The playing of national anthems before any given event, or when much sought-after medals are being collected, is a time-honoured tradition that gets the heart racing and competitive juices pumping.

Singing in two languages is harder than it looks. Rufus Wainwright was tasked with signing the Canadian National Anthem before Game 5 of the World Series. It didn't go as planned.

Game 5 of the 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays is about to get underway from Southern California. Before first pitch, the U.S. national anthem and Canadian ...

Montreal-raised singer-songwriter changed the English and French lyrics while performing the anthem at a World Series game in Los Angeles ...

One of the earliest mentions involving Minnesota sports teams involves the national anthem being played in 1917 during a Wisconsin and Gophers football game in Madison. Mitchell (S.D.) head football ...

It's been a subtle change but a noticeable one for those hearing the Canadian national anthem, O Canada, a couple of times this year: Switching a lyric to make a statement against United States ...

Singing the national anthem at a sporting event is no easy task. There are thousands of eyeballs fixated on you, and oftentimes millions more watching on television. And if the singer and anthem ...

The NFL kicked off early this morning in Dublin, Ireland, with a matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The two teams took the field thousands of miles from home at Croke ...