(Photo by Anthony Causi/MLB via Getty Images) Anthony Causi / MLB via Getty Images Show More Show Less 5 of10 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 29: Head coach Jon Gruden of the Oakland Raiders lines up during National Anthem before the preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on Augin Seattle, Washington. ~~ Alika Jenner / Getty Images Show More Show Less 6 of10 Raiders fans show their respect during the national anthem before the Oakland Raiders played the Kansas City Chiefs in the coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, September 15, 2019. Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 7 of10 San Francisco Giants' manager Gabe Kapler kneels during National Anthem before exhibition game against Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, July 20, 2020. Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle 2020 Show More Show Less 8 of10 Middletown players during the National Anthem as the Middletown High School Mustangs' football team prepares to take on the Fort Bragg Timberwolves on Fri.
October 9, 2015, in Middletown, Calif., as the town begins to recover from the devastating fire that roared through their community. Michael Macor / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 9 of10 People stand for the National Anthem ahead of Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 10 of10 Kris Allen sings the national anthem before the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings NHL hockey game at Levi's Stadium, Saturday, Feb. Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Show More Show LessĬolumnist Bruce Jenkins wrote last week that perhaps the time had come for the national anthem to not be played before every sporting event in this country.
Reactions from Chronicle readers came immediately and covered a predictably wide range of emotions for and against the column’s premise. More than 640 people took an online poll, with 40.3% saying the anthem should never be played, 31.8% saying it should always be played and 27.9% preferring it be played at “certain events.”ĭo you believe The Star-Spangled Banner should be played at American sporting events?- Sporting Green July 14, 2020
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