i am billie jean king. billie jean king helped us. jane goodall helped us. dolly parton, when we did her, our whole team, they helped us out. and so we always rely on those people and they know their stories better than we ever will. what's the difference between writing about past events or deceased people as opposed to people who are still alive? people who are still alive? i know they can still screw things up and and i mean that seriously. you know, i did a book years ago that had a i won't name who it is, but it was a well-known athlete and i had him as a hero in one of the books. in fact, it was printed is listed as one of our heroes and just as the book went to print, if you look at the early copies that we sent to reviewers, he's one of the heroes listed in the book. and right before i went to press, i said, you know, this guy's still alive. he's still young. he could still mess it up. and he wound up getting into this completely horrible doping fiasco that wrecked his career, wrecked his legacy. and i realized in that moment, the only people that we

i am billie jean king. billie jean king helped us. jane goodall helped us. dolly parton, when we did her, our whole team, they helped us out. and so we always rely on those people and they know their stories better than we ever will. what's the difference between writing about past events or deceased people as opposed to people who are still alive? people who are still alive? i know they can still screw things up and and i mean that seriously. you know, i did a book years ago that had a i won't name who it is, but it was a well-known athlete and i had him as a hero in one of the books. in fact, it was printed is listed as one of our heroes and just as the book went to print, if you look at the early copies that we sent to reviewers, he's one of the heroes listed in the book. and right before i went to press, i said, you know, this guy's still alive. he's still young. he could still mess it up. and he wound up getting into this completely horrible doping fiasco that wrecked his career, wrecked his legacy. and i realized in that moment, the only people that we

highlighting female first in the world of sports and shares the stories of several including billie jean king and mary lou retston. she started her own sports career as a professional cheerleader for the golden gate warriors, then became a sports reporter at nbc sports bay area. she also broke barriers as the first woman scout in the nba. we asked her for advice for women who want to work in the industry. >> take any job you can at the beginning. take internships. be able to start to network. networking is so important. being at and going to events you'll meet people and taking their names and emails and trying to be as resilient as you can to find your niche and being very versatile. that's very important to be able to write, edit, shoot, produce, being on air and very knowledgeable. >> not just saying -- i mean, she's saying it from experience. this is her book, "in a league of her own," released a week from today and available now for preorder. >>> speaking of women doing big things, nbc sports california has just named jenny cavnar as the primary play by play announcer for its live game c

. >> stars, including magic johnson also sending their congrats relations to number 22 billie jean kings made history ticket prices for the historic game sold for up to 5000 bucks. clark is also cashing in with big time endorsement deals, reportedly earning her more than $800,000 a year. and now there's another record in sight. she's only 99 points away from the all time division one record. men's or women's, a record that has stood for more than 50 years. only 99 points away. by the way, clark is eligible for another season, but hasn't said whether she'll declare for the wnba draft. >> instead, it was a mixed day for tiger woods, but this was pretty rough. he shanked one of his shots at the genesis invitational, but it's his first official pga tournament event since last year's masters. he says he was suffering back spasms during the final holes and it locked up on him. he finished one over par, currently in 49th place, not too bad for day one. >> we'll see what happens next. coming up, a new breakthrough in artificial intelligence tech. boost to video. we'll explain. >> plus, target l

stars, including magic johnson also sending their congratulations to number 22, billie jean king, declaring she's made history. ticket prices for the historic game sold for up to 5000 bucks. clark is also cashing in with big time endorsement deals, reportedly earning her more than $800,000 a year. and now there's another record in sight. she's only 99 points away from the all time division one record. men's or women's, a record that has stood for more than 50 years. wow give her her flowers. clark is eligible for another season. but here is the big question because she has not andrew said, whether she will declare for the wnba draft or not. >> you know, it could be with nil deals these days that, you know, the college kids can make money. she might be able to make more money staying in iowa by the way, you mentioned she could come for the men's record as well. she only needs 99 points. there's four games left. iowa has so she needs about 25 points per game, which is easy to break. that record. she just dropped 49. yeah >> so we'll have to wait and see what she does next. when we come back,

