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Finley with the three World Series trophies he won as owner of the A's. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-26T20:47:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/2026/03/16/the-longest-big-east-game-ever-played/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/justin-thomas-celebration.webp</image:loc><image:title>Justin Thomas Celebration</image:title><image:caption>Walk-on Justin Thomas celebrates as Syracuse is victorious at last. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/opening-tip-of-the-6th-overtime-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Opening Tip of the 6th overtime</image:title><image:caption>The opening tip-off of the 6th and final overtime.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/aj-price-uconn.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>AJ Price-Uconn</image:title><image:caption>A.J. Price was the star of the game for Uconn. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/eric-devendorf-2.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Eric Devendorf</image:title><image:caption>Eric Devendorf. The man who hit the game winner that wasn't.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/opening-tip-of-the-6th-overtime.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Opening Tip of the 6th overtime</image:title><image:caption>The Opening Tip-Off of the 6th and final overtime. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fatigue-in-the-syracuse-uconn-game.webp</image:loc><image:title>Fatigue in the Syracuse-Uconn game</image:title><image:caption>Fatigue sets in late in the Uconn-Syracuse 6OT game. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/eric-devendorf-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Eric Devendorf</image:title><image:caption>Eric Devendorf. The man who hit the game winner that wasn't. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/jim-calhoun.webp</image:loc><image:title>Jim Calhoun</image:title><image:caption>Legendary Uconn coach,Jim Calhoun.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/jim-boeheim.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Jim Boeheim</image:title><image:caption>Legendary Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/madison-square-garden.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Madison Square Garden</image:title><image:caption>"The World's Most Famous Arena", Madison Square Garden is always the site of the Big East Tournament. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-29T02:17:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/2026/03/04/that-time-baseballs-color-barrier-was-almost-broken-in-1901/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/columbia-giants-photo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Columbia Giants photo</image:title><image:caption>A team photo of the Columbia Giants from sometime in the early-20th century. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/charlescomiskey.jpg</image:loc><image:title>CharlesComiskey</image:title><image:caption>White Sox owner Charles Comiskey. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/baltimore-orioles-baseball-cards.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Baltimore Orioles Baseball Cards</image:title><image:caption>A picture of baseball cards of the 1901 Baltimore Orioles. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/charlie-grant.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Charlie Grant</image:title><image:caption>A photo of Charlie Grant. The player that nearly broke MLB's color barrier. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/eastman-hotel.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Eastman Hotel</image:title><image:caption>A postcard of the old Eastman Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fleet-walker.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fleet Walker</image:title><image:caption>Moses Fleetwood "Fleet" Walker. A top baseball catcher of his day. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-04T21:51:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/2026/02/27/the-italian-vs-the-ostrich/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/mcgeehans-writeup-of-the-conest.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>McGeehan's writeup of the conest</image:title><image:caption>An article that McGeehan authored in the aftermath of the event. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fan-art-of-ping-bodie-eating-contest.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Fan Art of Ping Bodie eating contest</image:title><image:caption>Fan art of the infamous spaghetti eating contest. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/program-for-the-eating-contest.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Program for the eating contest</image:title><image:caption>A program made for the spaghetti eating contest between Bodie and Percy</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ping-bodie-signed-baseball.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ping Bodie Signed Baseball</image:title><image:caption>A Ping Bodie signed baseball, circa 1918 </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ping-bodie-yankees.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ping Bodie Yankees</image:title><image:caption>Ping Bodie, while playing for the Yankees</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-27T17:32:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/2026/02/11/the-olympics-were-hosted-where/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/lp-sign.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>LP Sign</image:title><image:caption>The Village of Lake Placid's Famous Sign </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/failed-denver-winter-olympics.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Failed Denver Winter Olympics</image:title><image:caption>A flyer in opposition to Denver's `1976 bid for the Winter Olympics </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/innsbruck-austria.