Thursday will be a culmination of a dream many months in the making for Contreras as the longtime Cub will have a sea of red ready to embrace him in full force for the first time. When the moment arrives, Contreras has planned a special way of showing his awareness and appreciation for the big shoes he’ll be stepping into as the franchise catcher in St. Louis.
The No. 7 Texas Longhorns are Big 12 champions, upsetting the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks 76-56 on Saturday in the Big 12 Championship Game at T-Mobile Center in…