They got started late, and when the recording of ÒThe Star-Spangled BannerÓ kept malfunctioning, I thought the couple sitting in the front row dressed out of ÒA Clockwork OrangeÓ was going to sing Jim CroceÕs ÒRoller Derby QueenÓ — the roller derby national anthem — so the match ...

IF YOU GO What: Pro banked track roller derby, Las Vegas High Rollers vs. Los Angeles Black Hawks When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: Las Vegas Roller Hockey Center, 800 Karen Ave. Tickets: $10-$25; 580-9407, brownpapertickets.com On the Web: lvhrbankedtrackroller derby.com The last time anybody saw the banked roller ...

Women dressed in ripped fishnets and lace-ruffled panties raced around a wooden track, deliberately slamming into each other. Welcome to the wild, adrenaline-charged sport of US roller derby. About 500 fans cheered raucously in the stands at the Washington Armory. Some were boyfriends, kids, and mothers. But others had flocked to the stands for very different reasons. "I came to ...

Women's roller derby is making a comeback. But it's not the version that was a fixture on TV in the 1960s and '70s. Instead of the pro-wrestling theatrics of old-school roller derby, the new skaters bring a tough, yet feminine attitude of pride and ...