Boos could be heard at Sunday's Toronto Raptors game, following similar actions for NHL games in Ottawa, Calgary, and ...

Fans at NBA and NHL matches in Canada jeered peformances of the US national anthem after US President Donald Trump imposed ...

Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

Then he started to play “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Many guitar heroes have played the national anthem. Famously, Jimi Hendrix performed the song at Woodstock, delivering an iconic rendition ...

But the real story of what happened to the composer ... isn’t above a little pandering to the locals. His “Star-Spangled Banner” is a throwback to Puritan times, he claims, an attempt ...

Oh, say, can you hear that? Canadian NHL fans booed the Star Spangled Banner at an Ottawa Senators game Saturday, hours after President Donald Trump’s tariff on the country became official.

Sports fans in Canada booed the American national anthem at pro sports events over the weekend. Fans at NHL games in Canada made their voices heard just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump ...

As such, it is appropriate to consider what the transition means for Black America, and how its musicians have interpreted the “Star Spangled Banner” during times of stress in our racial politics.

On Sunday, Toronto Raptors fans joined them, booing the traditional playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the tune switched to "O Canada" prior to a game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

When feelings are good between the United States and Canada, the traditional playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada" back-to-back before games between the two countries' sports teams can ...

Despite the boos, Mandia handled the situation with grace, delivering the anthem with such passion that it seemed to quiet ...