Daniel Riggs, a tennis coach and grandson of tennis legend Bobby Riggs, has been arrested in South Florida. Daniel Riggs is ...

Bobby Riggs had been a great champion in the 1930s and ‘40s, winner at Wimbledon and Forest Hills, later the world’s best pro. In the early ‘70s, long after Riggs’ glory days, tennis was ...

"Philadelphia Freedom," written for tennis star Billie Jean King, reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on April 12, 1975.

Billie Jean King wore this dress when she beat Bobby Riggs, a former number-one male player, during the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes.” Gift of Billie Jean King / NMAH The music of the great Sam ...

The Long Beach Poly High graduate is the first woman to be honored in the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s sports ...

When Billie Jean King beat men’s tennis star Bobby Riggs in a match called “the Battle of the Sexes" 50 years ago this month, her win propelled women’s tennis to new heights — and helped ...

And Riggs, one of the first self-made media-age celebrities, wrestled with his gambling demons, at the expense of his family and wife Priscilla (Elisabeth Shue). Together, Billie and Bobby served ...

To Southern Californians, the first 8,000 miles of barnstorming by Bobby Riggs and Big Jake Kramer didn’t count. The real test was how well they did at home (both come from the Los Angeles area).

(Reuters) - American tennis great Billie Jean King has been honoured with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. King, a ...