National Anthem

Grammy-nominated singer Eric Burton lost track of the lyrics during “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Friday night’s World Series opener between Houston and Philadelphia.

Gladys Knight and Demi Lovato have put forth some memorable national anthem performances in past Super Bowls. Here are some other notable renditions.

From the Super Bowl to the NBA, “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played before many sporting events. Here’s why the national anthem is heard before games.

A Florida lawmaker wants to make it a legal requirement for “The Star-Spangled Banner” to be heard before every professional sports game played in the state

High school hockey fans in Rhode Island stepped up with their voices to offer an assist after the audio cut out during the National Anthem.

An Iowa race track says it will cut ties with an announcer who went on a racist rant against Black fans and athletes who kneel during the national anthem.

Nine-year-old D’Corey Johnson shared his rendition of the national anthem with his classmates Bates Elementary in Louisville, Kentucky.

An announcer for a live stream of an Oklahoma girls high school basketball game cursed and called one team by a racial epithet as the players kneeled during the national anthem

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he decided before this season began not to play the national anthem before his team’s home games

Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called the spirit of unity and the country’s Indigenous population

NFL teams opening their seasons in empty stadiums knelt, locked arms or raised fists in protest for pregame ceremonies on the first full Sunday of the football season.

Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs offered a symbolic gesture of support for racial injustice ahead of the NFL’s first game of the season Thursday, NBC News reports.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he’ll remain standing for “The Star Spangled Banner,” but professed respect and support for those who protest racism and social injustice by kneeling during the national anthem.

Players and coaches from the New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers knelt alongside one another before the first games of the NBA restart.

“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” will be performed live or played before “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to each NFL game during Week 1 and the league is  considering putting names of victims of police brutality on helmet decals or jersey patches, a person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press.

The U_S_ women’s national team wants the U_S_ Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Megan Rapinoe started kneeling during “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Raul Martinez and Michael Holley discuss Drew Brees’ comments and apology, the NBA’s plan to return and if the MLB has a chance at returning this summer.

Video appears to show President Donald Trump at a Super Bowl watch party on Sunday pretending to conduct the band as the national anthem played, NBC News reported.

Two New Hampshire police officers have had a little run in with a squirrel in a pursuit caught on video. A Facebook post on Tuesday by the Stratham Police Department shows the two officers opening a garage door entry when the squirrel comes running inside.

A duo of golden-piped Boston Police officers is back at it again this week. After a hit performance of “God Bless America” last summer, Boston Police Department Officers Kim Tavares and Stephen McNulty took up the microphone this week to sing the National Anthem in celebration of the Fourth of July.