National Sports

PARIS — Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair is among 15 players competing for the inaugural women's Ballon d'Or. For the first time, France Football magazine is awarding the individual award this year to a woman and a man on Dec. 3 in Paris.

BOSTON — Patrice Bergeron missed the entire exhibition season and most of training camp recovering from back spasms that followed off-season groin surgery. It doesn't seem to have slowed him down.

HAMILTON — The road to the Grey Cup officially goes through Hamilton. The Tiger-Cats clinched a playoff berth and guaranteed a post-season game at home on Monday after the Montreal Alouettes' 12-6 loss to the Calgary Stampeders.

WINNIPEG — The Jets may have given their fans a bit of a reality check to start the season.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo will miss two to four weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Coach Bob Boughner announced the injury Monday, adding Luongo will not need surgery.

PHILADELPHIA — Flyers winger James van Riemsdyk is out five to six weeks with a lower-body injury. General manager Ron Hextall announced the time frame for van Riemsdyk's absence Monday.

Sunday's Games MLB Post-season NL Division Series Milwaukee 6 Colorado 0 (Brewers win best-of-five series 3-0) Atlanta 6 Los Angeles 5 (Dodgers lead best-of-five series 2-1) --- NHL Toronto 7 Chicago 6 (OT) Carolina 8 N.Y.

Sunday's Games MLB Post-season NL Division Series Milwaukee 6 Colorado 0 (Brewers win best-of-five series 3-0) Atlanta 6 Los Angeles 5 (Dodgers lead best-of-five series 2-1) --- NHL Toronto 7 Chicago 6 (OT) Carolina 8 N.Y.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Graham Gano connected on a career-long 63-yard field goal with 1 second remaining to lift the Carolina Panthers to a wild 33-31 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.

CHICAGO — Morgan Rielly scored 19 seconds into overtime, John Tavares had three goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs spoiled Chicago's home opener with a wild 7-6 victory over the Blackhawks on Sunday night.