I n 1983, Michael Jackson released “Billie Jean,” the second single from Thriller. Jackson said that he always had a sense that the song would be a hit and he was correct. It ...

But when I ask those same students if they recognize the name Billie Jean King, only a handful can ... professional in 1968 and before retiring in 1983. In 1974 she founded World Team Tennis ...

At the 1983 Grammys, Jackson not only captured ... for Beat It Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, for Billie Jean Best Rhythm ...

Billie Jean Shaw anchors WIS' new talk show, 'Soda City Live' at 3pm, WIS News at 4pm, and 5:30pm. She is also the host of 'Awareness,' The first African-American themed and produced television ...

Billie Jean King made her professional tennis debut in Cannes, in the South of France, in the spring of 1968. That sounds like a suitably glamorous birthplace for such a storied pro career ...

Billie Jean King won six Wimbledon singles championships and four U.S. Open titles. She was ranked No. 1 in the world five years. She defeated such magnificent players as Martina Navratilova ...

Tennis legend Billie Jean King speaks during a press conference before watching the first day of the Billie Jean King Cup competition between the US and Ukraine at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in ...

“Billie doesn’t have just one meeting. She’d check in and follow up and ask ‘What do you need?’” Foudy said. “She was at that first (WUSA professional) game in Washington D.C. (in ...

A hopper of tennis balls on a court. Tennis File Michael Caterina/Michael Caterina / USA TODAY NETWORK MALAGA, Spain — With the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup set to be played in ...

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka said she will skip next month's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain as she recovers from injuries that have kept her out of key tournaments during the WTA's ...

The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will mark the conclusion of the 2024 women’s tennis season. The 12-team tournament will be played across eight days in Malaga, Spain and will feature many of the ...