ATLANTA — Saturday’s MLS Cup kicked off with seven-year-old Malea Emma, who turned heads with her rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Fans in the packed Mercedes-Benz Stadium, players on the field and even reporters in the typically-quiet press box looked at each other with jaws dropped each time Emma threw her hands in the air […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”316″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Grammy Award-winning artist Ashanti will sing the National Anthem at the 2018 Major League Soccer All-Star game Aug. 1, the league announced Wednesday. Ashanti replaces rapper T-Pain, who pulled out of the performance to rest his vocal chords after feeling “under the weather.” The […]
The National Football League announced Wednesday it plans to fine players who take a knee or show any type of protest during the playing of the national anthem before games. Last season, a number of football players across the league chose to protest police brutality and racial inequality while the anthem played, following the example […]