Billie Jean King made her professional ... Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes. Today, King is remembered best for what she did that night in Houston. At 79—she turns 80 this month—she ...

Billie Jean King won a dozen Grand Slam singles titles ... On Sept. 20, 1973 in Houston, she was carried out on the Astrodome court like Cleopatra, in a gold litter held aloft by four muscular ...

But when I ask those same students if they recognize the name Billie Jean ... King was seen as playing for the honor of all women. After months of advance hoopla, King entered the Houston ...

Former tennis champion and gender equality advocate Billie Jean ... at the Houston Astrodome in Texas and drew a national ...

September 20, 1973 – At 29, wins the “Battle of the Sexes” match in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, at the Houston Astrodome ... is rededicated as the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King started the Women’s Sports Foundation with a $5,000 check. “What makes me happy is creating opportunities and dreams for others,” King told The Associated ...

Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress. She rose to international fame after the release of her debut album, Whitney Houston, in 1985. As one of the best-selling musicians of all time ...

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — With the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup set to be played in Malaga, Spain, this month, the International Tennis Federation is making a donation to the ...

Billie Jean King won six Wimbledon singles championships ... On Sept. 20, 1973 in Houston, she was carried out on the Astrodome court like Cleopatra, in a gold litter held aloft by four muscular ...

Read full article: Houston group against I-45 North expansion ... and more with no subscription King celebrated the 50th anniversary of the foundation by honoring the 1999 U.S. women’s World ...

Recommended Videos The Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup, along with the ITF, “are donating to the Cruz Roja, and we encourage all our fans and followers to contribute as well.” The ITF did ...