Tennis great Billie Jean King will preside over the 136th ... the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, which recognizes her “life devoted to championing ...

In an Instagram story, the tennis legend reflected on reaching 30 years since her professional debut. Williams praised her ...

Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943 Birth place: Long Beach, California Birth name: Billie Jean Moffitt Father: ...

Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half years in captivity after being shot down during a bombing mission during ...

Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half years in captivity after being shot down during a bombing mission during ...

Naomi Osaka has effectively ended her season after pulling out of the Billie Jean King Cup. The former world No. 1 has been sidelined since retiring from the China Open earlier this month.

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka said she will skip next month's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain as she recovers from injuries that have kept her out of key tournaments during the WTA's ...

When they arrive at college, they feel the same way. But when I ask those same students if they recognize the name Billie Jean King, only a handful can do so. That’s unfortunate, because King ...

In 2006, the US Tennis Association named its main facility in New York City the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. In 2009, President Barack Obama awarded King the Presidential Medal of ...

Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) provided remarks at a ceremony recognizing the "Hidden Figures" with Congressional Gold Medals. African American women who made up NASA’s “computer ...

King celebrated the 50th anniversary of the foundation by honouring the 1999 U.S. women's World Cup champions, PWHL and Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Mark Walter and the 2024 WNBA rookie class on ...

Billie Jean King started the ... The next milestone for the 80-year-old King will be receiving the Congressional Gold Medal. It's one of the highest U.S. civilian honours for individuals whose ...