1.   As part of the opening game ceremonies at Pro Player Stadium Tuesday, the Florida Marlins will raise the World Series championship flag.

2.   Four national championship flags grew large in the cool breeze.

3.   Keep in mind, though, that World Series championship flag was hung out over center field while he was doing foreign legion service in Miami.

4.   That pretty well spells it out, as we prepare to weather a winter with a team of runners-up flying the championship flag.

5.   The division championship flag will fly over center field Tuesday.

6.   The gorgeous afternoon at Yankee Stadium started with a surprise guest, Don Mattingly, helping to hoist a championship flag.

7.   The Knicks feel a healthy, contributing Ewing is essential to claiming a championship flag.

8.   The Yankees raised another championship flag.

9.   The Yankees are big market, big money, big star, big success, a world championship flag flapping over their park.