called "in a league of her own" that highlights female firsts in the world of sports, including billie jean king, danica patrick. she started her sports career as a professional cheerleader for the golden state warriors, later becoming a sports reporter at nbc bay area. she also broke barriers as the first female scout in the nba. we asked her for advice for women who want to work in the industry. >> take any job you can at the beginning. take internships, be able to start to network. networking is so important. going to events that you think you're going to meet people and taking their names and emails and just trying to be as resilient as you can to try to find your niche and being very versatile. i think that's very important, to be able to write, edit, shoot, produce, to being on air and very knowledgeable. >> you get challenged at every turn, i would imagine. it will be released a week from today. it is available now for preorder. >> there's good advice there, too. >> you do that on the morning team. >> yeah, jack-of-all-trades. >> good for her. >>> we're enjoying this clear weather we've b

and you know, we've had battle of the sexes on the tennis court between billie jean king and bobbie rigueur way back when well now we're going to have it on at the three-point line. and i asked both stef and sabrina earlier if they think they're batch will have a similar impact >> how cool of an opportunity it is to do something that's never been done before in our game. et for her to have a presence on this stage is going to do a lot to inspire the next generation of young boys and girls that, you want to compete and see themselves in either one of us and wherever it goes from there, like we'd know kind of plant our flag is doing something really special. >> it would have been really easy for me to say that i was scared to the moment and not want to come out there and embarrass myself for or be afraid of failure and i didn't do that because i understand who i am and the belief in myself, but also what it's going to show so many young girls that are watching that they could go out there and they can be a boy on the playground or they can play for a boy's team, or they can go out there and b

it >> all right, so we had the battle of sexes on the tennis court back in the '70s between billie jean king and bobby rigueur. tonight, we're gonna get it in the three-point contest. so steph curry is going to take on the wnba's surprise breanna u-net skew in a special competitions, stef, he's the record holder for the points in a round for the men, sabrina, for the women, she missed just two shots and the entire competition last year, the wnba all-star game. and tonight they're going to go head to head sabrina says, this is a big moment for sports >> just continuing to raise the bar and to put us and give us the opportunities to be on this platform and understanding how important visit ability is. knowing that there's gonna be a young kid who maybe hasn't watched many w wnba games, but is going to watch in tune into this and they're going to have that dream of one day going up in shooting against their idol and knowing what that's going to mean and how that's going to change the landscape of sports yeah, so steph verse sabrina and all the contests that they're going to take place on this l

. >> we had battled the sexes between billie jean king and bobby riggs and '70s on the tennis court? yes. now we've got three point contest this weekend here to indianapolis that's query versus sabrina ionescu who do you got what in this? >> i think it's a fabulous matchup and sabrina is arguably the best shooter the wnba has ever seen. but she's going against the greatest shooter are game has ever seen. i love you, sabrina. >> i >> hope you do when i really do hope you do when but steps on the role right now along with curry steph verse, sabrina, and all the contest tonight, actually be taking place on this first of its kind, led court. it's certainly going to be cool visually to watch all the contest taking place there. but meanwhile, guys here at game bridge of field house, i got this empty court all to myself. why not in the segment, be trying to half-court shot? what could go wrong >> feel like i said, we're doing public commentary aren't you? >> i'm impressed by that do that because i think anything that wasn't an air ball is a we're going to be an error ball would be a when th

but the respect that is there that wasn't there with billie jean king and bobby riggs when he was going after her, the male chauvinist back in 1973. this one is all respect, both of them and a threat against each other. three-point shooting contest tomorrow night at the nba all-star game. and steph curry said that he fully believes that in sql but actually beat him he's a girl dad who's brought his daughters to watch her play. and she was growing up in her hero with steph curry in the bay area. so it's a wonderful match, but also just a total respect and friendship in the making that by about even the slam dunk competition, by the way, i'll be tuning in for that. but there's also a moment sunday was the super bowl. there was the parade that happened on valentine's day. and we know the tragedy that ensued there. and ever since then, we've had many players in the nfl and beyond different celebrities and everyday people who are talking about what transpired. and there has been some pretty inspiring moments since their house no surprise, kansas city, the love affair with the chiefs and vice

