Remember roller derby, from way back in the early 80's?  That, along with Australian Rules Football, was about the only programming that ESPN carried during its first few years on cable.

As time went on, however, ESPN grew to become the premier sports network in the world, while roller derby went the way of parachute pants.  But somewhere along the way, some enterprising businesspeople realized that, if you put a bunch of women in sort of skintight outfits, get them in rollerskates, and have them fly around a track aiming to knock the living daylights out of each other, you can get people out to watch the show.

So this Sunday, during the Sportscenter morning and late night shows, ESPN is going to be airing a segment on the popularity of women's roller derby (or rollergirls, as they're now called).  In the segment, I've been told that members of the Cincinnati Roller Girls club are going to be interviewed and featured (if they don't end up on the cutting room floor).

If you haven't been to one of their games before, I highly recommend checking a game out.  The crowds are nuts (not to mention about 75-80% female...though sometimes that's not all it's cracked up to be), and the players throw themselves around with no regard for their safety, despite getting paid absolutely nothing.  And, as Tom Gamble on the 2 Angry Guys noted a few days ago, Sadistic Sadie...mmm...where was I again...

Anyways, I'll be curious to check the piece out, it's worth a few minutes of your time to catch it on Sunday.