The sky is the limit for Billie Jean King. The tennis legend — dubbed “Equality Champion” — is setting her sights on a new ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

1973 — Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets to win the ... Tunney regains his feet and goes on to win. 1969 — Willie Mays becomes the second major league player to hit 600 homers with a ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Billie Jean King has accomplished many firsts in her life, and you can add the first individual female athlete to be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal to that list. “Billie Jean King broke ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...