Bipartisan legislation to award King the medal passed through the House of Representatives, and now it will head to the ...

Billie Jean King on her legendary career and fight for equal pay in women’s sports Today, some women’s tennis players are among the highest-paid athletes in the world. But that wasn’t always ...

To be sure, that’s the hook of the film “Battle of the Sexes,” which tells the story of the famous primetime tennis match ...

Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal WASHINGTON -- Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be ...

The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to award a Congressional Gold Medal to tennis legend and equal rights advocate Billie Jean King, bestowing the nation’s highest civilian honor on a female ...

Billie Jean King is set to become the first-ever female athlete to receive the Congressional Gold Medal after the House passed a bill to honor the tennis legend and advocate. Rep. Sherrill said in ...

Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey announced ...

Hillary Clinton, Bernice King, more stars celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination Before Battle of the Sexes, watch the original Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs tennis match Battle ...

Bipartisan legislation to award King the medal passed through the House of Representatives, and now it will head to the president's desk for a signature. Billie Jean King will go down in history ...