The world of tennis is this week celebrating the 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King beating Bobby Riggs in the historic "Battle of the Sexes". The exhibition match between King, who was 29 and ...

The latter illustrates the simultaneously real and surreal 1973 matchup known as the “Battle of the Sexes” between tennis Hall of Famers Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. September 20 marks ...

The world has a lot to thank Billie ... Jean King for. After fellow tennis player Bobby Riggs flew chauvinist jokes her way for months on end, King rose to the challenge and took to the court to ...

Billie Jean King won six Wimbledon singles championships ... "It would ruin the women's tour and affect all women's self esteem." The "Battle of the Sexes" captured the imagination of the country ...

Hillary Clinton, Bernice King, more stars celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination Before Battle of the Sexes, watch the original Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs tennis match Battle ...

His grandfather, Bobby Riggs, famously challenged and lost to Billie Jean King in the "Battle of the Sexes" match in 1973, a landmark event in women's sports. Bobby Riggs is a 3-time Grand Slam ...

Billie Jean King, with her distinctive dark hair and red-framed eyeglasses ... s and women’s sports programs prohibits ...

Tennis legend and champion for equity Billie Jean King is the grand marshal for the 136th Rose Parade on Wednesday, Jan. 1.

Former tennis champion and gender equality advocate Billie Jean King was named grand ... In 1973, at 29, she famously won the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match against former men’s tennis ...

1 player in a game dubbed the “Battle of the Sexes” in 1973. • Related: Cal State LA unveils statue in honor of tennis legend Billie Jean King She spent six years as the top-ranked female ...