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Why does every game seem to start with the national anthem?
Rodney Ellis
Rodney Ellis
Sports Reporter · Cleveland, OH
Rodney has spent over eight years reporting on Cleveland’s professional and amateur sports scenes, with a background in sports broadcasting from Bowling Green State University. He has contributed to ESPN Radio and other local stations, where his vibrant coverage has garnered a loyal following.
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Before the opening kickoff, first pitch or tipoff, Americans are often asked to stand for “The Star-Spangled Banner.” But the national anthem did not begin as a sports tradition. Its words came from the War of 1812, when Francis Scott Key watched the British attack Fort McHenry in Baltimore. Seeing the American flag still flying inspired the poem that became the song, according to the Smithsonian Institution.
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