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There was no reason to think Martina Navratilova's perfect 36-0 season would come to an end. But 40 years ago at the French Open, Kathleen Horvath had other ideas.

Martina Navratilova was fearless on the court but, remarkably, even more courageous off it. And this inspired Jason Collins.

What happens over the next months and years will say more about American society and its boundaries of acceptance than it ever could about Jason Collins or Kirk Walker or Kevin McClatchy or Martina Navratilova.

• International Tennis Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova dishes on the impact of Jason Collins' announcement, what life was like after coming out in 1981 and more. Navratilova • ESPN New York 98.7 FM's Jared Max weighs in on the reactio...

Everyone from billionaire Donald Trump to pop sensations One Direction and tennis legend Martina Navratilova are celebrating Adam Scott's Masters win.

Everyone from billionaire Donald Trump to pop sensations One Direction and tennis legend Martina Navratilova are celebrating Adam Scott's Masters win.

For all the American doldrums, at least one man had always made the quarterfinals -- until now.

As the Hope Solo and Chamique Holdsclaw controversies show, female athletes can be just as flawed as men -- and the price they pay can be steeper.

We're one week away from the start of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" with four athletes -- Apolo Ohno, Shawn Johnson, Emmitt Smith and Helio Castroneves -- vying for the mirror ball trophy. All four athletes have won a previous title, so i...

How can a sport that has permitted such sounds, match after match, year after year, change course and strive to squelch them?

ESPN is marking the 40th anniversary of Title IX by unveiling the top 40 female athletes of the past 40 years. Martina Navratilova arrived on the tennis stage as a 16-year-old in the 1973 French Open, where she made it to the quarterfinals as an ...

Imagine what the world would look like without Title IX. Then celebrate the advances made by continuing the fight.

ESPN is marking the 40th anniversary of Title IX by unveiling the top 40 female athletes of the past 40 years. Chris Evert was just 15 in 1970 when she beat the world's No. 1 player, Margaret Court, at a tiny tournament in North Carolina. A ye...

What would an Olympic medal have meant to you? I don't think it would have changed my career that much, but it would've been nice to win one for the U.S. I think I would've won it if I'd had a chance in my prime. What is one thing you always ha...

Fifteen things to know about Martina Navratilova, including how she conquered one of her biggest fears.

In the Game with Robin Roberts is a compelling series of intimate interviews with Roberts and some of the world's most compelling female athletes.