What goes around comes around: Roller skating’s retro appeal
October 19, 2022 GMTAt a nondescript, basketball court in Waltham, Massachusetts, the leaves take on an autumnal glow and the air is crisp. But there are no pickup basketball players. This is now a spot for people who roller skate.
Indians officially changing name to Guardians this week
November 17, 2021 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — A new era of big-league baseball in Cleveland is about to start. The Guardians will be off and running.
The hitting and fielding comes in a few months.
The Indians will officially transition to Guardians on Friday, completing a name change that has been happening in stages — and with one unplanned complication — over the past few months.
Which Cleveland Guardians? Roller derby team sues MLB team
October 27, 2021 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — A roller derby team that has called itself the Cleveland Guardians since 2013 sued the city's Major League Baseball team in federal court in Cleveland on Wednesday alleging that the switch from Indians to Guardians infringes on its trademark.
“To the whistle, to the last jam, we fight!”
March 29, 2019 GMTStrap on your helmet and pads – MedCity Mafia, Rochester’s roller derby team, returns to the track Saturday night!
The 22-member team will face off against the Mid-State Sisters of Skate at Graham Arena, in the first game of this season.
Rolling to recovery
June 18, 2018 GMTCheer for the Med City Mafia (and, hopefully, for a post-cancer comeback)
Cat Thisius is taking the fast track to cancer recovery.
On Jan. 15, Thisius went in for a routine mammogram. Nine days later, she was diagnosed with a form of breast cancer—Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS).