National Sports

WASHINGTON — Continuing their turnaround from a terrible season start, the Oklahoma City Thunder picked up their fourth consecutive victory by beating the struggling, booed-at-home Washington Wizards 134-111 behind Russell Westbrook's 23 points and 1

HELSINKI — Roberto Luongo made 32 saves in his return from a knee injury and the Florida Panthers rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Friday night for a two-game split in the Finnish capital.

PHOENIX — The Toronto Raptors weren't at their best, but good enough to pull away from the Phoenix Suns for another victory in the best start to a season in the Canadian franchise's history.

Friday's Games (All times Eastern) CFL Ottawa 24, Toronto 9 NHL Florida 4, Winnipeg 2 Vancouver 7, Colorado 6, OT Arizona 4, Carolina 3, OT --- AHL Syracuse 5, Belleville 4 Iowa 3, Grand Rapids 2, SO Cleveland 7, Toronto 6, SO Charlotte 4, Providence

Friday's Games (All times Eastern) CFL Ottawa 24, Toronto 9 NHL Florida 4, Winnipeg 2 Vancouver 7, Colorado 6, OT Arizona 4, Carolina 3, OT --- AHL Syracuse 5, Belleville 4 Iowa 3, Grand Rapids 2, SO Cleveland 7, Toronto 6, SO Charlotte 4, Providence

CALGARY — It was a tough opening day for Charles Hamelin at the season-opening ISU short-track speeding skating World Cup.

OTTAWA — Offensive lineman Jon Gott waited a long time to celebrate a touchdown in a way he wanted.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Noble Okello scored two first-half goals as Canada went on to beat Dominica 4-0 on Thursday in its CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Championship tournament opener.

VANCOUVER — Dave Dickenson wants his Calgary Stampeders to taste victory one more time before they head into the playoffs.

HELSINKI — Roberto Luongo was just happy to finally be back on the ice for the Florida Panthers. "It's just nice to be back part of the team," Luongo said. "It's never fun to be on the sideline watching the game.