Kansas City Royals Sweep Baltimore Orioles to Advance to World Series

The Royals won Game 4, 2-1, eliminating the Orioles and winning the American League pennant. They'll face either the Cardinals or Giants in the World Series, which starts on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The Kansas City Royals. Quite literally in the World Series.

After a brief disruption, the Parisian sojourn of the American royal family — Beyoncé, Jay Z and Blue Ivy — is back on schedule. The Knowles-Carter clan has shared photos from an idyllic (read: private) trip to the Louvre, where 

Of course, the way the Royals are playing, they might not even need those games. A sweep is unlikely, of course, but the Royals have won both of their home playoff games so far. On the other hand, KC played better on the 

After storming to a 3-0 lead in its ALCS against the Baltimore Orioles and extending its playoff win streak to 10 games, the Kansas City Royals are the new World Series favorites, getting even odds to win it all, as of Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET. That's

For almost three decades, the gold crown above the scoreboard at Kauffman Stadium had mocked the home team. The Kansas City Royals had not been kings of anything since 1985, when they won their only championship. They would never be royal.