Utes begin home-friendly stretch against Stanford on Thursday

The Utes sit one game under .500 almost two-thirds of the way through the Pac-12 schedule, and they’re hoping to find help in the form of their home court.Utah hosts Stanford at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Jon M. Huntsman Center —– Jon M. Huntsman Sr. will be honored before tip-off — and the game marks the start of a seven-game stretch, which includes five home games, to close the regular season. The Utes (13-9, 5-6) sit tied for seventh in the Pac-12 Conference standings alon