All posts tagged "Kansas City"

  • Thousands gather for a rally to celebrate the Kansas City Royals winning baseball's World Series at Union Station Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals beat the New York Mets in five games to win the championship. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
    Kansas City throws a party to celebrate Royals’ championship

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The world champion Kansas City Royals basked in the adulation of hundreds of thousands of ecstatic fans in a parade and rally Tuesday that nearly shut down downtown for hours. After driving...

    • Posted November 3, 2015
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  • Kansas City Royals fan Lee Sung-woo, from South Korea, shows off a World Series towel before Game 1 of baseball's World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    Sung-woo karma lives! Royals return to ALCS

    By Brian Han South Korean Kansas City Royals super fan Lee Sung-woo may not be in Missouri, but his team put together a memorable performance Wednesday against the Houston Astros to advance to the American League Championship...

    • Posted October 15, 2015
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  • Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas hits a home run during the seventh inning of Game 6 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    No Mad Bum, No Problem: Royals win 10-0 to force Game 7

    No Mad(ison) Bum(garner), no problem. The Kansas City Royals won big Tuesday night to force Game 7 of the World Series. Lorenzo Cain looped a two-run single — one of eight Royals to get hits in a...

    • Posted October 28, 2014
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  • Korean 'Superfan' Sung Woo Lee's Kansas City Royals are just two wins away from taking the crown. (AP)
    Royal flush in sight

    KC wins in SF 3-2 to take 2-1 World Series lead The Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 Friday night to take a 2-1 World Series lead. The feel-good sports story of the year is just two...

    • Posted October 24, 2014
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  • In this Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, photo, Miami Marlins fan Laurence Leavy, rear right, is shown wearing a bright orange Marlins jersey during Game 2 of baseball's World Series in Kansas City, Mo. Leavy's orange Marlins jersey made him easy to spot amid a sea of Kansas City Royals blue. He said a Royals official approached him offering to move him to the team owner's suite, but Leavy declined. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    Party crasher: World Series fan creates buzz with Marlins jersey

    MIAMI (AP) — Among the standouts at Games 1 and 2 of the World Series was a Miami Marlins fan in the front row behind home plate. Laurence Leavy’s orange Marlins jersey made him easy to spot...

    • Posted October 24, 2014
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  • Kansas City Royals fan Sung Woo Lee, from South Korea, shows off his "super fan' cap. (AP)
    Royals get even

    Giants go down 7-2 in Game 2 of World Series KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez and the pesky Kansas City Royals fought back from a Game 1 flop to beat the San Francisco Giants’ tough...

    • Posted October 23, 2014
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  • Kansas City Royals fan Sung Woo Lee, from South Korea, shows off his "super fan' cap before Game 1 of baseball's World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP) Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
    Ace up their sleeve: Giants beat Royals 7-1 to take Game 1 of World Series

    The San Francisco Giants had an ace up their sleeve. Madison Bumgarner pitched eight strong innings and the Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 in the World Series opener. Game 2 is Wednesday night. The Royals...

    • Posted October 22, 2014
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