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Billie Jean King and 100 athletes celebrate the 50th anniversary of her Women's Sports Foundation
NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King started the Women’s Sports Foundation with a $5,000 check. She’s turned that investment into $100 million and a half century of helping girls and women achieve their dreams through travel and training grants, local sports programs and mentoring...
Billie Jean King named grand marshal for the 136th Rose Parade on Jan. 1
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Tennis great Billie Jean King will preside over the 136th Rose Parade as grand marshal next year. King, who turns 81 next month, was introduced Monday in a shower of confetti on the lawn of Tournament House as “Philadelphia Freedom,” the hit song Elton...
Billie Jean King nets another legacy honor: the Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billie Jean King is now the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation Thursday to recognize King for “a remarkable life devoted to championing equal rights for all, in sports...
Today in History: September 20, Billie Jean King wins “Battle of the Sexes”
Today is Friday, Sept. 20, the 264th day of 2024. There are 102 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called “Battle of the Sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the Houston...
Billie Jean King set to earn another honor with the Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had passed the House of...
Billie Jean King moves closer to breaking another barrier and earning the Congressional Gold Medal
NEW YORK (AP) — Two members of the House of Representatives say the have lined up enough votes to make Billie Jean King the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey said...
Does American tennis have a pickleball problem?
NEW YORK (AP) — Does American tennis have a pickleball problem? Even as the U.S. Open opened this week with more than a million fans expected for the sport’s biggest showcase, the game’s leaders are being forced to confront a devastating fact — the nation’s fastest-growing...
How well do you know the US Open? Try an AP quiz about the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament
How well do you know the U.S. Open, the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament, which begins Monday? Give this AP quiz a try: 1st Round: Gauff and Djokovic defend their U.S. Open titles Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic will be defending their 2023 U.S. Open titles. For...
US Open 2024: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are among the men to watch
NEW YORK (AP) — Here are some of the men to watch at the U.S. Open, which starts in New York on Monday (money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook ): Jannik Sinner Ranking: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Italy Age: 23 ...
US Open 2024: Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are among the women to watch
NEW YORK (AP) — Here are some of the women to watch at the U.S. Open, which starts in New York on Monday (money-line odds are via BetMGM Sportsbook ): Iga Swiatek Ranking: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 ...
