The Jayhawks held on for the win over the Horned Frogs and will now face No. 2 Houston in the Big 12 semifinal.
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Big 12 basketball tournament updates, scores, results: Arizona, Houston, Kansas roll into semis
With just days left until Selection Sunday and March Madness, it’s crunch time in conference tournaments around the country.
Arizona stands above the rest of the Big 12 after winning the regular season title and appears to be a lock for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats went 29-2 this season and the two games they dropped came in early February against Kansas and Texas Tech — two very good teams that could make March Madness runs of their own.
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That said, of all the major conference tournaments this week, this one feels the most wide open. Beyond Arizona, Kansas and Texas Tech, perennial contender Houston has another stacked team. The Cougars went 26-5 and have repeatedly looked capable of making another Final Four run under Kelvin Sampson. No. 7-ranked Iowa State should be in the mix as well.
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Who will hoist the trophy in Kansas City? Follow along below for scores, highlights, bracketology and more (scroll for live updates).
Big 12 men’s basketball tournament
When: March 10-14
Where: T-Mobile Center | Kansas City, Missouri
TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+
Big 12 tournament bracket, scores
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Big 12 Thursday schedule, results (all times ET)
Thursday, March 12 — Quarterfinals
Game 9 | Iowa State 75, Texas Tech 53
Game 10 | Arizona 81, UCF 59
Game 11 | Houston 73, BYU 66
Game 12 | Kansas 78, TCU 73
Friday, March 13 — Semifinals
Game 13 | No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 1 Arizona | 7 p.m. | ESPN/2 Yahoo Sports Staff
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Darryn Peterson now has 20 points and the Jayhawks are up 5 but it’s anyone’s ballgame as we hit the 4-minute mark.
Who will be meeting No. 2 Houston in the Big 12 tourney semifinal?
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We’re at the 10-minute mark and we have a good one. TCU and Kansas have traded leads all game and now the Jayhawks are back in front. The winner of this game gets No. 2 Houston in the semifinal of the Big 12 tournament.
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Micah Robinson just put the Horned Frogs up 6 with this trey ball with just under 14 minutes left in the game.
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We are back for the second half and the Jayhawks have re-taken the lead, at least momentarily. These teams are pretty evenly matched and this game should come down the stretch. Darryn Peterson has 10 points to lead Kansas.
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There’s been a lot of ebbing and flowing in this one. The Jayhawks started off hot, then the Horned Frogs went on a run, and then the two teams traded blows for the rest of the half.
TCU will take the lead into the half after a late 3-pointer by Jayden Pierre.
Yahoo Sports Staff The Jayhawks have stopped the bleeding and are back in front as the game ticks toward halftime.
Kansas is getting help from everybody, but Darryn Peterson in particular has been lighting it up and it’s a 12-0 Jayhawks run.
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The Frogs are blitzing the Jayhawks now and have a 23-16 lead after a torrid shooting streak. Kansas has hit a bit of a cold spell.
That was a 20-4 run for TCU after the poor start. Yahoo Sports Staff
The Horned Frogs are right back in this one after a 9-0 deficit to start the game. Darryn Peterson just got his first points of the game on a couple of free throws before the 10-minute mark in the first half.
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Well it took over 5 minutes but the Horned Frogs are finally on the board and have made it a one-possession game with just over 13 minutes left in the first half.
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We are back in action in Kansas City and the Jayhawks are up 7-0 early.
These two teams have only met once this season and it ended up as a 104-100 Kansas win in late January.
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Dybantsa hit a late three for his 26th point on Thursday night. That gives the potential No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft 93 points in three Big 12 tournament games. The previous record for Big 12 tournament scoring was held by Kevin Durant with 92. Houston moves on to face either Kansas or TCU. That game will tip off at approximately 9:45 p.m. ET.
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With Houston up six and getting a defensive rebound with just over a minute to go, BYU let the game play out. That was a bad decision. Houston got an offensive rebound and Emmanuel Sharp was fouled while driving to the lane with 33.6 points to go.
Sharp hit both his free throws. The lead is now eight. BYU is going to really regret not fouling 30 seconds earlier.
Nick Bromberg The Houston forward’s 3-pointer with 3:13 to go finally broke the scoring drought. Six points feels insurmountable for BYU.
A minute after McCarty’s basket, Kingston Flemings re-entered the game with four fouls.
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It’s the under-4 timeout with 3:50 to go … the last points of the game came with 6:35 remaining.
This has officially turned into a slog. Nick Bromberg
The freshman point guard heads to the bench as BYU cuts the lead to one. How long will Kelvin Sampson keep him out of the game?
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The Cougars haven’t made a shot from the field in over three minutes and have made just one of their last eight shots.
BYU has also turned the ball over 17 times. If Houston wasn’t shooting just 25% from the field, the lead could be double digits. Nick Bromberg
The Provo Cougars haven’t scored in the last 2:21 and are being outscored by six in the second half. However, as BYU hasn’t scored in that span, Houston has just four points.
Scoring has slowed considerably from a fun start to the second half.
Nick Bromberg
Dybantsa is 6-of-10 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line as he leads all scorers. He just picked up his second foul with 13:54 to go.
