolishness too long. I have to get it off my congested chest. The way flat-track roller derby has climbed onto the coattails of a movie about banked-track roller derby is driving me crazy. Flat-track skaters sit around bitching and moaning about how flat-track der

Electric Skaterland Austin births a Roller Derby revolution BY RICHARD WHITTAKER Read all about the

The Texas Rollergirls’ travel team, the Texecutioners, are competing at the annual Women

Something else sexy. Shakira – She Wolf

Juliette Lewis is a Holy Roller!!!!! HELL YEAH! Scarlot Harlot loves that but I don’t know wha

Photo: Tony Richards (thats my teammate Miso Knotty!)Tony Richards PhotographyNovember 2009http://tonyrichardsphoto.blogspot.com/2009/11/dc-rollergirls.htmlHell on Wheels: Roller Derby in WashingtonBy Gwendolyn PurdomWashingtonian, December 2009http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people

From Triple Eight:Triple Eight is launching a ground breaking global contest today and were inviting you to participate and help spread the word. We are giving our customers, friends, and anyone with some design chops the opportunity to work up a design that could adorn one of our si

Wow.  It has been so long since I wrote in here that Im not really sure where to start.  Here are some highlights:I crashed into a wall and separated my shoulder (Boo!)I was teamed and am now a Cherry Blossom Bombshell!  That means pink pink pink! (Yay!)My shoulder is all better (Yay

Big changes in my life mean big changes in my roller derby life.  Mr. Mayhem got a job in Washington DC, so that means we have moved to our nationals capitol.  And what is the first thing I did?  You guessed it!  I got in touch with the DC Rollergirls and was at a practice 2 day

Im not sure about the fashion merits of this Jean Paul Gaultier ensemble but it looks like it would be mighty useful on the track.

The Texas Rollergirls want to thank their fans and friends for an amazing 2009 season. And a huge thank you to all who attended the 7th Annual Whammys Award Ceremony. For a list of awards and winners for the 2009 season please follow the link.

The time is fast approaching for the 2010 Governors Cup! Four teams will vie for the bragging rights of the best team in Texas. The teams coming to battle it out in Austin are the Dallas Derby Devils, Houston Roller Derby, Assassination City Roller Derby and your hometown Texecutioners! When: F

Its that time again! Vote for your favorite Texas Rollergirls in our Fan Survey. We will be celebrating our 2009 Whammy Awards on January 17 and will be posting details for our fans to join us after our awards ceremony very soon, check back soon!

Thursday before the regularly scheduled city council meeting, Austin mayor, Lee Leffingwell, was joined by some of your very own Texecutioners to celebrate a winning season and to acknowledge a movement of flat-track roller derby that was born in Austin and has spread across the world. Mayor Leffin

The Big Easy Rollergirls are rolling again in THE KREWE OF MUSES on Thursday, February 11th at 6:30 PM.We are thrilled that once again, Muses is extending their parade route! The parade will start at Magazine and Jefferson, and will proceed down Magazine to Napoleon, where we will fall in behind Bab

The Big Easy Rollergirls are rolling in the Mystic Knights of Adonis this Saturday, February 6th at 10:45 AM on the Westbank. They will be debuting their own ADONIS DOUBLOON, and a Captain’s Doubloon. They have as their Grand Marshal, David Bologna, direct from Broadway, just completing his role a

Last year, The Big Easy Rollergirls were fortunate to welcome two veteran skaters from other leagues: Bang Crosby and Peaches Rodriquez, as well as a new referee Johnny Crash.Bang, Johnny & PeachesBang moved here from Austin, Texas in October. She started skating in March of 2008 with the Texas

The Big Easy Rollergirls will be rolling in the Krewe of Brid again this year.Friday, January 29th at 7pm.Their 2010 Theme: Pothole PatrolKrewe members will be dressed in construction worker outfits, each customized with a feminine flair for fun. Other groups marching with Brid this year include cr

Kick off the Carnival Season with The Pussyfooters 2nd Annual Blush Ball!Friday, January 15, 2010 from 8 pm to Midnight at the old Mardi Gras World on the Westbank at 233 Newton Street.Featuring Big Sams Funky Nation, DJ Soul Sister, Mardi Gras Indians, and the 610 Stompers!Tickets are on sale now

It’s the moment you have all been waiting for… Tickets for A Fistful of Rollers are NOW ON SALE! Don’t miss out on the derby event of the year. Join us at ExCel London as the Texas Rollergirls Hustlers fly over to take on London Brawling. Bonus opening bout between LRG Brawl Sain

Once again, the atmosphere at Tottenham was electric and the crowd was treated to a cracking game of derby. The sold out - and then some - audience never had a dull moment as the Suffra Jets and Ultraviolent Femmes battled their way through the entire 60 minutes of derby to the bitter end. The [...

