<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/capitals-nhl/capitals-penguins-playoff-race-ovechkin-RI63VDYT4VHTLO365NXWM4LXVM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T22:17:23.73Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HAMFNGRCLJFQ3GP452NRVRYRA4.jpg?auth=7f967cb1f6cba6340a0d1e789eea23a6b0d73f1ef21ac72dd4d1446d115f8175&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4954&amp;height=3303</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alex Ovechkin of the Capitals and Sidney Crosby of the Penguins take the opening faceoff Sunday in their 100th meeting in the NHL.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-giants-pete-alonso-samuel-basallo-627NIGA7CZE2XBD2BVROYWD2AI/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T22:00:58.669Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FMUVCZLRE5C5FB3VSLTD6F7NEQ.jpg?auth=4bb54ffffef2053108c18158b54c9230826ecb44ee9dd4b814eb198db2a5f88b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Samuel Basallo hits a two-run home run Sunday during the first inning of the Orioles’ series-clinching win against the Giants.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/tyler-oneill-concussion-injured-list-K3FIXMC2IFFEPFOMY7E4QUXXLQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T21:40:53.96Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WZZWUFNTPBC4PHATA7KM5HNAYQ.jpg?auth=534774bb38aee2b8f5b1dbc6b286e580e4dedffe204eb8b453a917dbc2d79d44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3120&amp;height=2080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles right fielder Tyler O'Neill has gone on the injured list for the 18th time in his career.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-brewers-series-sweep-keibert-ruiz-UBS3YWOFOFECRN3MAGPPSXXNEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T21:32:03.561Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FHZDYVFW2RDQVMTQERQHUSPPVI.jpg?auth=b23289615222a313b410fc99f250567cb1839a389829619f582c6a3416dd118d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7015&amp;height=4676</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Nationals’ James Wood tied the game at 1 with a solo home run in the fourth inning Sunday in Milwaukee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/andy-harris-viktor-orban-maryland-congress-73UVXEDPTBEFFBJ22IHP7ZLK2E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T20:54:08.129Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5EEC5PB4YBAOLD7SOQYTSZZ5SQ.jpg?auth=9c82ced344fda81e5faed3acc4ff918db9b5972488b6f4ef6a3364bc839f5953&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Andy Harris was back in Hungary last month, working to help reelect Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/viktor-orban-concedes-election-hungary-E72V5FOUAZG6ZLJVMXHFNS4B6E/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T20:51:58.475Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MDDR6W4GG5FPDB2PLD2DRAEHLY.jpg?auth=42e7ad4595398025061a0526d8a75f4ede2b6eda210e7a4e53839f23fb6e9ef6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6891&amp;height=4594</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center, conceded in the country's election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/science-medicine/astronomy/artemis-next-flight-nasa-I45JGBQSBJEZ5ATCFRWNS2CDAA/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T17:46:14.755Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/RZS64T7SZ5BUFDTGRPBPSSXMD4.jpg?auth=7ba5a647b29b215f99cbef2e4e86f5c5988d3742b9d1501d81ce211bad3b8c78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1280</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the International Space Station Expedition 74, left, and Artemis II, right, crews are seen on the screens at the International Space Station flight control room in Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston for a 15-minute ship-to-ship call last week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-pollen-forecast-heat-wave-E4QXE6XDKFHQLJKDOTXDD7B5WM/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T15:24:39.457Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/N4SVMXN5QZD5VJSA3HRKKZS26U.jpg?auth=c77e42b23a37fff3f0cf5ffff2c02583b654c04ed428537c3a5d3a42aec77507&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3960&amp;height=2640</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Oak tassels filled with pollen over the boat pond at Patterson Park in Baltimore last spring. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/international/trump-blockade-iran-strait-hormuz-PKF56BFNFJFEFJU37A72MR6M34/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T13:57:26.437Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/54GWH2FMBBAGVHZGURTN5Y3VGM.jpg?auth=17f1670c242127884991ae19b150b4a420dff811c4f510bab9d7e8d55d568be7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen on Sunday in Islamabad, Pakistan. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/gianni-toso-venetian-glass-artist-baltimore-parkinsons-IVU7WVMGR5EENO76GG3YOP62FQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T09:30:00.603Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/J7AKX5LVDBAZJF3GCELNPXPNEA.JPG?auth=c12ed173205ce5f141ece44220d06526c22419ac79df4f1d38cc42c59b38f5aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Italian maestro Gianni Toso creates a detailed miniature candelabra at the lampworking table in his North Baltimore studio.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/maryland-black-bears-RMULAWDEKRGY3JGMMKI7NIAG3Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T09:30:00.595Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KZP2OAREKNH2LNJ6A66AYAEJVA.jpg?auth=a3522d9beca60d35a346e01f61069e2895f0382cf320025aa230f7fa4bd9f370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6440&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Black bears historically congregated in the westernmost counties, but sightings in Central Maryland are increasingly common, according to officials.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-ice-police-cooperation-3OND5CWNLZC67PMJLRHYFB72OQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T03:53:15.283Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7DYCEJYLGJEPTPJW2XA6XBETRQ.JPG?auth=99a317922b077a7a49b65f36fafb216e75d0f89f87e90851cb9d20d76fb302c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5497&amp;height=3665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Sen. William C. Smith Jr. speaks at a rally organized by We Are CASA outside the State House on Friday as the Senate advanced the Community Trust Act. The House of Delegates followed suit and passed a version of the bill on Saturday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-giants-game-2-anthony-nunez-rico-garcia-3CXXI56C5VFVRALDKRPZH66TEE/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T03:47:32.649Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JLR5FWDVPVGW5OJASWEK75DF2I.jpg?auth=252be789e5752125be5ea422d3b93fd7a7633d2a6bfcbf41d6d2549548b70276&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6260&amp;height=4174</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Anthony Nunez struck out two during a scoreless eighth inning Saturday night as the Orioles beat the Giants.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-giants-adley-rutschman-scratched-ankle-DR6XFWHENJGNNGE3NKTGOABC44/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T03:14:33.257Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TOTJT6BRMFAZBLP5RA6YSM72PU.jpg?auth=1ccd3faa81ef46b0e23f541f64718843451554910b416eb8b02335255cdc3deb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4238&amp;height=2825</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Catcher Adley Rutschman was removed from the Orioles’ starting lineup Saturday night because of a sore ankle, and later he landed on the IL.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-brewers-game-2-foster-griffin-FN5C5KR5C5B3JN64EIDQNTPI5Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-12T02:28:28.25Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IX6KCONFLRGCRDGBXEU2UENZFY.jpg?auth=05b2120471b4fcc50859a44e13dba757875fe3200730a531b1d3bc3122ba724d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4812&amp;height=3208</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foster Griffin allowed no runs and one hit in 5 1/3 innings Saturday night in Milwaukee.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>