AP Was There: Battle of the Sexes

HOUSTON (AP) -- "The Battle of the Sexes" was a 1973 exhibition tennis match pitting 55-year-old Bobby Riggs, self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig, against Billy Jean King, a 29-year-old feminist icon and a top female player. It was more public-relations spectacle than test of athletic skill....

from AP Top Sports News at 3:13 p.m. EDT http://ift.tt/2hl7BeP