It was in London in 1975, and Ashe was scheduled to play Jimmy Connors, the defending champion and world No. 1, in the ...

An inspiration, a politician, a pioneer on and off court - these just some of the words used to describe Arthur Ashe, who became the first African-American to win the men's Wimbledon singles title ...

In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win Wimbledon in the gentlemen's singles draw. Fifty years later, HEAD released the Legacy Edition Arthur Ashe Competition Kit to celebrate his ...

July 10, 1943: Arthur Ashe Jr. is born in Richmond. ... April 8, 1992: Ashe announces he has contracted the AIDS virus. Feb. 6, 1993: Ashe dies at age 49 in New York City.

By 1975, he was ranked the number-one tennis player in the U.S. After this string of athletic successes, Ashe began suffering heart problems. Retiring from the game, he underwent heart surgery in 1979 ...

Oscar Robertson was not only one of the best basketball players, but he left a legacy in shaping free agency in the NBA.

A half-century after that innovation, Robertson is receiving a prominent award for his efforts. ESPN will give him the Arthur ...

Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King win Wimbledon Arthur Ashe became the first — and to this day, only — Black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association on June 12 announced that Natasha Subhash a senior from the University of Virginia is the winner of the 2023 ITA Arthur Ashe ...

The N.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday to allow for an environmental permit needed for the construction of a controversial asphalt plant in Ashe County by Appalachian Materials LLC. The ruling ...

The Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention (SCHARP), located at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, is a statistical and data management center (SDMC) dedicated to supporting investigators who ...