That’s right ladies and gents, its on!! London Rollergirls is proud to announce that in conjunction with the Texas Rollergirls, we are bringing you your very own local version of the awesome Texas Rollergirls Bootcamp. Not only that, but the venue is HUGE! That’s right, ExCel London ha

It’s 8am on Sunday morning. Around 50 sleepy London Rollergirls, refs, support crew, friends and family are an hour into a coach journey to Telford. Most of them have been up since 5 or 6am. Bad film classic “Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus” is showing - loudly - on the bus TV, and Raw

On Saturday 6 February The London Rollergirls present their second league bout of the season – Ultraviolent Femmes vs Suffra Jets. The Ultraviolents will be out to get their first win of the season, while the Suffra Jets fight to defend their championship. The Ultraviolent Femmes were defeated at

For the 4th year runnin, BBRG will be participating in the annual Mainstrasse Mardi Gras Parade! Come check out our awesome float, and pick up one of our schedule cards for our upcoming season!

Please bear with us these next couple of days, as we switch over to a brand new website layout! In the meantime, visit us on Facebook!

BBRG is taking part in the 2010 Polar Plunge, at Newport on the Levee! Help our team raise money for The Special Olympics! Do you want to take the plunge? Join our team! Message us for details. Donate to the cause!

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King Taco Banked Track Photos

PennJersey SheDevils (and Hooligans) are planning on posting a picture of the track damage and a donation jar on the Merch table at our next game, June 28. We are hoping that we can get those who attend the game to drop some loose change/bills in the jar so we can send it to Lali to help out with [.

Skater Name:___MASCHINE Number:________15 Position:_______Blocker and Jam Ref Tagline:________The maschine rolls on Tell us about yourself:________I am the OSDA Web Master and OSDA Men’s Derby Coordinator. I have been a member of the Hooligans since team’s inception in 2007. I am an Industri

we are skating in philly! Share and Enjoy:

LOCO Roller Derby http://locorollerderby.com/ is launched and open. We are getting 1 or 2 emails a day from new and former skaters that want to come out and try it and that want to join.So far its about half and half, new skaters that need to learn how to skate, and former skaters and derby skaters

So I just read this article in five on five, written by a cardiologist that is involved with the Rose City Rollers of Portland, OR. http://fiveonfivemag.com/issues/6#vitamin-dMy family had recently gotten interested in Vitamin D (and Ill tell you what else in a second) because doses of Vitamin D ca

Frozen peas for bruised knees, also called by me sometimes, Green Peas for Bruised Knees. Its complete!Heres what I edited from the pattern in the book:Yarn color. I went for a fresh pea color (but its called guacamole) instead of darker frozen peas color. And the length of the holding strap. I a

Hey Derbyluvvers!So check it./RDworkoutChallenge.odsI made myself a tracking sheet for the 8 week Roller Derby Workout Challenge. Im sharing with all the other participants and challengers so we can all track it. Hope it helps everyone reach their goals. Enter your own version of info, your own fit

Well, I didnt get my Christmas stocking stuffer Roller Derby Workout DVD, so I just went and splurged on myself and ordered it. The new workout area I set up in my basement with P90X workouts printed up, a couple chairs to hold my towel and water, my new mat for floorwork and strap to use for body

VRDL “New Breed” take on GRDL “Bloody Marys” this Friday, 13th March at Barwon Valley Activity Centre, Barwon Heads Rd, Belmont. Doors at 7.30pm. $5 entry, proceeds to Vic Bushfire Relief. Come and check out VRDL’s newly graduated skaters make their derby debut against

CrashCam Films & CrashToons year in review. First off, thanks to all y’all for your help and support in making 2009 such a great year! Admittedly, we’ve been posting more of the smaller updates on our Facebook pages as opposed to “official” blogs for our multitude of ongoing projects. Here are t

Hell on Wheels screens in Asbury Park, NJ on Fri: http://njmonthly.com/events/7123.html FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20 @ 10:00PM Special LIVE and Film Event Featuring a screening of the film “Hell on Wheels” Special post-film appearance by the Jersey Shore Roller Girls http://www.theshowroomap.com

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http://www.texasmonthly.com/2009-10-01/hollywoodtx.php Big Wheels: Want to know how they really roll? If you’re curious about the historical underpinnings of Whip It’s fictional story, check out Bob Ray’s documentary Hell on Wheels, which chronicles the formation of BGGW (Bad Girl, Good Woman), one

dig it: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/hell_on_wheels/

There’s just something about getting new things that replace the old and worn out things, especially when those things are things we use on a near daily basis. Last night I popped the cherry on my new 195s, and by the end of practice I didn’t want to take them off.When I was younger the purchasing o

The other day I was just asking myself why I have been feeling content running only once a week, when just several months ago I was driven to run every day. And then after my 1st scrimmage practice back it hit me: I was driven to run out of sheer shame for how slow I naturally am on skates. Fuck.Oka

I occasionally receive questions from y’all via email or comment, and I usually respond the same way, however I felt I could expand on this question and post it here! I am certainly not a skate “expert”, but I have been rolling for 5 years now, and if you know me, you know I’m always more than happy

Shoes: what girl doesn’t love them? I am, of course, no different, however my taste has seemed to change wildly over the years: from sneakers to vintage platforms to heels to platform heels to flats. Yet, there’s one pair of shoes that I’ve always come back to for the past 16 years: a pair of red an

Several of us from the 2009 All Stars are getting this tattoo - designed by fellow All Star, Duchess of Torque, and tattooed by Dave Sobel of Baltimore Tattoo Museum: