National Sports

TORONTO — BMX racer Tory Nyhaug endured a string of broken bones and sacrificed his spleen for his sport. But the 27-year-old from Coquitlam, B.C., could not survive a concussion, announcing his retirement Monday.

MONTREAL — Thierry Henry views his new job as head coach of the Montreal Impact as a fresh start. Speaking to reporters at the soccer club's training centre on Monday for the first time, the French legend preached patience.

Toronto Wolfpack forward Darcy Lussick is stepping into the boxing ring next month to face former rugby league star Justin Hodges. The two Australians are slated to meet Dec. 6 in Sydney.

Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien says forwards Jonathan Drouin and Paul Byron are scheduled to undergo surgery and will be out indefinitely.

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Florida Panthers defenceman Keith Yandle are the NHL three stars of the week.

HAMILTON — Chris Van Zeyl usually isn't one to draw attention, but the Hamilton Tiger- Cats' veteran offensive lineman plans to be very vocal this week. Hamilton will face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup on Sunday in Calgary.

NEW YORK — Derek Jeter is among 18 newcomers on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot.

LOS ANGELES — Todd Gurley was told by Rams coach Sean McVay before Sunday night’s game against the Chicago Bears that he was going to be a focal point of Los Angeles’ offence . Gurley rose to the occasion and delivered his best game of the season.

Sunday's Games CFL East Division Final Hamilton 36 Edmonton 16 West Division Final Winnipeg 20 Saskatchewan 13 --- NFL Baltimore 41 Houston 7 Indianapolis 33 Jacksonville 13 Atlanta 29 Carolina 3 New Orleans 34 Tampa Bay 17 Dallas 35 Detroit 27 Minne

LAS VEGAS — The Vegas Golden Knights can finally be proud of a third period. They went into their game against Calgary having held leads in six of their previous eight games and led by two in three of them.