The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to award a Congressional Gold Medal to tennis legend and equal rights advocate Billie ...

King had already been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican, says she has “broken ...

United States House of Representatives members Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey announced ...

The tennis Hall of Famer and activist from Long Beach, who had already been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 ...

Tennis legend and activist Billie Jean King will once again make history by becoming the first female athlete to ever receive ...

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 ...

The honor is meant to recognize her “lifetime of work fighting for Title IX, and women’s and LGBTQ+ equality on and off the ...

King, who was a major advocate for the passage of Title IX in the 1970s, will be the first solo female athlete to receive the award. The measure still needs to be signed by President Joe Biden in ...

The gold medal, awarded by Congress for distinguished achievements and contributions to society, have previously been given to athletes such as baseball players Jackie Robinson and Roberto ...

Billie Jean King is going to be the first female athlete to receive the Congressional Gold Medal on her own. Athletes such as ...