Rather than address claims against the song, it would be my pleasure to look at what makes our national anthem so great.

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor choice for our national anthem. Critics cite it as difficult to sing, difficult to understand, and most often, difficult to lov ...

Social media ripped the New York Yankees' national anthem singer in their season opener against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Canadian Major League Soccer fans booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a match between the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night. Fans added to the trend that has taken ...

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 ...

Cardinals players Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson attended the Blues' 6-1 win over Montreal two days before the MLB season ...

For New Orleans native and Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste, who is performing at the Citizens Opera House on April 5, ...

The Toronto Blue Jays were worried about their Opening Day game against the Baltimore Orioles in Canada. Tension between the ...

Wrestling fans in Canada booed the Star Spangled Banner at a WWE wrestling match on Saturday night — with commentator Pat McAfee calling Canada “terrible,” in a rant after the national diss.