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Innsbruck, Austria</image:title><image:caption>The Alpine city of Innsbruck, Austria </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1960-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1960 Winter Olympics</image:title><image:caption>Scenes from the Opening Ceremony of the 1960 Olympics </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/figure-skating-on-lake-st.-moritz-.jpg</image:loc><image:title>St. Moritz, Winterolympiade</image:title><image:caption>Figure Skating on Lake St. Moritz during the 1928 Olympics </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-opening-ceremony.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>2026 Opening Ceremony</image:title><image:caption>Scenes from the 2026 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony in Milan-Cortina, Italy</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/the-very-first-winter-olympics-.webp</image:loc><image:title>The very first winter Olympics</image:title><image:caption>A hockey game during the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-11T22:02:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/2026/02/04/is-the-super-bowl-really-named-after-a-childrens-toy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/wham-o.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Wham-O</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/super-bowl-3-poster.webp</image:loc><image:title>Super Bowl 3 Poster</image:title><image:caption>Super Bowl 3 Poster. This was the first Super Bowl that was actually advertised as "The Super Bowl." </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ticket-for-afl-nfl-world-champinship-game.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ticket for AFL-NFL World Champinship Game</image:title><image:caption>A ticket for the "AFL-NFL World Championship." </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/afl-nfl-world-championship-program.png</image:loc><image:title>AFL-NFL World Championship Program</image:title><image:caption>A program advertising the January 15, 1967 game</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/lamar-hunt.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Lamar Hunt</image:title><image:caption>Chiefs owner and AFL Founder, Lamar Hunt, Sr. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pete-rozell-at-the-afl-nfl-merger.png</image:loc><image:title>Pete Rozell at the AFL-NFL Merger</image:title><image:caption>Commissioner Pete Rozelle takes a promotional photo in honor of the NFL-AFL Merger</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/original-afl-logos.gif</image:loc><image:title>Original AFL logos</image:title><image:caption>The Original AFL Logo </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/superball.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SuperBall</image:title><image:caption>Wham-O's "Superball" 
Created in 1964</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-05T21:08:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/2026/01/09/this-college-football-trophy-was-lost-for-80-years/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/territorial-cup-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Territorial Cup</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/territorial-cup.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Territorial Cup</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-05T21:04:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/about/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/yankee-in-exile-image--2.png</image:loc><image:title>Yankee In Exile Image</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-05T20:41:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/2026/01/21/should-roberto-clementes-number-be-retired-by-all-of-baseball/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/roberto-clemente-image-1-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Roberto Clemente Image 1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/roberto-clemente-image-2-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Roberto Clemente Image 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/roberto-clemente-image-2.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Roberto Clemente Image 2</image:title><image:caption>Clemente and his iconic number 21</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/roberto-clemente-and-mlk-jr.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Roberto Clemente and MLK Jr</image:title><image:caption>Clemente and MLK in Puerto Rico </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/nicaraguan-earthquake.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Nicaraguan Earthquake</image:title><image:caption>Damage from the December 23, 1972 Earthquake in Nicaragua</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/roberto-clemente-private-first-class.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Roberto Clemente Private First Class</image:title><image:caption>Clemente's official Marine Reserve Picture</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/roberto-clemente-image-4.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Roberto Clemente Image 4</image:title><image:caption>Aaron Judge being presented the Roberto Clemente Award in 2023</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/roberto-clemente-image-3.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Roberto Clemente Image 3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/selig-robinson-and-clinton.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Selig, Robinson, and Clinton</image:title><image:caption>Selig, Rachel Robinson, and Bill Clinton making the announcement at Shea Stadium</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/roberto-clemente-image-1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Roberto Clemente Image 1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-22T19:10:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/2026/01/06/how-good-were-the-1927-yankees/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ny_yankees_team_1927.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ny_yankees_team_1927</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-22T19:10:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://yankeeinexile.blog</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2026-04-02T20:07:07+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