. >> we had battled the sexes between billie jean king and bobby rigueur in the '70s on the tennis court? yes. now we've gotten three point contest this weekend here in indianapolis let's query versus sabrina ionescu >> who do you got what in this? >> i think it's a fabulous backdrop and sabrina is arguably the best shooter the wnba has ever seen. but she's going against the greatest shooter are game has ever seen. so i love you, sabrina. i hope you do when i really do hope you do win, but steps on a roll right now. i'm going with curry yeah. >> and that step verse sabrina contest is gonna be taking place on this first of its kind, led back asked of all gourd, that's where the three-point contest that dunk contest step for sabrina is going to take place, guys. so that's going to look really cool tomorrow night on tnt, looking forward to it. >> that court looks sick. andy scholes, thanks so much for the update. the lead with jake tapper starts after a short break. thanks for joining us this afternoon >> cnn's coverage of nba all-star weekend is brought to you by sleep number st. 50% durin

now, we've had a battle of the sexes on a tennis court before between billie jean king and bobby riggs. now we're going to get it three point line. and i caught up with steph and sabrina earlier today and ask them if they think their match will have the same impact >> how cool an opportunity it is to do something that's never been done before in our game for her to have a presence on this stage is going to do a lot to inspire our next generation of young boys and girls that you want to compete and see themselves in either one of us and wherever it goes from there, like we'd know, kinda plant our flag is doing something really special. >> it would've been really easy for me to say that i was scared of the moment and not want to come out there and embarrassment myself or or be afraid of failure. and i didn't do that because i understand who i am and the belief in myself, but also what it's going to show so many young girls that are watching that they could go out there and they can be a boy on the playground or they can play for a boy's team, or they can go out there and be the best on t

. >> tennis legend billie jean king also congratulating her writing on x, cheers to making history.ht when we read the history books one day and they say, who was the first, your name will be there. what does it feel like to do something that no other woman has done before? >> gosh. i think when i filled in in 2019 there was a historical first to do it in 25 significance to do it, being the first to do it in 25 years but opening up a new dream to do it is so special i would be remiss if i did not thank susan baldman, melanie newman, who does a fantastic job with the baltimore orioles what a great hire there. she got the opportunity to work through the minor league ranks and do it. we're chipping away, right, hoda, at just opening that door for the next generation and really having the idea that representation matters. >> it does matter. >> it does the next generation of girls will have something to look at. >> what are you hearing from little girls? i was just imaging if i brought my daughters to the games. have you heard from kids what are you feel something. >> yeah. i feel most s

as part of last year's iconic conversation with hillary clinton, billie jean king, gloria steinem andska. what do you see from last year to this year? >> when i look back on last year, i have to much energy and gratitude for the summit. we see women at all stages of their career. some people have two or three chapters, others have six, seven or eight. all are sharing their story in a very authentic way. i think something that you did last year is the focus on financial success and ambition. i will tell you as someone who has always been ambitious with my career i've known that women are looked at differently when they talk about ambition. i think hearing so many women share their stories really allows people to understand there's a path. being able to talk about those conversations that are not at the table that need to be, i think, is incredibly important. i know we'll do a lot more of that this year. >> one of the most important elements and aspects and what makes this summit so unique is this concept of mentoring. one of the women who was at the summit last year shared with us she

super bowl halftime shows are known for being iconic, from the king of pop's 1993 performance at the rose bowl in pasadena. ♪ billy jean'ser: in 2007, prince belting out "purple rain" in the pouring rain. ♪ purple rain, purple rain ♪ ♪ that's all right ♪ >> reporter: and beyonce brought an electrifying performance in 2013 at the mercedes-benz superdome in new orleans that included a destiny's child reunion and a medley of the top hits. and last year, rihanna's super bowl halftime performance became the most watched in history. ♪ make me feel like i'm the only girl in the world ♪ >> reporter: okay. so while the hype is mounting for usher's halftime show, some swifties are holding out hope for taylor to join usher on the stage. in fact, guys, a clip from 2011 of usher and taylor swift sharing the stage on her "speak now" tour has resurfaced. it's being shared all over tiktok. i'll take beyonce joining usher. we'll see. alicia keys? >> janai: alicia keys. we'll see. >> whit: i feel like beyonce is a tall order, that's a tall ask. alicia keys? >> janai: usher can do it. i'm so excited for this halftime show. >> whit: it's go