Saturday, June 23, 2012

Billie Jean King

  • It has been 40 years since the passage of Title IX -- a law best known for opening opportunities for females to play sports throughout their academic careers. When it passed in 1972, fewer than 300,000 girls played high school sports in the U.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • NEW YORK — Serena Williams and Mia Hamm are helping Billie Jean King spread the word about keeping girls in sports in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Title IX.
  • (Delaware Online)
  • AP PhotoBillie Jean King showed women could pack a punch as she wiped the smile off Bobby Riggs face with a straight-sets victory. Greatness in sports is not always defined by the final score.
  • (ESPN)
  • Singer Elton John and tennis great Billie Jean King plan to bring their AIDS charity tennis event to Pittsburgh this fall. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and event organizers will make the announcement at the City-County Building, Downtown Monday.
  • (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • If anything, I think losing makes me even more motivated. It usually does. So well see.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • The Council to Empower Women and Girls Through Sports also includes U.S. soccer stars Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy, tennis pioneer Billie Jean King and perennial WNBA All-Star Tamika Catchings.
  • (ESPN)
  • NEW YORK (AP) Serena Williams and Mia Hamm are helping Billie Jean King spread the word about keeping girls in sports in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Title IX.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Yet this week, the 52-year-old Stosz has been given a unique platform, one which had her recalling her own experiences as an athlete and which saw her give testimony before the U.S.
  • (TheDay)
  • Tennis legend Billie Jean King told us how she worked two jobs to put herself through college, despite having already won her first (of twenty) Wimbledon championships, while her male counterparts received athletic scholarships.
  • (Huffington Post)

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