Transactions

Transactions

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed QB Drew Olson from the practice squad. Waived FB Billy Latsko.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Claimed D Freddy Meyer off waivers from Phoenix.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Assigned D Tomas Kudelka to Elmira (ECHL).

ECHL

BAKERSFIELD CONDORS—Released D Tamas Lencses.

DAYTON BOMBERS—Signed G Tim Andre. Released G Scott Mayer.

ELMIRA JACKALS—Released D Mike Hartwick.

Central Hockey League

CHL—Suspended D Jason Tessier for two games.

ARIZONA SUNDOGS—Signed D Jeff Winchester. Announced F Oliver Latendresse was recalled by San Antonio (AHL).

TULSA OILERS—Signed F Warren McCutcheon.

TENNIS

ATP—Suspended player Alessio di Mauro for nine months and fined him $60,000 for gambling on matches.

TENNIS RESULTS

WTA Tour Sony Ericsson Championships

Saturday

At Recinto Ferial Casa de Campo

Madrid, Spain

Purse: $3 million (Tour Championship)

Surface: Hard-Indoor

Singles Semifinals

Justine Henin, Belgium, def. Ana Ivanovic (4), Serbia, 6-4, 6-4.

Maria Sharapova, Russia, def. Anna Chakvetadze (7), Russia, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles

Semifinals

Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber, South Africa, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Rennae Stubbs, Australia, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 10-6 tiebreak.

Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Ai Sugiyama, Japan, def. Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, 6-2, 6-2.

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Playoffs

All Times EST

First Round

Today

East

Montreal at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.

West

Calgary at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m.

Division Championship

Sunday, Nov. 18

East

Montreal-Winnipeg winner at Toronto, 1 p.m.

West

Calgary-Saskatchewan winner at British Columbia, 4:30 p.m.

Grey Cup Championship

Sunday, Nov. 25

At Toronto

East vs. West champions, 5:30 p.m.