Willson Contreras ejected, restrained by David Ross originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago A lengthy rain delay and four-run deficit wasn’t enough to put out the fiery passion of Cubs catcher Willson Contreras. “He's a passionate player,” manager David Ross said postgame.…

The Tokyo Olympics begin this week and NBC Sports has you covered with the daily schedule including TV channel information, event highlights, start times, dates, new sports at the Tokyo Games and more. For a full streaming schedule and to see what…

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Brittany Force held onto the top spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday in the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Force’s Friday night run of 3.694 seconds at 329.42 mph stood for her fourth No. 1 qualifier of the year and…

The 2021 NHL Draft is in the books and it was a hectic couple of days around the NHL. Not only for all of the prospects selected by their new teams, but also for all of the roster movement that took place…

UPDATED with schedule changes: NBCUniversal is airing programming from the Tokyo Olympic Games across a wide swath of its broadcast, cable and digital properties, the programming schedules for which are constantly shifting this year. For instance, the timing for the first Tokyo…

Associated Press Minor league to experiment with electronic catchers' signals Catchers' signals — and stealing them — could become a relic if an experimental electronic device is successful. Major League Baseball will give catchers in the Low A West league the…

Rougned Odor swing follow-through road greys Red Sox The Yankees used an eighth-inning rally to come back and beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday at Fenway Park. Here are some key takeaways ... - Things did not start well on…

Joe Joyce solidified his position as a next-in-line heavyweight title contender. The 35-year-old Londoner stopped veteran Carlos Takam in the sixth round of a scheduled 12-rounder that was billed as a WBC title eliminator Saturday at SSE Arena in London. Joyce (13-0,…

Jul. 24—Here we go again — but this time, there's seemingly no going back. A decade ago, there were talks of Big 12 Conference members leaving the conference for greener pastures. In the end, we were "gifted" with the Longhorn Network and…

According to Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, the Steelers finished practice without any healthy centers on Saturday. Tomlin addressed the media after practice and noted that J.C. Hassenauer and B.J. Finney both left practice with injuries. According to Tomlin, neither of…