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Utah’s first taste of the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament ended up being sour.

The No. 11 seed Runnin’ Utes couldn’t hold on to an early double-digit lead as hot-shooting No. 14 seed UCF beat Utah 87-72 in the nightcap of Tuesday’s first round action.

3 takeaways

3-point shooting flipped the game for the Knights. Neither team was able to get much going from 3-point range early in the contest, as Utah missed its first 10 from long range and UCF started 1 of 8.

The Utes built a 21-9 lead but the Knights started to cut into that deficit with some hot 3-point shooting, as UCF ended the first half making 6 of 10, including one just before the halftime buzzer to make it 40-39 going into the break.

The Knights ended up making 10 of 24 3-pointers, while the Utes were 4 of 26.

Keyshawn Hall scored a team-high 23 points for UCF, while Darius Johnson added 20 and Jordan Ivy-Curry had 15 while making three 3-pointers.

The Knights put the game away early in the second half.

The second half couldn’t have started much worse for Utah. After both teams hit field goals in the first 1:10, the Knights went on a 24-3 run to build a 20-point lead.

UCF started the second half shooting 10 of 12 from the floor, while the Utes missed 10 straight field goals at one point.

By the time Keanu Dawes made 1 of 2 free throws, the Utes had gone more than four minutes without a score.

Scoring droughts have become a bane for Utah in the back half of conference play, including in its loss last Saturday at BYU when the Utes only trailed by four at halftime but trailed by as many as 19 in the second half.

This time, the Knights’ early second-half dominance built a big enough cushion for them to cruise to the win, even after a 15-4 run for the Utes briefly made it a single-digit deficit.

Keanu Dawes led Utah’s paint attack. Dawes was a bright spot on a difficult night for Utah, as he made his first start this season with Ezra Ausar missing the game due to injury.

Dawes had 10 first-half rebounds and ended the night with a career-high 21 boards while adding a career-high 15 points.

The taller Utes took advantage of their size inside in the first half, going into the break with a 28-6 edge in points in the paint. UCF ended up cutting that to a 42-26 advantage by game’s end.

Utah won the rebounding edge at 40-35, including 18-8 on the offensive glass.

A mom was arrested after she took her 2½-month-old into the bath with her and the infant died, deputies in Utah said.

The mom, who deputies said admitted to “a history of falling asleep in the bath for hours,” put the baby on her lap in the tub and was later awakened by an older child worried about the infant “being face down” in the water, the Utah County Sheriff’s Office said in a March 10 news release posted on Facebook.

First responders “attempted (life) saving care” on the 2½-month-old at the Eagle Mountain home, “but after extensive effort,” the baby was pronounced dead, deputies said.

The mom was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide, per the release.

The mom told detectives that she drank “a large amount of alcohol” the evening of March 6, “and then decided to take a bath in the late hours of the night,” deputies said.

She took the infant with her, at first putting the baby in a bouncy chair by the tub, deputies said.

Then, she told detectives, she put the baby on her lap, “just above the water line,” according to deputies.

An older child woke her up about two hours later, “concerned about the (baby) being face down in the bath water and partially under (the mom’s) knee,” deputies said.

The baby wasn’t breathing, deputies said.

The mom picked up the baby while the older child ran to other family members for help, according to deputies.

Eagle Mountain is about a 40-mile drive south from Salt Lake City.

Sara Schilling covers real-time news for McClatchy. She is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University, where she studied communications and sociology. Previously, she reported for newspapers including the Tri-City Herald and The (Tacoma) News Tribune.

The Northern Lights could visible Monday night after a geomagnetic storm was predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The 46-18 Boston Celtics will play host to the 15-48 Utah Jazz at their home arena of TD Garden this Monday (March 10) night. The Celtics are hoping to push their current win streak to a total of 5 straight victories after a 111-101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers this past Saturday (March 8) evening.

The Jazz appear to be seeking some better lottery odds, judging by the lengthy list of players who might not be available to take the court against Boston when the Jazz come to town. Even so, the Celtics should not play this one too sleepily given the momentum they have heading into the postseason — though it may be pretty tough to manufacture motivation in such a context.

Let’s take a look at player health for both teams, likely starters, and how to watch or stream the game.

