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UNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Royals raised their championship flag and then topped the team they beat in the World Series. The Royals held off the National League champion Mets 4-3 in their opener at Kauffman Stadium.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Ivan Nova pitched into the fifth inning before Joe Mauer's two-run single finished him, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Now appointed America's top dog — CJ, the German shorthaired pointer.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say it may take weeks to determine why a huge construction crane that was being lowered during strong winds came crashing down onto a street, killing a pedestrian and crushing a row of parked cars.

Minneapolis, MN (Learfield Wire Services) - The Minnesota Vikings might already know they're in the playoffs even before Sunday night's kickoff against the Giants.

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 10 rebounds in the building where he was taken with the No. 1 pick in the June draft, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Brooklyn Nets 100-85 on Sunday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Devan Dubnyk made 21 saves in his return to action and Mikko Koivu had two goals and an assist for the Minnesota Wild in a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony had 20 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, Arron Afflalo scored 29 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-102 on Wednesday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pope Francis is on his way back to the Vatican after a 10-day trip to Cuba and the United States.

Details on Pope Francis's first visit to America.

Much of the media focus on Friday’s anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is on New York, where the majority of the victims were killed and the damage was beyond belief. But there is also a rural site in Pennsylvania where some say the first act of the US War on Terror began.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Greg Bird hit a pair of soaring two-run drives for his first major league homers, supporting an overpowering effort by Nathan Eovaldi and leading the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.

WILLSBORO, N.Y. (AP) — Many state and federal law enforcement officers are conducting a ground and aerial search in a rural area 30 miles southeast of the northern New York prison where two murderers escaped.

DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) — Federal and New York State authorities are on the hunt near the Canadian border for two escaped prisoners from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, a maximum security facility.