She was the best when being the best didn’t pay. Between 1936 and 1940, Alice Marble was the greatest female tennis player in America. She won many championships. The Associated Press named her ...

"The Divine Miss Marble: A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery" by Robert Weintraub Do you know the story of tennis champion Alice Marble? Her name doesn’t resonate with most tennis fans. But she was ...

Asked in 1981 if she would ever retire, Alice Marble answered: "Not as long as I have my forehand and my backhand." Marble did indeed have a forehand, backhand, volley, serve and a lot more. She led a ...

This year’s Miss Sylacauga and Miss Marble Valley pageant will be at Sylacauga High School on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets will go on sale the Monday before the pageant. The Sylacauga Parks and ...

In 1973, Billie Jean King faced Bobby Riggs in a tennis match dubbed the “Battle of the Sexes.” My 13-year-old self, along with 90 million or so other people, sat transfixed in front of the television ...