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Texas Rollergirls Announce Their New Home for the 2011 Season


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Published Nov. 4, 2010 at 3:19 p.m.
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The Texas Rollergirls, considered to be the godmothers of modern flat track roller derby, are moving into the Austin Convention Center for the 2011 season ... The move from Playland Skate Center will roughly triple capacity, increase visibility for the organization, and enable the league to enhance the fan experience ... Since its inception in 2003, women’s flat track derby is now played in over 400 leagues in the US and around the world ... The move to the Austin Convention Center represents

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Adelaide Roller Derby Raw Meat Test!


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Published Oct. 24, 2010 at 11:04 p.m.

Tonight’s the night! Michelle, Erica and I spent Saturday morning cramming for the skate skills test ...

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No Cinderellas Here; Minnesota's road to the Finals (part 2)


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Published Sept. 30, 2010 at 10:56 a.m.

"Minnesota became the biggest Cinderella since Kansas City in 2007 and Rocky Mountain last year. I knew my picks [Tank had picked us to finish last] were in trouble when I watched their 1st jam against Omaha. MNRG lost their jammer to the box and their defense would not let them score for the entire minute they didn’t have a jammer on the floor. Vuedoo Prodigy spent the entire time pinballing off of red jerseys and setting the tone for the entire tournament. Minnesota played smart,

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Training Tip of the Month


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Published Sept. 22, 2010 at 3:08 a.m.

Skating Form To skate Roller Derby to the best of your ability you have to work on your skating form. Often neglected in derby training, form is what will make you an efficient machine. Sure, every skater has her own style, but like an artist who first masters classical realism before her art turns abstract, [ ... ] ...

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Big double wins for MRDs travel teams


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Published July 30, 2010 at 2:42 p.m.
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Both MRD travel teams won their bouts in a sizzling at-home double-header July 24.The Dairyland Dolls doused the Houston HaRD Knocks, while the Unicorns trampled LaCrosse’s Skating Sirens ... Dairyland Dolls 180, Houston HaRD Knocks 80 ... Roller Derby usually doesn’t have much to with luck; it’s usually a case of opportunity. Against Houston’s HaRD Knocks last Saturday, however, luck may have shined a little on veteran Dairyland Dolls jammer Mouse. The beneficiary of three power-jams

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The Battle of The Big Easy Rollergirls


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Published May 3, 2010 at 7:11 p.m.

In 2005 we took a little trip ... Scattered all across the country up the mighty Mississip ... We brought along our wheels and we packed up all our dreams ... And we beat that bitch Katrina and came back to New Orleans ... CHORUS: ... We formed our pack and the skaters kept a-comin’ ... There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago ... We fired our jammer through and she began a-pumpin’ ... On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico ... We strapped on our roller skates before the

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Gardas outplay Dolls for 3rd, 74-45


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Published April 28, 2010 at 9:24 p.m.

The MNRG Garda Belts took the game to the Dagger Dolls on April 3rd in a third-place bout that was rarely in doubt ... The Gardas has long had a strong presence in the pack, but the surprise in this bout was the coming-out party for Cassie Rolle and the resurgence of Angelfire as a jammer after years of injury and rehab ... With both sides of the Garda machine going, the women in green took the lead more than 75% of the time ... The Dolls had their surges of excellence, but the Gardas took the

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Preview for Hometeam Championship 2010 (part 1)


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Published March 26, 2010 at 3:44 p.m.

The Minnesota RollerGirls conclude their sixth historic season at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium on April 3, 2010. Like every other bout this season, we will bring you two matches of intense, edge-of-the-seat action ... but our season's end is special. Our top two home teams will play for the opportunity to raise the Golden Skate - our championship trophy - on the track of the Roy. Our other two teams will compete for the honor of third place ... The language of sport is hyperbole. We

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Would the Real Lop-her Please Stand Up (& Tap Out)


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Published March 22, 2010 at 2:25 p.m.

This morning I tweeted, partially in jest and partially in all honesty: "Another Monday, another identity crisis. Who will I be this week? Cindy Lop-her? Publishing Professional? Homebody? Future psych patient?" ... I was pretty bummed last Wednesday when I realized my 2-week conference stint in NYC and the time needed to make up massive amounts of work because of the NYC conferences had just barely precluded me from making my roller derby attendance for this month, resulting in my being benched

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MNRG Hometeam Bout 3 Preview


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Published March 5, 2010 at 9:49 p.m.

Before we start talking about these matches, a quick update from our ticket folks. Our non-Xcel/Roy/Ticketmaster outlets sold out as of Monday, but there are still plenty of tickets ... However, if you know that you're coming a little later for this bout, why not pick them up this week at the Roy Box Office (open 10-6pm) or through Ticketmaster? ... If you have tickets already, come early and get in line. While it's great that there are no bad seats in Minnesota's own House of Derby, the bout is

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