Player injuries

For the Celtics, Kristaps Porzingis (illness) is doubtful, and Al Horford (toe) and Jayson Tatum (knee) are questionable.

For the Jazz, no report was available at the time of writing with a game the night before, but for that contest, Utah listed Jordan Clarkson (foot), John Collins (back), Taylor Hendricks (fibula), Walker Kessler (rest), Lauri Markannen (back), Colin Sexton (ankle), Jaden Springer (back), and Oscar Tshiebwe (illness) as out.

Probable starting lineups

Boston

• Derrick White

• Jrue Holiday

• Jaylen Brown

• Jayson Tatum

• Luke Kornet

Jazz

• Isaiah Collier

• Keyonte George

• Brice Sensabaugh

• KJ Martin

• Kyle Filipkowski

How to watch or stream the game

Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:

• Date: Monday, March 10, 2025

• Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

• TV Channel: NBC Sports Boston

• Live Stream: Fubo (watch for free)

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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics vs. Jazz: Stream, lineups, injury reports, broadcast (3/10)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (38-22-3) wrap up a 3-game road trip Monday against the Utah Hockey Club (28-25-10) at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Puck drop is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Maple Leafs vs. Utah Hockey Club odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season series: Maple Leafs lead 1-0

Toronto won the first meeting 3-2 at Scotiabank Arena on Nov. 24 as G Joseph Woll turned aside 24 of 26 shots. RW Mitch Marner scored a pair of goals to provide ample support and RW William Nylander notched the game-winning goal. Utah’s C Logan Cooley had a power-play goal in the loss.

The Maple Leafs have dropped both games of the trip so far, falling 5-2 at the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, while losing 7-4 at the Colorado Avalanche Saturday. The Leafs are still 5-2-1 in the past 8 games, and the Over is 6-2 in the 8-game stretch.

Utah was edged 4-3 in overtime on Friday by the Chicago Blackhawks, but it is still a respectable 4-1-1 in the past 6 games, and 7-3-1 in the previous 11 outings. The Over is 2-1-1 in the past 4 tries, while going 5-3-1 across the previous 9 outings.

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Maple Leafs at Utah Hockey Club odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:57 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Maple Leafs -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Utah Hockey Club +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
• Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Maple Leafs -1.5 (+200) | Utah Hockey Club +1.5 (-250)
• Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Maple Leafs at Utah Hockey projected goalies

Joseph Woll (21-12-0, 2.78 GAA, .905 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Karel Vejmelka (17-16-5, 2.48 GAA, .910 SV%, 1 SO)

Woll was bounced around last time out by the Golden Knights, allowing 3 goals on just 7 shots through 14:31 of the first period Wednesday in a loss. He has allowed 8 goals on 41 shots in 2 starts in March, with both appearances coming on the road.

Vejmelka, fresh off a contract extension signed last week, has managed a 1-1-1 record, 2.98 GAA and .904 SV% in 3 starts in March. He lost to the New Jersey Devils in his most recent home start March 1, but Vejmelka has won 4 of his past 5 at Delta Center.

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Maple Leafs at Utah Hockey Club picks and predictions

Prediction

Maple Leafs 4, Utah Hockey Club 3

Moneyline

The MAPLE LEAFS (-120) are worth a look as minor road favorites, even though Toronto has dropped the first 2 games on the trip.

Despite a pair of losses to Colorado and Vegas, the Leafs are still 8-3-1 across the past 12 outings.

Utah Hockey Club (+100) is 4-2-2 in the past 8 games at Delta Center, so this won’t be easy by any stretch. It might have been worth a roll of the dice to back Utah here, but an OT loss in Chicago makes it a risky play. Back the better team.

Puck line/Against the spread

The Utah Hockey Club +1.5 (-250) will cost you 2 1/2 times your potential return, if you cannot play it straight up.

There is just no reason to risk so much, especially on a puck line underdog. Utah is 1-3 in the past 4 games as an underdog on the puck line, too.

AVOID.

Over/Under

OVER 6 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at best.

The Over is 2-1-1 in the past 4 games for the Utah Hockey Club, while going 5-3-1 across the previous 8 outings. Be careful, though, as the Under is 7-1 in the past 8 at home.

For the Leafs, the Over is 3-1 in the past 4 games, and 6-2 across the previous 8 outings. The Leafs have coughed up 20 goals in the past 4 contests.

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