Billie Jean King made ... she exulted. King had spent the previous decade on the amateur circuit, where prize money, as it had been since tennis’ invention 90 years earlier, was verboten.

“Billie Jean King's been fighting for equality for over 70 years, and she's not going to stop ever,” says Kory Marchisotto, the Chief Marketing Officer at Elf Beauty. “There's a fire that you get when ...

The world of tennis is this week celebrating the 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King beating ... it would set us back 50 years if I didn't win that match," King said. "It would ruin the women's ...

Tennis legend Billie Jean King ... baseball around the globe. King, who played catch with her dad and baseball with her brother, Randy Moffitt – who pitched 12 years in the major leagues ...

2nd July 1964: American tennis player Billie Jean Moffitt (later King) in action during a semi ... Springsteen's iconic song "Born to Run," 50 years after its original release.

The joint venture was formed three years after the competition, which first started in 1963, rebranded from the Federation Cup to it’s current name, the Billie Jean King Cup, after the tennis legend ...