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Briefly: The Stars, whose first four games were postponed after 17 players tested positive for the coronavirus, will open their season Friday when they host the Predators. “We’re ready to play an opponent, play against somebody other than our own teammates,” Dallas head coach Rick Bowness said. “We want that excitement, we want that adrenaline going. Then we’ll manage it from there.”... Anaheim defenseman Josh Manson is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks with an oblique muscle injury and was placed on injured reserve, the team announced on Twitter. ... The list of players placed on IR also includes Vancouver defenseman Travis Hamonic (upper-body injury), Philadelphia center Morgan Frost (dislocated shoulder) and Pittsburgh defensemen Marcus Pettersson (upper-body injury) and Juuso Riikola (upper-body injury). … [Read more...] about Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin, three teammates in COVID protocol, to miss games

10:20 a.m. Fauci says stick with recommended vaccine doses: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Monday that people should stick with the “proper, scientifically validated” coronavirus vaccination approach: two full doses, delivered 21-28 days apart. At the Choose Healthy Life Black Clergy Conclave, Fauci urged distributors not to cut doses in half or stretch time between jabs to save Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccine resources. “We are not recommending a half dose followed by a half dose,” Fauci said, according to CNN. “It is not backed up by a correlate of protection, which we may be able to do some time, but not now,” he said. “Bottom line, stick with full dose, followed by full dose.” … [Read more...] about Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: Jan. 14-20

“That was important for us. We’ve been looking for that,” Kerr said after his starters held the Spurs to 1-for-8 shooting and jumped out to a nine-point lead in the game’s opening four minutes. “We sort of put it together at both ends, and that was good to see.” … [Read more...] about Steve Kerr’s persistence pays dividends as Warriors’ starting lineup shines

Westbrook's pressure shots turned a tie game into a six-point lead for UConn early in the fourth quarter. She ignited a run that allowed the Huskies to lead by nine, 61-52. The spurt coincided with a drought of more than 2 minutes for the Lady Vols (9-3). Tennessee rallied to 63-61 before Bueckers shot off a pass from Westbrook. … [Read more...] about Westbrook sparks No. 3 UConn to win over No. 25 Tennessee

“He’s a perfectionist. He wants to be great. He wants to be as productive as he can in his minutes and finish games,” Curry said of Wiseman. “That’s great. We want him to have that sense of care and expectation of greatness. But he can’t get too overwhelmed when it’s not working or he’s having a bad game. He needs to keep his composure and keep his mind engaged to learn the lessons he needs to learn. … [Read more...] about James Wiseman’s rough night doesn’t faze Warriors teammates