(2E) Gotham 187, (3NC) Detroit 38 -- Recap to come. See DNNs archived boutcast here.

In the runup to Nationals, DNN contacted members of each team and asked them all the same question: "Why is your team going to win Nationals?"

Philly | Gotham | Boston | Windy City |

In a month with relatively little Power Ranked action, what bouts there were proved mighty confounding for the DNN crew. #14 Detroit answered a 107-95 nailbiter defeat by #13 Madison at North Central Regionals by knocking off the Dairyland Dolls 275-76 at home, but the latter bout rostered only 10 M

On Saturday November 7th, 2009, the Dutchland Derby Rollers will present their first ever double header event at Overlook Rink in Lancaster, PA.

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

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)

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/17/earlyshow/main4674387.shtml?tag=main_home_storiesBySection Check it out!! I’ve been asleep for about a year on the Rollerderby scene. The girls are hotter than ever. GSR rocks and looks great in this video.       

Okay.I will start this off with a few statements/disclaimers. Although Im sure 99% of you are gonna start out by skipping this section, I still strongly encourage each and every one of you to come ba...

Even though I cant get to the Slaughter County bout on Friday night (rotten work!), the "Elwood Bruise Northwest Hockey Tour" will be in Portland on Saturday night for the Winter Hawks/Seat...

So far this year, I have kept track of 93 bouts. And there were the first 6 bouts of the Rust Riot that I watched, but didnt keep score of. So that brings the total number of games Ive seen this ye...

Well, no...not really. But there is a funny story about this. One of my favorite shows growing up was the old "Spud Goodman Show". It was a local show that aired on the old KTZZ here in the Seattle ar...

As just about all of us would admit to, at least to a certain degree, us derby people can be a rather crude bunch while around each other. With all that adrenaline running through our veins after a bo...

Friday February 13th is ROLL OUT! In the spirit of Friday the 13th we will be wearing stripes and hearts! Meet at the shop at 7:45pm. We leave promptly at 8:15. Via Roller Skates 2218 4th Street Long Beach CA 9081 4 Then Saturday morning,… February 15th will be ‘Couple Skate” a val

This Saturday is the Angel City Derby Girls’ Skate Art Auction at Via Roller Skates in Long Beach!10 artists outfitted 10 pairs of skates with their artwork and all will be auctioned off starting at $75.00.These skates retail at $250.Starts at 7pm. DJ Frankie the Face will be playing his sound

Hey everyone! PLEASE GO VOTE for Dia Blow for the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender Burlesque Competition! January 31st there will be an art auction at the roller skating shop, VIA ROLLER SKATES in LONG BEACH CA! It’s called SKartE and we have a slieu of skates that various artists have app

ok ok ok,.. i am waaay excited about this weekend! Tomorrow night is ROLL OUT! FIRST- it’s alll going down at Via Roller Skates 2218 4th Street in Long Beach, CA 90814 (inside of Lil Devils) Roll Out is the massIVE crit-mass style roller skating street skate throughout Long Beach! We hit the s

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.

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

Hellcats vs Rhinestone Cowgirls— Sept. 12, Playoff bout The Hellcats and the Rhinestone Cowgirls met on Saturday, September 12th to decide who would face off against the Cherry Bombs in the Calvello Cup championship. Both teams came pumped up with energy and ready to skate. Miso Vicious started t

fishnets - check ! skates - check ! pads, helmet, axe, brass knuckles, tiara - check ! BANKED TRACK - CHECK!!! TXRD will be traveling with our banked-track in tow next weekend to skate and party in West Texas!! YEEEEHAW!! So if you’re traveling out West, look for the red, white and blue pads

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

Work + Vacation = Wocation? I love going to California for work, so to me, it is a bit of a vacation. The hotel is comfy, the coworkers are friendly, and the scenery is aesthetically pleasing. Plus I’m on my own schedule, not a six-year-old’s, and there’s Trader Joe’s. So

I haven’t wanted to tell anybody my plans, but I figured since nobody reads this, it would be ok to let it slip here. Within the next month, I’m going to donate my hair to Locks of Love. My longest layer is at ten and a half inches in a ponytail right now. [...]

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

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

I LOVE Terrell Owens! Not since Ricky Williams and Dennis Rodman has an athlete held my attention. I

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.

