More than five decades after tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in what was known as the “Battle of the Sexes, ...

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 will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps.

Billie Jean King waves to the crowd during the women’s singles semifinals between Emma Navarro, of the United States, and Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, of the U.S. Open tennis championships ...

Great Britain open their campaign against Germany on November 15, with the winners to face defending champions Canada in the ...

Billie Jean King held the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis for years, and now she'll be No. 1 again, this time as the first ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...