Wiggins gets vaccine, can play at home

Warriors swingman Andrew Wiggins received his COVID-19 vaccine and will be eligible to play in all games, coach Steve Kerr said after practice Sunday.

Wiggins faced the possibility of not being allowed into Golden State’s Chase Center for games starting Oct. 13, when the San Francisco Department of Public Health begins requiring proof of vaccination for large indoor events.

Last Monday at media day, Wiggins had said he would stick to his beliefs regarding the vaccine.

The NBA said that it “reviewed and denied” Wiggins’ request for a religious exemption and that he would not be able to play in Warriors home games until he fulfilled the vaccine mandate.

NHL

Canucks extend Pettersson, Hughes

The Canucks signed restricted free agents Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson to new contracts. Hughes, 21, got a six-year, $47.10 million contract with a $7.85 million annual salary-cap hit that puts him among the highest-paid defensemen in the NHL. Pettersson, 22, signed a three-year, $22.05 million deal with a $7.35 million annual cap hit.

MISCELLANEOUS

Muguruza wins WTA Chicago title

Ninth-ranked Garbiñe Muguruza rallied to beat 16th-ranked Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the Chicago Fall Tennis Classic at XS Tennis Village for her second WTA Tour victory of the season and ninth overall.

Sam Burns ran off four birdies in a six-hole stretch to start the back nine and pulled away for a 5-under 67 to win the Sanderson Farms Championship by one shot over Nick Watney and Cameron Youn for his second victory this year.

NASCAR’s playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway was washed out and rescheduled for Monday because persistent rain backed the series into too tight of a window to run as scheduled.

Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley, 31, was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said.