Singing the national anthem before baseball games is such a time-honored practice that most fans barely give it a second thought. But Joe Price, PhD'82, thinks a lot about the ritual's meaning — he ...

Can anyone recall when singing the national anthem at an LSU baseball game become a prequel to auditioning for "The Voice" or the soon-to-return "American Idol"? Is it a spin-off from "So You Think ...

Father Rick Ginther is seen in Victory Field in Indianapolis July 6, 2022. Before the Indianapolis Indians game Aug. 4 at the ballpark, he planned to sing the national anthem a cappella — a longtime ...

Cracker Jack has enjoyed an all-American reputation as the signature snack of the national pastime for more than a century. "Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack/I don't care if I ever get back," is ...

Major League Baseball fans have heavily criticized famous Broadway actress Betsy Wolfe for her rendition of the National Anthem before the New York Yankees Opening Day game. Wolfe has performed the ...

Nearly every American knows "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Or they think they do. Fans have been belting out the chorus during the seventh inning stretch of Major League Baseball games ever since ...

Rocker and Detroit native Jack White played a striking instrumental version of the U.S. national anthem at the city's Comerica Park on Friday (April 8), as shown in the Detroit Free Press. The ...

Cut the pre-game national anthem? Manhattan: Kudos to Stefan Bondy on his June 14 column “O, Say Can’t You See It?” What began as a morale-booster in 1918 (years before “The Star-Spangled Banner” ...

A Minor League Baseball game in Michigan started out on just the right note when a veteran sang the national anthem. John Pylman, 96, a WWII veteran, delivered his rendition of "The Star-Spangled ...

Eight-time Gold Glove winner Jim Edmonds says he would have confronted any player disrespecting the National Anthem when he ...

A handful of athletes have successfully crossed into the music world over the years. The late Wayman Tisdale enjoyed a successful career as a jazz bassist after playing in the NBA for 12 years.