Indie rocker Jeff Tweedy of the band Wilco has trashed “The Star-Spangled Banner,” claiming the national anthem is “problematic” while also admitting that it’s “too hard” for him to play.
The U.S. Open did not play the U.S. national anthem during either the women’s or men’s finals matches last weekend.
Tre Jones III, an outfielder at Texas A&M Corpus-Christi, stole the show on Senior Day Saturday when he took the field and played an excellent rendition of the national anthem on his guitar.
WNBA star Brittney Griner is speaking out personally explaining why she will stand for the national anthem after years of protesting it.
Before he last ill-fated visit to Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner was a national anthem protester, but now she’s changing her tune.
Brittney Griner, a WNBA star who made international headlines after being arrested while attempting to travel from Moscow with cannabis oil in a vaping cartridge in her luggage shortly after the war in Ukraine began, says that the national anthem “hit different” while she and her teammates stood for the Star-Spangled Banner before her preseason game Saturday night.
There was a ton of scoring when the Maple Leafs clashed with the Sabres in Toronto on Monday night. But by far, the biggest assist of the night came before the puck was even dropped.
Disney’s “Hocus Pocus 2” star Bette Midler is encouraging women and girls to take a knee the next time “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played, in apparent protest of the U.S. Supreme Court’s forthcoming decision on Roe v. Wade.
Macy Gray performed a typically eccentric rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” on Sunday at the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, just months after the pop star trashed the U.S. flag as a symbol of “hate.”
Jon Stewart is flummoxed as to why the national anthem is played before sports events, calling it a “weird ritual.” He also questioned the American tradition of standing for the national anthem.
Mavs Owner Mark Cuban ordered his team not to play the national anthem. Now, Texas has responded by passing a law requiring him to play it.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The national anthem would have to be played before all sporting events held at Wisconsin venues that received any public funding, from Green Bay Packers games at Lambeau Field to beer league softball games at local parks, under a bill that a Republican lawmaker introduced Thursday.
It is with great pleasure that we can report that the national anthem is apparently no longer controversial.
Lady Gaga will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” during Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony next week, the president-elect’s inauguration committee has announced. In addition, Jennifer Lopez will perform during the ceremony, though organizers didn’t say what she will sing.
Calling it “asinine,” Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz took a swipe at the NFL’s plans to air the “black national anthem” before its season opening games.
The NFL reportedly plans to play a song titled, Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing, also known as the Black National Anthem, prior to every season opening game this year.
PETA, an animal rights activist group, is accusing Fox of ignoring their animated Super Bowl spot because its cartoon animals take a knee, Kaepernick-style.
Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong held up posters featuring U.S. President Donald Trump depicted as “Rocky Balboa” at a special rally on Thanksgiving Day to thank the president for signing legislation supporting their cause.
The streets of Hong Kong came alive once again on Sunday as thousands of pro-democracy protesters sang the Star Spangled Banner and called on U.S. President Donald Trump to “liberate” the Chinese-ruled city.
U.S. Women’s National Soccer team co-captain Megan Rapinoe refused to sing the national anthem during Tuesday’s World Cup game in France, only six days after the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
A 96-year-old World War II veteran rose from his wheelchair at the the U.S. Women’s National Team game against Mexico on Sunday, and played a stirring rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner on his harmonica.
I’m celebrating a football milestone. It’s been over a year since I’ve tuned into the NFL, and I am happy to say, I don’t really miss it.
President Donald Trump trolled Democrats on Wednesday, by wishing Rep. Maxine Waters a Happy Birthday and describing her as “the leader” of the party.
Roy S. Johnson, the sports news director for the Alabama Media Group, is calling for an end to the playing of the national anthem at sporting events, “for the sanity of sports fans everywhere.”
A crowd attending the Central Section Division I softball championship in Fresno on Friday evening burst into The Star-Spangled Banner after being told by the announcer that there would be no national anthem before the game.
When a crowd at a Fresno, California, baseball game was told that the park had no intention of playing the Star-Spangled Banner prior to the game, the crowd rose to their feet and sang it anyway.
Danny Hurley has done a masterful job coaching Rhode Island basketball. The former Seton Hall star guard took over the Rams in 2012 after guiding Wagner for two seasons.
A children’s statue dedicated to “The Star-Spangled Banner” which has been sitting in a Baltimore park for 103 years was defaced with a spray-painted slogan calling the nation’s theme a “racist anthem.”
We learned a couple of things during the CFP National Championship Monday night in Atlanta: First, we learned that President Trump is wildly popular. Second, we got a reminder that the clowns at ESPN are as unethical, cowardly, and pathetic as ever.
Melvin Carter III, incoming mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, proclaimed the national anthem an “ode to slavery” during his inaugural address.
Shoe designer Steve Madden says he was “particularly upset” by President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of football player Colin Kaepernick, who kicked off a highly publicized wave of protests last year by kneeling during the National Anthem before NFL games.
Leave aside the Nielsen ratings and the empty seats for now. The fact that the statistic fans flock to involves what occurred immediately before the game, and not Tom Brady going 21-for-29 or Ezekiel Elliott rushing for 147 yards, demonstrates the trouble in which the NFL finds itself.
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett compared Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’s decision to sit players who do not stand for the national anthem to the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision.
Colin Kaepernick and Roger Goodell hate Donald Trump. Whose side are you on?
CNN anchor Poppy Harlow mistook the Star-Spangled Banner for the French national anthem during a live broadcast Thursday.
Soul legend Aretha Franklin donned a Lions beanie and belted out the National Anthem ahead of Detroit’s home game against the Minnesota Vikings on Thanksgiving, delivering one of the longest renditions of “The Star-Spangled Banner” in recent memory.
A California high school physical education teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after she allegedly told a group of students, who refused to stand for the national anthem, that they would be deported under President Donald Trump.
MANHATTAN, New York — A diverse group of Donald Trump supporters gathered outside the New York Midtown Hilton on Tuesday evening at about 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and began singing the national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
In a break with the recent attacks on our national anthem, when a sound system broke down just as a high school volleyball game was set to begin, instead of ignoring the national anthem, the whole gym full of teenagers raised their voices to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
KENNER, Louisiana – A number of Louisiana police officers are refusing to work patrols at Bonnabel High School football games after a majority of players knelt during the National Anthem, taking the gesture from NFL player Colin Kaepernick.
