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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The latest on celebrations in Kansas City to mark the Kansas City Royals' World Series victory (all times local):

10:40 a.m.

Kansas City Royals fans are streaming into the city in preparation for a celebration of the team's World Series championship.

Fans took up spots along the 2.3-mile parade route Tuesday morning, hours before the start of the parade, with many playing games and cheering, while some slept. Organizers set up food trucks and provided music to entertain the fans as they waited for the parade to start.

The Royals won the World Series Sunday with a 7-2 win over the New York Mets, the team's first championship since 1985.

Steve Templeton, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, says he's supported the Royals since 1965. He says he couldn't attend the 1985 parade and was determined not to miss this one, and he wanted to be sure his 8-year-old son had the experience.

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12:10a.m.

The Kansas City Royals and their fans will throw one of the biggest parties in the city's history to celebrate the team's first World Series championship in 30 years.

The Royals became World Series champions Sunday with a 7-2 victory in 12 innings over the New York Mets. It was the first championship for the Royals since 1985, which was followed by decades of losing baseball that caused many in the city to abandon the team.

City officials said they expect at least 200,000 people to pack into the 2.3-mile parade route Tuesday through downtown Kansas City to cheer as the players, coaches and team officials drive by in a motorcade before a rally at Union Station.