Last year I tore my PCL just before ECE and wasnt even sure I was going to go. I went anyway, and had a great time watching, but of course I wished I could have skated. This year I wasnt going to let anything stop me. Luckily, I ended up on 3 challenge bouts. Unluckily, all three were schedul

The Texas Rollergirls travel team, the Texecutioners, are competing at the annual Womens Flat Track Derby Association national tournament held in Philadelphia this weekend, November 13-15. Watch from home or join us at The Jackalope in downtown Austin to cheer on the team and watch the hard-hit

Help us Send the Texecutioners to Nationals! Every little bit helps... $5, $10 and $20 could help a girl pay for some equipment costs$50 helps pay for one night of accomodations$100 helps pay for a rollergirl to fly to Philly$500 sponsors one rollergirl at Nationals Make your donation, big or small.

Jonathan Valdez with Encore Magazine blog intereviewed 3 of our "fabulous and fierce" Rec-N-Rollerderby skaters, Penny Pistol, Dottie Karate and Mama Kaze, to get their take on the new box office hit, Whip It; spreading derby love across the nation. Read their interview on Encore Magazines blog.If

Want to rock out roller derby-style to the soundtrack for the movie Whip It? Now’s your chance to win a free copy! All you have to do is register your email address with Texas Rollergirls and you will be entered to win. Plus we will send you email reminders for our upcoming games and events.

The 3rd Annual Running of the Bulls is almost here, where the Sangria flies almost as quickly as the rollerbulls.San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (SFNO) replicates and pays homage to the world famous Encierro of Pamplona, Spain, or "The Running of the Bulls", only our bulls are none other than members of

The Big Easy Rollergirls kick off their Lagniappe Season with a charity bout for those who keep us safe.We are donating a portion of our June 27th bout proceeds to local Fire Fighters and Police, as well as our volunteer EMTs.The doors open at 6 PM and the action starts at 7 PM at The Human Performa

If you are in Memphis this weekend, come out and watch The Big Easy Rollergirls take on The Memphis Roller Derby on Saturday, June 20th for their Rollin on the River Bout.Located at The Mid-South Fairgrounds, Youth Building, 940 Early Maxwell Blvd.The doors open at 6 PM and the action starts at 7 P

Join The Big Easy Rollergirls, Sunday, June 21st for a good, old-fashion car wash! We will be out at The Daiquiri Dock located at 2630 Manhattan Blvd in Harvey from 2 to 5 PM.For only $10 you can get your car, motorcycle, scooter, or any other mode of transportation washed by a rollergirl! And while

Come Try Your Hand at the Monaghan-Koehlar First Annual “Water’s Thicker Than Blood” Poker Crawl benefiting the Youth Rescue InitiativeSaturday, June 20 from 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.It begins at 13 Monaghan located on 517 Frenchmen St at 10:30 AM.$30.00 a HandThe Monaghan and Koehlars will be remembe

Tickets for Winter Wonderslam on December 5th are now on sale! Tickets will be £10 advance plus 55p PayPal fee, as usual, or £12 on the door. But before you buy yours, read on… this season we are launching our EXCLUSIVE season ticket for our wonderful fans! WHAT IS IT? This season we have a PA

http://wftda.com/leagues/apprentice What a week! The London Rollergirls are very proud and excited to announce that we have become the first derby league outside the US & Canada to be accepted into the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association! We join WFTDA as apprentice members and over the comi

Millions and millions of thanks from all of us here at the LRG for voting for us in the Great Britons competition! We just got official word that we won the public vote, and we will get 14 free flights to New York next April! This is such a massive boost for us and takes [...]

We’re holding a party to raise funds to send London Brawling on an East Coast Tour next spring! We’d love to see you there - come and have a drink and a dance with us and help our girls get to the States! We’re still needing your votes to help us win some flights to the [...]

Drum roll please… The London Rollergirls are pleased and proud to announce that on March 20th, 2010, we will be hosting none other than the Texas Rollergirls’ Hustlers! The Texas Rollergirls are widely regarded as the godmothers of women’s flat track roller derby being the origina

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Uncle Leon, of Uncle Leon and the Alibis, has put together a hot little number, in honor of one adventurous night with The Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls! We couldn’t be more honored and tickled! If you’re ever in Brooklyn, NY, look up Uncle Leon - and tell him The Black-n-Bluegrass Rolle

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Terror in Lahore – Again An Original Roller Derby Girl Roller Derby Judy Sowinski The sport of roller derby is getting a lot of attention this fall with the new movie, Whip It. Roller derby has a proud history as an American sport that’s been played since the 1920s. It’s one o

Penn Jersey She Devils vs. Mans Ruin Where: International Sports Centre 1 Hovtech Blvd.; Mt. Laurel, NJ When: Saturday, Oct 24th Doors @ 7:30pm, game @ 8pm Tickets are $12 on-line, but will be $15 at the door. Buy now!! Hooligans will have an elimination Match Race at Half-Time. PJSD vs RDD 9/12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 20 2009 OSDA Acquires a New Member and New Events Planning Director It is with great pleasure that I welcome to the OSDA our latest league, Chesapeake Roller Derby. Still in the organizational stages with their first season planned to begin in January of 2010, this org