Game 14 | No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Kansas | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/2
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Kansas City Chiefs may have landed the most athletic UDFA ever — and the rest of the NFL could regret passing on him
The Kansas City Chiefs landed perhaps the most athletic undrafted free agent ever in Cincinnati WR Jeff Caldwell. If he can unlock his game under new WRs coach Chad O’Shea, the rest of the NFL is going to be kicking themselves.
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The Kansas City Chiefs have already begun finalizing the first iteration of their 90-man offseason roster with multiple undrafted free agent deals following the 2026 NFL Draft. They managed quite the haul during the draft, but they’re now in the process of supplementing it and filling gaps on the roster.
One of the players they brought in, Cincinnati WR Jeff Caldwell, is a prospect that I would’ve been ready to take at pick No. 109 based on the sheer athletic upside. At 6-foot-5 and 216 pounds, he’s one of the freakiest athletes in this class. The fact that he didn’t get drafted and landed with the Chiefs should keep opposing NFL teams up at night.
Chiefs WR Jeff Caldwell might be the most athletic UDFA of all time
It’s not hyperbole when I say that Cincinnati WR Jeff Caldwell may be the most athletic undrafted free agent in NFL history. His performance at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine resulted in a 98.9 A to Z Sports Athletic Composite. He recorded 97th percentile scores in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, and broad jump.
To contextualize just how athletic Caldwell is, look at the 23-year-old’s measurables next to those of all-time greats like Julio Jones and Calvin Johnson. Andy Reid might say, “This man is a couple of cheeseburgers away from greatness.”
Caldwell is underdeveloped physically, but only slightly. His size and length, combined with his speed and explosiveness, are incredibly rare. His 1.48s 10-yard split at the combine was faster than Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy’s (1.49s).
Chad O’Shea has to help Caldwell put it all together in Kansas City
Caldwell is still unlocking new layers to his game. He was a player on the rise during his four-year career at Lindenwood, which ultimately led to his transfer to the Bearcats. Caldwell recorded 32 receptions for 478 yards and six touchdowns with Cincinnati in 2025. Some elements of his game were elevated, while others fell a bit flat.
The details of being a polished NFL receiver need work. He struggled with drops in 2025. Play strength and contact were problems, which isn’t something you’d expect at his size. His release packages were sometimes flat. Receiver coaches will tell you that he takes too many steps to get in and out of his breaks. They’ll also get on him when it comes to letting the ball into his frame.
Ultimately, this is the exact type of player that the Chiefs brought O’Shea in to develop. And if they can manage that over the next few seasons, the NFL will have a whole lot of regrets.
Tasked with some tough decisions last offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs prioritized guard Trey Smith and traded away veteran offensive lineman Joe Thuney to the Chicago Bears for a future pick, as they looked to shed salary.
Thuney was looking for an extension, and the Chiefs had quite a few that they’d recently handed out or were looking to, leading to a departure after two straight first-team All-Pro seasons.
With the 2026 NFL Draft upon us, let’s revisit the Thuney trade and what the Chiefs got in return.
Original terms of the Joe Thuney trade
- Kansas City Chiefs receive: 2026 fourth-round pick (No. 125)
- Chicago Bears receive: LG Joe Thuney
What did the Chiefs do with the pick from the Joe Thuney trade?
Kansas City ultimately used the fourth-round pick it acquired to trade up with the New England Patriots from No. 95 to No. 85 in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, taking cornerback Nohl Williams at the spot.
The Patriots now have the No. 125 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
How did the Chiefs fare in the Joe Thuney trade?
The loss of Thuney came after some questionable moves from the Chiefs, which included paying Jawaan Taylor and Jaylon Moore significant money at tackle to fix their problems there.
So far, neither has panned out, with Taylor heading elsewhere this offseason. The Chiefs were already in a tough position financially after recent extensions for Chris Jones, George Karlaftis, Creed Humphrey, Trey Smith, Nick Bolton, and others, and had to make a decision.
They ultimately picked the younger Smith over Thuney, who fetched only a fourth-round pick on the open market. But, the reality is, Kansas City gave up quite a productive and durable player, and now it is still figuring out its offensive line.
Was the trade a poor move on its own? Maybe not with the financial situation Kansas City was in. But then again, they’re the ones who put themselves in that situation, costing them a quality player who had another strong season in 2025.
How did Joe Thuney play in 2025 for the Chicago Bears?
Thuney was huge for the Bears last season, earning first-team All-Pro honors for the third-straight year, while making his fourth-straight Pro Bowl appearance.
He remained durable for the entire year, playing 17 games for the third straight year. That’s been a key part of his entire career, be it in New England, with Kansas City, or in Chicago.
With a strong interior offensive line, the Bears saw their run game take key steps, while their offense as a whole matured into one of the better groups in the NFL.
He’s set to be on the second year of a two-year, $35 million extension that he signed with Chicago after the trade happened last offseason.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — One person died in a traffic crash Thursday night on southbound Interstate 35 at Antioch Road in Johnson County.
The wreck forced the closure of exit ramps at Lamar Avenue, Interstate 635 and Metcalf Avenue, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Overland Park police investigators are working to determine what caused the wreck.
The Kansas Highway Patrol and other agencies also are on the scene.
An overhead road sign could be seen on the interstate.
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