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Kentucky Wins NCAA Title, But Was The National Anthem A Hit Or An Air-Ball? [Video]

Jon Prell — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:42:07 +0000

The 2012 NCAA basketball tournament is now in the books with Kentucky’s 67-59 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks last night in New Orleans. It was the eighth title for the Wildcats in their storied history and both UK and Kansas remain two of College basketball’s winningest programs. Last night, however, some of the attention went to [...]

The Night Whitney Houston Made Our Nation Cry [Video]

Jon Prell — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:14:14 +0000

Reagardless of the kind of music you prefer, there is no doubt that Whitney Houston was one of the greatest singers that ever lived. This past weekend, just before the Grammy Awards, we found out that Whitney Houston had passed away at the age of 48. Houston’s life has been difficult and heartbreaking over the last [...]

American Idol's Steven Tyler Struggles With National Anthem [Video]

Jon Prell — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:30:03 +0000

The new season of American Idol is underway and yesterday, judge Steven Tyler, Aerosmith front man, was asked to sing the National Anthem prior to the start of the AFC Championship game between Tyler’s hometown New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens. Tyler struggled big time with the song, especially the high notes which is what [...]

NFL Pays Tribute To 9/11 On The Tenth Anniversary [Video]

Jon Prell — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:35:46 +0000

Yesterday was the first Sunday of the NFL season and the NFL did a great job honoring those lost in the 9/11 attacks on the 10th anniversary of the darkest day in our history. ’Taps’ was played at all three crash sites and was immediately followed by terrific versions of the National Anthem including Lady Antebellum in [...]

Ten Year-Old Sings National Anthem

Jon Prell — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:53:10 +0000

I think we can all agree that the National Anthem is one of the hardest songs in the world to sing, let alone sing it well. 10-year-old Julia Dale sang it last night before game 2 of the Miami Heat / Dallas Mavericks NBA finals and did one of the best versions ever! Check this out, amazing