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Billie Jean King recalls the meeting that launched the WTA women's tennis tour 50 years ago
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA half-century later, Billie Jean King thinks back on the landmark gathering of female tennis...
Tennis still leads the way in women’s sport thanks to Billie Jean King’s example
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Aryna Sabalenka lifted the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup at the Australian Open in January and...
Title IX at 50: Tremendous gains have been made in equality, but there's still work to do
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGrowing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Rosie Casals knew by the time she was a teenager that she...
Review: A new play that traces Billie Jean King's inspiring story ought to be a musical
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe world premiere of Anna Deavere Smith's 'Love All' at La Jolla Playhouse brings to the stage the story of tennis great and equality champion Billie Jean King in production starring Chilina Kennedy.
Martina Navratilova, WTA to be honored at Annalee Thurston reception
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn conjunction with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Tennis Association,...
Billie Jean King Cup: USA, led by locals Gauff and Pegula, beats Austria for spot in 12-nation final
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBoca Raton's Jessica Pegula and Delray Beach's Coco Gauff were perfect in leading USA to victory...
Nancy Sinatra to Lead Record-Setting Palm Springs Classic Car Parade
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSinger Nancy Sinatra will lead a parade of 85 classic cars in the Palm Springs 85th Anniversary...
What Serena Williams Gave the World
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWilliams, winner of 23 Slams, photographed in New York City on Aug. 23 Credit - Paola Kudacki for TIME The greatest female athlete of all time—check...
Women's tennis players have mixed feelings about possibly staging the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAs an Arab woman, Ons Jabeur would be happy to see the WTA Finals played in Saudi Arabia. “We have...
Dodgers dream comes true: Desert woman throws out first pitch at Dodger Stadium
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"Denise, the mound is yours." When those words reverberated around a still-filling-up Dodger Stadium...