Several professional singers have flubbed the national anthem over the years. July 11, 2012— -- intro: Is our national anthem just too hard to sing? Singing "The Star Spangled Banner" has become ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The original, handwritten manuscript of ``The Star-Spangled Banner'' and the flag that inspired the song's lyrics will be displayed together at the Smithsonian in Washington, the ...

As we head toward the Major League Baseball playoffs and a new NFL season — which began with last week's Pro Football Hall of Fame Game — here's hoping the folks in charge of the nation's sporting ...

National anthems are a consistent feature of American sports, and GOAL takes a look at the meaning behind the song used by the U.S. teams Perhaps more so than many other countries, the national anthem ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

From a poem to an anthem, the Star Spangled Banner has quite a history. Our nation's song turns 200 years old today September 12th, and students across America observed the occasion. Kids from Mount ...

The Star-Spangled Banner, one of the best-known national anthems in the world, has roots far more rowdy than patriotic, writes Barrymore Laurence Scherer for The Wall Street Journal. The melody was ...

Among the world’s best-known national anthems, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) emerged out of a welter of patriotic musical activity during the decades following our victorious conclusion of the ...

The Super Bowl will be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Feb. 8.

Repeat offender mixes up two verses at Super Bowl opener. Feb. 6, 2011— -- What would Super Bowl entertainment be without a little malfunction? Singer Christina Aguilera got things off on the ...

This dream is pitch-perfect. A red, white and blue-bleeding Long Island singer is on a mission to belt the national anthem across all 30 MLB ballparks — a feat no one has ever accomplished. Ali Berke ...

Latin-R&B singer Nezza made a stand at Saturday’s Los Angeles Dodgers game, singing “The Star Spangled Banner” in Spanish, even though she said she had been warned not to, going into the performance.