Right now is the greatest time of the year to be a sports fan. The World Series is in full swing, the NBA just started it's season, the WNBA just crowned a champion and the NFL is in mid-season form.

The United States' national anthem is one of the most difficult songs to sing, but being invited to perform it is an honor. Hey, no pressure.

In 2021, the 38-year-old soul singer soared with 2021’s We Are, taking home the ... that year’s All-Star Game also took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Batiste’s roots run deep in the ...

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CHICAGO -- Lamar Johnson performed the national anthem ... in the nightcap with one run scored, but his time at the plate or in the field had nothing nerves-wise on his anthem performance, which ...

In the 1983 CWS final against Alabama, Clemens struck out 9 in a complete-game effort to lead Texas to its 4th national title. Long before he became a Major League All-Star Home Run Derby champion ...

“The national anthem, sung by Huey Lewis and the News, was live — including the final line of the song ‘and the home of the...CHIEFS!’” wrote Kent Pulliam and Adam Teicher. “The rock band did not tape ...

Jon Batiste will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and prop bettors will be checking to see how long it takes him.

The multi-Grammy winner opened the game with a lively rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner ... known as the Black national anthem. Along with Batiste, all four performers are Louisiana natives.

Batiste sang the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in 2017 and took 2:07 (127 seconds) to vocalize his rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. He performed that version while sitting down ...

That includes the national anthem. For the 2025 Super Bowl ... when he performed the song with a piano ahead of the NBA All-Star game. Video of the performance on YouTube has seen a spike ...