Southern Utah enters the matchup against Utah Tech as losers of three straight games. The teams square off Monday for the first time this season.

From Salt Lake City up into the Wasatch Mountains, here's a list of ball drops, formal gatherings, fancy dinners, dancing and more to ring in 2026 on New Year's Eve.

BOTTOM LINE: Keyonte George and the Utah Jazz host the Boston Celtics in a non-conference matchup. The Jazz have gone 8-10 in home games. Utah is 3-4 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Celtics have gone 9-7 away from home. Boston is second in the NBA allowing only 110.5 points while holding opponents to 44.8% shooting.

Snowplows worked to clear Interstate 80 in Utah as a winter storm dumped snow across the region on.Footage from the Utah Department of Transportation’s Wasatch Back cameras shows plows clearing snow in Summit Park.

The Utes came under fire for their management of Whittingham’s departure, but the time is right for all parties involved, especially the Wolverines.

Nebraska sophomore wide receiver Jacory Barney Jr., looks at the Huskers’ bowl game as an opportunity to pull an upset but also to set the table for 2026. Barney knows 15th-ranked Utah will be a difficult opponent, but it’s also another chance to end a 29-game losing streak to teams who were ranked at the time of the meeting.

The deranged Utah mom who allegedly kidnapped her four young children and absconded to Europe with them, believing the “end times” were coming left a peculiar “to-do list.”

Utah featured three 20-point scorers in its most recent contest and hopes to keep the offensive output at a high level when it takes on Washington in Seattle in a battle of former Pac-12 rivals on Monday night.