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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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Ezra Ausar and Miro Little almost said the answer in unison.

“We owe them one,” Ausar said first when the pair was asked about Utah’s Big 12 tournament first-round opponent, UCF.

“Yeah, we owe them one, so get the win. Simple,” Little quickly quipped.

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That moment of decisiveness from the two Runnin’ Utes is a microcosm of the togetherness this current group of players and coaches is trying to finish the season with.

Since Craig Smith was fired as head coach almost two weeks ago — one day after Utah’s loss at UCF in the two schools’ only other matchup this year — those who make up the current program have rallied around each other.

Thus far, it’s resulted in a 1-3 record, with all three losses coming against NCAA tournament caliber teams. The latest was an 85-74 setback against No. 23 BYU Saturday at the Marriott Center, and after that loss, the conversation for Utah revolved around several topics, including the Utes’ next opponent and how this team can rally around each other heading into the postseason.

Even with the struggles — and knowing there will be a new era of Utah basketball in the future, with Alex Jensen already having been announced as the program’s 17th head coach — Utah wants to finish the year the right way.

Utah, as the No. 11 seed, will face 14th seed UCF in Tuesday’s first round of the Big 12 tournament at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The game tips at 7:30 p.m. MST and will be streamed on ESPN+.

The winner of that game will take on No. 6 seed Kansas in the second round, and beyond that, No. 3 seed Arizona awaits the winner of Tuesday’s second-round matchup.

It’s a daunting potential road in the Big 12 tournament bracket, though with the overall strength of the league, almost any path is going to have multiple difficult contests on the way to next Saturday’s Big 12 tournament championship game.

When Utah and UCF met two weeks ago, the Knights got the better of the Utes in Orlando. The matchup came down to the final minute, but UCF prevailed when Darius Johnson hit the game-winner to snap a 72-72 tie with 2.8 seconds to play.

Utah then turned the ball over on the inbound for its 19th turnover of the game. Turnover issues have been a common theme for the Utes this year — it happened again Saturday against BYU — and in that first contest against UCF, the Knights held a 20-8 advantage in points off turnovers.

Less than 24 hours after that loss to UCF, Smith was no longer the head coach of the Utes, and a transition to the future became a reality.

That’s left the current staff and players in a bit of limbo, knowing that changes are coming.

Ausar helped put the situation in perspective.

“I think mentally, (the goal is) staying focused and learning how to move on to the next because you can’t get time back. You know, that’s just life in general,” he said.

“You’ve just got to accept it, because it ain’t nothing we can do about it as teammates. Just accept the moment and try to build from it, stay encouraged and keep encouraging each other off the court, on the court, I just think moving on from things and continue to motivate each other.

“We’ve still got a chance to win the conference tournament, so I think that’s the main focus right now.”

So, who might emerge victorious in Tuesday’s first-round game?

ESPN Analytics and KenPom both give Utah a slight edge in the neutral-site rematch. Since that first matchup, Utah has lost to Arizona, West Virginia and BYU, with a 26-point home over Arizona State.

UCF has gone 2-2, with home victories over Kansas State and Oklahoma State, combined with losses at TCU and West Virginia.

Utah interim coach Josh Eilert missed that first matchup with UCF, as he stayed at home with a 104 degree fever.

“It’s pretty fresh in our mind. They got us on the last-second shot, their late last possession,” Eilert said. “I think our guys will be amped and ready to go. I think we had a pretty good game plan.”

That game plan will be tested again when Utah and UCF meet in the fourth and final first-round matchup of the Big 12 tournament’s first day.

Eilert, like he’s shown time and again in his short time as Utah’s interim coach, showed confidence his team will rally to face the opportunity.

“They know what they’re playing for,” he said. “They’re playing for each other, and I keep on preaching that. There’s a lot of seniors in the locker room that the coaching change really has no effect on them, so they’ve been good about it and leaning on each other.”