Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra channels Billie Jean King with her famous quote on what the team needs to be challenged on.

Change in tennis feels closer than at any time in recent years, but still far away. Here's what some figures think needs to ...

Lead author Jaime Schultz, professor of kinesiology at University Park, had previously connected one of her graduate students, Sydney Johnson-Aguirre, with King regarding their shared interest in King ...

Billie Jean King has been celebrated as one of America's top innovators for catalyzing professional sports. Named to Forbes' Innovator 250 List, she continues to advocate for equality, shaping the ...

Althea Gibson was a pioneer in women's sports, known for breaking the color barrier in tennis and the Ladies Professional ...

The Board of Trustees of the Conroe Independent School District in Montgomery County, Texas has upheld a parental grievance that will keep the children's comic book I Am Billie Jean King out of their ...

'Give Me the Ball!', a new documentary about the tennis legend that premiered Jan. 27 at the Sundance Film Festival, is screening through Feb. 1 Lizzie Hyman is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE, where she ...

Tennis legend Billie Jean King attributes her astonishing success on the court – winning 39 Grand Slam titles – to several factors. “First of all, being born with coordination — thanks to my parents ...

Billie Jean King appears in Give Me the Ball! by Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Thor Thielow. “Give ...

"I loved her passion," the music superstar says about the tennis legend in the documentary 'Give Me the Ball!' premiering at the Sundance Film Festival KMazur/WireImage for Rogers & Cowan Billie Jean ...