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 ...

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 ...

Billie Jean King started the Women’s Sports Foundation with a $5,000 check. She’s turned that investment into $100 million ...

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: ...

(AP) — Tennis great Billie ... degree. King has ownership interests in the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Angel City FC women’s pro soccer team. She recently became the first individual female athlete to ...

Billie Jean King, center, her wife Ilana Kloss and USTA president Brian Hainline watch the women’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships between Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, and ...

“Billie doesn’t have just one meeting ... 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 honors for ...