Beef and Beer for Ken Fundraiser for Papa Bear http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124693499426&ref=mf Place: Sheffield Tavern, 44501 Sheffield Ave, Philadelphia PA (Mayfair section) Time: November 28th, 2009 8PM to Midnight Tickets: $20 Available from She Devils Ticket price includes Roast Be

Well, here it comes. Last game of the FCDG (Forest City Derby Girls) Thames Fatales is Saturday. We play the Vicious Dishes of Tri-City (TCRG) from Kitchener-Waterloo ON. Advance tickets are still available (limited) so get them now! Any FCDG rollergirl can help, or visit ticketscene.ca! I had to n

Well, derby luvvers, Nia Capps is agonizing.Ill be posting to Ravens derby hurts yahoo group today. Last night at practice, something went awry and I think I have a sprained MCL in my right knee.So heres what happened.We were drilling last night with types of blocking like swarming, walls, waterf

It will be the last game of London, Ontarios Forest City Derby Girls for the 2009 season. The Thames Fatales (that includes me, Nia Capps, Blocker, #74 on the line up) take on the Tri City Champs from Kitchener-Waterloo 2009 Season, the Vicious Dishes! Its a sort of re-match from the bout this su

Thats right, its DERBUY. A new site was sent over from WetSpot of the MN Rollergirls, called DERBUY. You can buy and sell roller derby gear, new and used, (meant for used items) that you have stored in your derby closet.From wheels to boots and apparel to art, looks like it will be a good site, on

I had always wondered when a league would think to do this.I Love it. What a great merch idea!http://rollerderbyworkout.com/ also available at Sin City Skates.Rat Citys Off-Skate offering:http://sincityskates.com/images/merch/media/getsome_athletics.jpg

So, as I expected —and noted in the first blog of the day, my mom was not happy about the situation of the Alta apartments. We decided to look elsewhere. I told my mom that she could make the decision for me (This is all about safety issues - I’m just a girl and all) [...]

So yeah….this is a slightly belated Christmas post. I had an absolutely amazing Christmas! I am so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends! I got everything I wanted for Christmas…well…almost….still waiting on that list of naughty boys. lol That’s okay. I

and all through the house….I was making a mess with my gingerbread house. After getting inspired by Heather’s gingerbread house contest (She won by the way!!), I decided to crack open the kit that Gricell gave me and make my own. Let’s just say this time was not as easy as the gi

That is what I want for Christmas! I spent the entire day Christmas shopping today. And when I say the entire day, I mean from 7:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Heather, there is no way you would have survived. Natalie only made it until mid-afternoon and she got a late start. Mom and I [...]

So I went to work on Friday and I forgot my camera! Gasp! Me? Forget my camera?! I know! Shocking! So I took this picture with my cell phone. Not the best, but what can I say. I hate a blog entry with no pictures. Friday was absolutely NUTS. It was CRAZY do you hear [...]

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

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/

The kick ass Scoot Inn Bar on the East Side in Austin will host the screening. There’ll be movie, DVDs for sale, filmmakers in attendance, post-screening Q&A, drinks! Good times. Sunday, March 15th at 6pm. 1308 East 4th Street Austin, TX www.scoot-inn.com www.HellOnWheelsTheMovie.com

Hearing a lot of buzz about the Oly Rollers this past season, I was looking forward to seeing them skate this past weekend at Nationals, but nothing prepared me for the actual outcome of Nationals and how that would affect our community of skaters and leagues after the last bout on Sunday.Two jams

In case you need a formal justification to go hang out with your friends and drink beer while watching really good derby this weekend at the WFTDA National Championship in Philly, I’m here to give it to you: watching really good roller derby will make you a better roller derby player. Consider it pa

In everyday life, most of us learn from our mistakes. We do something resulting in an unfavorable outcome, and we learn quickly to not do that thing again – unless, of course, that thing is an injury resulting from derby. I have family and friends who look at me with awe and amazement when they hear

We all experience times if life where we’re met with the unexpected. I grow anxious relying on other people, because there’s just no guarantee that things are going to happen the way I’d like them to happen, yet over this past year I’ve been trying to make amends with my intense need to control ever

I get cat called all the time. Am I special? There are certainly some people in this world who have that certain something about them – I’ve always thought Buzz Kill was one of these people. Me? I’m fairly certain I’m not, yet I still get cat-called and hit on more than a major league baseball. Sure