While 鈥淩oyals鈥� might seem a rather randomly selected name, it actually was inspired by one of the city鈥檚 proudest traditions, The American Royal, a combination livestock exhibition, rodeo, and horse show, which dates to 1899. Coincidentally, three years after the Royals became an expansion Major League Baseball team in 1969, basketball鈥檚 Cincinnati Royals were relocated to Kansas City and were renamed the Kings to avoid confusion with the baseball Royals. The Kings moved on to Sacramento, Calif., in 1985.
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