@kfdias / Unsplash Sen. Tom Cotton Calls for Athlete Who Snubbed Flag to 'Be Removed from the Olympic Team' 'At this point, y'all are obsessed with me,' Gwen Berry said of those calling for her to be removed from the team. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal June 29, 2021
Fox News screen shot Former Army Ranger and NFL Player 'Very Upset' Biden Admin Supports Olympian Who Snubbed Flag The former NFL player and Army Ranger told Fox News he is upset to see Biden side with people who do not respect the American flag. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal June 29, 2021
"Fox & Friends" screen shot Crenshaw Says Athlete Who Snubbed Flag Should Be Booted from Olympic Team: 'We Don't Need Any More Activist Athletes' 'It’s one thing when these NBA players do it. OK, we’ll just stop watching,' Crenshaw said. 'But now the Olympic team?' By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal June 28, 2021
@MzBerryThrows / Twitter Disgraceful: US Olympian Turns Her Back on Flag While Anthem Plays, Accuses Organizers of 'Setup' She said she was competing to represent those 'who died due to systemic racism. That’s the important part. That’s why I’m going.' By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal June 28, 2021
Dinesh D'Souza / Twitter Olympics-Bound Athlete Protests US Flag and Anthem, Claims It Was Part of a 'Set Up' Targeting Her A U.S. Olympian took anthem protests to a new low on Saturday. She'll be representing the country at the Tokyo Games. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal June 27, 2021
Nicole Raviv / YouTube screen shot 12,000 NHL Fans Spontaneously Take Over for Anthem Singer to Deliver 'Special' Rendition Hockey fans gave a stirring rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' before a game between the New York Islanders and the Boston Bruins. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal June 10, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Texas Legislature Passes 'Star Spangled Banner Protection Act' After NBA Owner Stops Playing Anthem Before Games 'It’s very simple. If they do not want to play the national anthem, they don’t take the tax dollars,' a sponsor of the bill said. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal May 25, 2021
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's photostream /Flickr) Olympic Committee Stands Against Kneelers, Says No Way to BLM The slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ will be banned from athlete apparel at the Summer Olympics, according to the IOC. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal May 4, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr 'Duck Dynasty' Star Willie Robertson: Kneeling at NFL Games 'Feels a Little Un-American' Robertson said that kneeling during the national anthem 'feels a little un-American.' To me, it feels supremely un-American. By Elizabeth Stauffer, The Western Journal April 28, 2021
Pixabay / Pexels 'I Want to Watch the Game': NFL Legend Brett Favre Wishes Sports and Politics Could Be Separated The NFL legend called out sports for embracing divisive politics and said he doesn’t blame people who no longer want to watch. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 15, 2021
Emilio Garcia / Unsplash US Soccer Council Votes to Allow Anthem Kneeling, Bans Athlete Who Spoke Out Against It The U.S. Soccer Federation acted Saturday to rescind a rule passed in 2017 that required all players to stand for the anthem. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal March 1, 2021
Tim Mossholder / Unsplash WH Comments on Dallas Mavericks' National Anthem Ban: Americans 'Haven't Lived Up to Our Highest Ideals' Would you expect anything else from the Biden White House? By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal February 11, 2021
theterrifictc / Flickr Dallas Mavericks Are the First US Pro Sports Team to Stop Playing the National Anthem 'It was my decision, and I made it in November,' team owner Mark Cuban said, The New York Times reported. Cuban offered no further comment. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal February 10, 2021
@MeyersLeonard / Twitter Lone NBA Player Stands for Anthem While Both Teams Kneel, Then Explains Why Only one player stood for the national anthem before a game following the incursion at the US Capitol. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal January 7, 2021
@BreitbartNews / Twitter screen shot Watch Michigan Electors Stand for 'Black National Anthem' Separate from US National Anthem Race-hustling Democratic electors from Michigan paid tribute to the 'black national anthem' before casting their electoral votes for Biden. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal December 15, 2020
Johnny Futhey / Facebook screen shot Dad's Spontaneous Anthem Performance Brings 'Everyone in the Gym to Tears' Before HS Basketball Game The spirit of America lives; check out how one father shows his patriotism at a high school basketball game. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal December 7, 2020
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Trump Responds After NFL Players Kneel for Anthem at Thanksgiving Game: 'No Thanks' President Trump commented after seeing that two high-profile quarterbacks and other NFL players decided to take a knee during the national anthem. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal November 27, 2020
Robert Hernandez Villalta/Pexels Go Woke, Go Broke: ESPN Reportedly Bracing for Major Layoffs Sources from within ESPN have reportedly told multiple outlets that the sports network is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal October 9, 2020
Erik Drost / Flickr Only One Player Stood for the Anthem for the Opening Game of the NBA Finals Just a single player for the Miami Heat stood for the national anthem prior to the first game of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. By Johnathan Jones, The Western Journal October 1, 2020
Camilo Schaser-Hughes / Flickr RBG Calls Anthem Kneeling 'Dumb And Disrespectful' in Recently Resurfaced Interview During an interview back in 2016, the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called anthem kneeling 'dumb and disrespectful.' By Michael Austin, The Western Journal September 24, 2020
Madison Cawthorn / Twitter screen shot 'I Will Never Kneel': Madison Cawthorn Rises Out of Wheelchair To Put Anthem Kneelers to Shame If elected, Madison Cawthorn will be become the youngest member of Congress, seizing that distinction from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal September 16, 2020