{allcanada} Canada's Victoria Mboko advances at BNP Paribas Open

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Victoria Mboko is off to a winning start in the American swing of the tennis schedule.

The Canadian downed Australia's Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Friday in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday in Indian Wells, Calif.

Mboko, seeded 10th, got a first-round bye before knocking off the world No. 69.

Mboko had seven aces to five double faults and broke on five of her seven chances.

The 10th-seeded Mboko also won 69 per cent of first-serve points.

Birrell had two aces to four double faults and converted four of her seven break-point opportunities.

She won just 54 per cent of first-serve points.

The 19-year-old Mboko has already reached finals in Adelaide and Qatar this year, along with a run to the round of 16 at the Australian Open.

Mboko will next face the winner of a match between No. 23 seed Anna Kalinskaya of Russia and Zeynep Sönmez of Turkiye.

On the men's side, Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime were scheduled to play second-round matches later Friday.

Canada's Gabriel Diallo and Leylah Fernandez will play second-round matches on Saturday.

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{allcanada} Jets ship Pearson to Sabres for 7th-rounder

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The Winnipeg Jets are dealing forward Tanner Pearson to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round pick, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.

Pearson, 33, has seven goals and six assists for 13 points in 52 games so far this season for Winnipeg.

A veteran of 13 NHL seasons, Pearson has spent time with the Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins before joining the Jets this past summer on a one-year deal.

He has 157 goals and 325 points in 774 career regular season games.

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{allcanada} Avalanche re-acquire Kadri from Flames

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The Calgary Flames have traded forward Nazem Kadri to the Colorado Avalanche, according to TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston.

According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, the Flames and Avs had conversations previously surrounding Kadri and revisited things on Friday.

TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports that the Flames retained 20 per cent on Kadri as part of the deal.

Kadri, 35, has 12 goals and 41 points in 61 games with the Flames this season.

He played three seasons with the Avs from 2019 to 2022, helping the Avalanche win their first Stanley Cup in 21 years in 2022, recording seven goals and 15 points during the playoff run.

The 6-foot centre is on the fourth season of a seven-year, $49 million contract that carries an annual cap hit of $7 million. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2028-29 campaign.

Drafted seventh overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2009, Kadri has 319 goals and 751 points, in 1,046 career games split between the Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche and Flames.

He represented the Avalanche and Flames at the 2022 and 2023 NHL All-Star Games, respectively.

The London, Ont., native represented Canada at the 2014 World Hockey Championship in a fifth-place finish.

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{allcanada} Maple Leafs deal McMann to Kraken, Laughton to Kings in deadline sale

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Bobby McMann to the Seattle Kraken and forward Scott Laughton to the Los Angeles Kings on Friday afternoon.

The Maple Leafs received a 2026 fourth-round pick and a second-round pick in 2027 from the Kraken for McMann while receiving a conditional third-round pick from Los Angeles in the Laughton deal.

ESPN's Emily Kaplan reports that the third-round pick will become a second if Los Angeles makes the playoffs.

TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston also confirmed the Maple Leafs did not trade defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson after scratching him the past two games for roster management purposes.

Ekman-Larsson has two years remaining after this season on his contract with a cap hit of $3.5 million.

McMann, 29, is in the midst of a career season, recording 19 goals and 32 points in 60 games with the Maple Leafs.

He previously set career highs with 20 goals and 34 points in 74 games last season.

The 6-foot-2 winger is on the final season of a two-year, $2.7 million contract that carries a cap hit of $1.35 million. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

Originally signed as an undrafted free agent in 2022, McMann has 54 goals and 91 points in 200 career games.

Laughton, 31, was acquired prior to last year's trade deadline from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for prospect Nikita Grebenkin and a draft pick.

He had eight goals and 12 points in 43 games this season in Toronto.

The 6-foot-1 centre is on the final season of a five-year, $15 million contract that carries a cap hit of $1.5 million after the Flyers retained a portion of his salary in the trade. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

Drafted 20^th overall by the Flyers in 2012, Laughton has 116 goals and 281 points in 724 career games split between the Flyers and Maple Leafs.

The Oakville, Ont., native represented Canada at the 2023 World Hockey Championship, taking home a gold medal.

TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston also confirmed the Maple Leafs did not trade defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson after scratching him the past two games for roster management purposes.

Ekman-Larsson has two years remaining after this season on his contract with a cap hit of $3.5 million.

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