Billie Jean King's resume is missing one thing — a college degree — so, at 81, she's back in the school where she started: ...

Seven (Bonus point if you can name them all - Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Sometimes sports are about more than just a game; sports are part of our culture. Here are some sports figures or events that had an impact on society.

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As a teenager and young adult, I had little or no interest in tennis. In fact, I had no idea of how the game was played and ...

As a kid Rollin Rhone loved to play stick ball behind his apartment building, in Santa Monica. That’s the sport of baseball ...

Her artwork, honoring tennis legend Althea Gibson, will appear in large-scale installations throughout the tournament grounds in New York City this August.

1957 — Lionel Herbert wins the PGA championship with a 2-1 final round victory over Dow Finsterwald. 1957 — 1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson).

1957 — Lionel Herbert wins the PGA championship with a 2-1 final round victory over Dow Finsterwald. 1957 — 1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson).

The case in point was 22-year-old, South Carolina-born Althea Gibson, three times national Negro champion, who last March became the first Negro to reach the final round of the U.S.L.T.A. indoor ...