Maple Leafs Fans Help Out Anthem Singer

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There are times when audio equipment will, in fact, flake out...

It did when the Toronto Maple Leafs were hosting the other night...

The wireless microphone crapped in the American anthem and the good fans up north helped out the cause...


Very classy and well done...

A Cool Hockey Moment On A Rough Day

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If you have been following the news today, Canada took a major blow with someone who wanted to make a statement by opening fire on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. One reservist was killed and a shooter was as well.

A lockdown was just lifted on the Hill. The Prime Minister has spoken words of encouragement.

Come tomorrow, the world up north will be very different.

Hockey fans are united in their love for the sport and respecting your competition.

Tonight in Pittsburgh before the Pens-Flyers game, the Pittsburgh fans did something really cool...


Like we said...

A cool moment of profound respect...

ICYMI: Slash Rocks The Anthem to Start Kings-Blackhawks Playoff Game

This is always cool. Even if "Slash" is 162-years old....

Check out the former Guns and Roses guitarist doing the solo guitar performance of the National Anthem before Saturday night's Game 3 of the Chicago Blackhawks/Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup playoff series...

Really, there is much to be said here other than play the video...and make sure you have the volume on...

Oh, in case you are wondering, the Kings won the game 4-3 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series...

Thanks for sharing the video NHL.com

Ann Wilson Rocks The 12 Jersey In Seattle

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Okay...

We're going to leave it up to you...???

Did Heart's Ann Wilson kill singing the National Anthem, or did she destroy it...???


Paul Allen raised the 12 Flag...
And some guy named Macklemore did the half time show...

Whoever he is...

Raise The Jolly Roger: But We Missed A Lot...And Mat Latos' Wife Says She Got Attacked...

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Did you see this last night on the broadcast of the Pirates-Reds game...???


But, it was Andrew McCutchen's mom...???
Surely, it was worth television time...

How about Doug Drabek's first pitch strike...???
Nope...??? The video doesn't exist...

How about this...???
A fan jumping off the Clemente bridge after the win...???
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It HAS made the rounds and the cops are investigating. A guy by the name of Dean Pasztor jumped into the water and made it to shore. He is from Ohio, and posted on his Twitter page that he “doesn’t care if people know he jumped off the bridge to celebrate a Buccos win.”

But a lot of the pomp and circumstance was relegated to what Craig Sager did at the statue and tossing to taped pieces- not living in the moment inside the building where 7,660 days of pent up frustration were exorcised in the Wild Card win over Cincinnati.

Evidence here... in part...


PM UPDATE: The wife of Reds pitcher, Mat Latos, Dallas says she got attacked last night at PNC Park...

In a series of Tweets, here's what she says happened...

Got punched in the head at least 3 times by a pirates fan so this has been cool

Pittsburgh police can’t arrest anyone on assault accounts so I’m the one who spent the game talking to law enforcement after being attacked.

Look. Check the police report. I was ambushed in the Budweiser bar, grabbed by the hair, drug down & punched in the head multiple times.

Every opportunity was given to pirates security to deal with this before it happened. Unbelievable.

Thanks to the pirates fan who saw it happen & apologized. Not condemning you as a group at all. That was simply wild.

According to police this morning at a press conference, Latos was asked if she wanted medical treatment and she declined. All PNC Park policies were followed, and unless the Reds and Latos decide to pursue the issue, the matter is closed.

And, Now Your Game 7 National Anthem...

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The task at the Madhouse every home game is to drown out the singer of the National Anthem, Jim Cornelison...
The task was the same at the Stadium with Wayne Messmer at the mic...

There is no singing along, just noise upon noise...

Here's how it was before tonight's Game 7 (which amplifies it even more) with the Blackhawks and Detroit...


And that's why the HQ loves this time of year...

Worst National Anthem Ever...??? You Decide

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We watch the Memorial Cup as much as anyone since it is a pretty good showcase for upcoming talent in the NHL...

But Saskatoon, Saskatchewan may have been the place for one of the worst national anthems in recent memory...


Alexis Normand did issue an apology, to her credit, on her Twitter:

I'm embarrassed and deeply sorry. I wish I'd had more time to learn the American anthem. Thanks so much for the crowd's help! #memorialcup

Boston Sings Anthem In First Event Since Marathon

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The only word that the HQ can use for this is amazing...
#BostonStrong


Nathan Paille, 5:45 in, got the crowd even more involved with the first goal of the game against the Sabres...

More when we have more...

And here's the tribute that aired inside the arena before the anthem was sung...
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10-Year-Old Talks About Cancer And Singing National Anthem

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FOSG Karen Graham got the chance to sit down with Lily Anderson. Anderson is fighting neuroblastoma, but had the chance to sing the National Anthem at a Braves game last week...

She sang the National Anthem on behalf of the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research. She is currently undergoing treatment for a relapse of the disease.

10-Year-Old Fights Cancer, Sings Before Braves Game: MyFoxATLANTA.com

For more info...

Lily Anderson and the Rally Foundation -
Official site: http://www.rallyfoundation.org
Rally for Lilly T-shirts: http://www.active.com/donate/rallykidtshirts/rallyforlily