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Mavs Owner Cuban Stops Playing National Anthem at Home Games
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he decided before this season began not to play the national anthem before his team’s home games
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Australia Changes Word in Anthem to Honor Indigenous People
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
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Racial Injustice Themes Fill Empty NFL Stadiums
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.
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NFL Season Kicks Off With Nod to Social Injustice at Chiefs-Texans Contest
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.
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Brees Will Stand for Anthem, But Respects Those Who Kneel
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.
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Players, Coaches Kneel Before NBA's Re-Opening Night
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.
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NFL to Play Black Anthem Before National Anthem: AP Source
“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.
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USWNT Wants Soccer Federation to Repeal Anthem Policy
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.”
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Michael Holley Reacts to Drew Brees' Comments and Apology
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.
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Video Appears to Show Trump Pretending to Conduct Band During National Anthem
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.
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Squirrel Sends 2 Officers Scampering at NH Police Station
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.
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Singing Boston Police Officers Return for National Anthem Rendition
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.
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Teenager Rescued From Montecito Mudslide Sings National Anthem at Dodger Stadium
A determined and talented mudslide survivor took center field Thursday at Dodger Stadium to sing the national anthem.
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Boston Bruins Hold Auditions for National Anthem Finalists
Finalists from across Massachusetts were belting and duking it out at the T.D. Garden Wednesday for a chance to sing the anthem on home ice. The Boston Bruins announced they were looking for performers after their star-spangled singer retired last season. Those auditioning do not have to fill the tux, but they do have to fill the shoes of Rene...
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Boston Bruins Seeking Singers for National Anthem for Upcoming Season
If you think you’re great at belting out the national anthem, the Boston Bruins are looking for you!
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Audience Joins Student in Singing the National Anthem After Mic Cuts Out
The touching moment happened at a graduation in Limestone County, Alabama.
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Fergie Apologizes for Poorly Received Rendition of National Anthem at NBA All-Star Game
Fergie was tasked with singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” at tonight’s NBA All-Star Game – a task that she seemed to fall short of on Sunday night. Before the game, the singer slinked up to the microphone in a little black dress and gave a bluesy and somewhat unusual rendition of the national anthem that did not appear go over well...
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Ditka Talks NFL Protests Before Monday's Bears Game: ‘No Oppression in the Last 100 Years'
Mike Ditka has been known to speak his mind on a thing or two in his career – and that’s certainly what the former Chicago Bears coach did before the team’s big Monday Night Football game.
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Pence Leaves 49ers Game After Players Kneel During Anthem
Vice President Mike Pence was in attendance for the Indianapolis Colts-San Francisco 49ers game on Sunday, but he wasn’t there for long. Thom Jensen reports.
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Jordin Sparks Sent a Silent Message While Singing the National Anthem on ‘Monday Night Football'
Unlike many players at Monday night’s football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals, singer Jordin Sparks didn’t take a knee. But she did make a silent statement of her own through a note written on her hand. The black ink read, “PROV 31:8-9”. The Bible verse from the Book of Proverbs reads, “Speak up for those who...