He is a rabid consumer of all sports on all platforms: TV, Twitter, podcasts, live events, and more. In 1963, Arthur Ashe made history becoming the first Black player selected to the U.S. Davis Cup ...

right up until his death at the age of 49 in February of 1993, Ashe was a champion of the human spirit, and a man of immense stature. As we celebrate Black History Month, many memories of Arthur ...

“Ashe’s backhand is one of the touchstones of modern tennis,” wrote McPhee. “Graebner is disturbed. He is thinking, ‘There it is. There Arthur goes ... like the day before yesterday ...

Ashe was born into humble beginnings in Richmond, Virginia. Following the premature death of his mother, Ashe was raised by his father Arthur Sr., a handyman and security officer with the Richmond ...