• Follow the progress of the McDonald's LPGA Championship by Clicking Here.

• Kelly Kulick has won the USBC Queens in Charlotte, N.C. CLICK HERE

• The Lane Frost Challenge, one of the premier bull riding events in the world, will feature a separate women's division this year. The Challenge is set for May 18-19 in Vernal, Utah. For more information. CLICK HERE. Results will be available here when the challenge is complete.

•  Hear bull rider Jamie Walker talk about what it's like to ride a bull in competition.
CLICK HERE 

• The Philly Rollergirls travel team, the Liberty Belles, defeated the Texas Rollergirl Hustlers 89-76 on April 28 in Philadelphia. The LIberty Belles entered the bout ranked 13th nationally.

• The Rat City All Stars from Seattle, Wash. are the top-ranked team in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's latest rankings. The All Stars won the WFTDA's Western Regional  championship in February. The Saddletramps, from Tuscon, Ariz. are listed second in the rankings, which are based on results through the first quarter of this year. For a complete look at the rankings in all three divisions, CLICK HERE.
 
 
 

• Ten bouts between Women’s Flat Track Derby Association travel teams highlighted the East Coast Derby Extravaganza  March 17 and 18, at the Sportsplex in Feasterville, Pa. near Philadelphia. The host Philly Rollergirls and the Carolina Rollergirls from Raleigh, N.C. won two bouts each. The event was sanctioned by the WFTDA and is being hosted by the Philly Rollergirls.

The complete results were as follows.

Sunday, March 18
10:00 Grand Raggidy Roller Girls 167, Ohio Roller Girls 104
12:00 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 147 Windy City Rollers 99
2:00 Long Island Roller Rebels (NY) 117, Steel City Demons 87 
4:00 Detroit Derby Girls 124, Charm City Roller Girls 107 
6:00 Philly Roller Girls 225, Big Easy Roller Girls (New Orleans, LA) 41

Saturday, March 17
12:00 Carolina Roller Girls (Raleigh, NC) 115, Gotham Girls Roller Derby (NYC) 104
2:00 Charm City Roller Girls (Baltimore, Md.) 95, Grand Raggidy Roller Girls (Grand Rapids, Mi) 75
4:00 Windy City Rollers (Chicago, IL) 112, Ohio Roller Girls (Columbus. OH) 59 
6:00 Carolina Roller Girls 192, Detroit Derby Girls (Detroit, MI) 49 
8:00 Philly Roller Girls 121, Providence Roller Derby (Providence, RI) 90
 
 

• The Ohio Roller Girls will host the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Eastern Regional championship tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18-19 at Battelle Hall in the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus. A total of 16 teams from east of the Mississippi River will compete, with the top four finishers advancing to the national championships  in Austin, Texas in September. Four Western Regional teams have already qualified.
 
 

• The Rat City All Stars from Seattle, Wash. defeated the TD Saddletramps 83-72 in the championship bout of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's Western Conferene championship on Feb. 18 in Tuscon, Ariz. They will advance to the eight-team national championship tournament in Austin, Texas in September, along with the Texas Texacutioners and the Kansas City Roller Warriors, who finished third and fourth, respectively.

• A new sports talk show with an all-female lineup has made its debut on the web. Find out what SportsBabes is all about by CLICKING HERE.

• The Philadelphia Liberty Belles defeated the Boston Massacre 144-112 in a Women's Flat Track Derby Association bout in Boston on Feb. 10. The Liberty Belles are part of the Philly Rollergirls organization.

• Roller derby is making a comeback but it's something quite different from what was on TV 30 years ago. Learn about the Philadelphia Rollergirls HERE.

• Check out a profile of veteran football player Carley Pesente HERE

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