VALENCIA, SPAIN - The death toll in a fire that engulfed an apartment block in the Spanish city of Valencia rose Friday to nine as questions were raised about whether construction materials caused the fire to spread so rapidly.
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(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports) The Boston Celtics will attempt to stretch their season-high winning streak to eight games when they visit the New York Knicks on Saturday night. The Celtics returned from the All-Star break and earned their seventh straight victory by beating the Chicago Bulls 129-112 on the road Thursday. Boston's offensive depth was on display, as Derrick White scored 28 points, Jays
(Photo credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports) The Carolina Hurricanes enjoyed one of the thrills of the season this week. Now they'll have to recharge with the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars arriving for Saturday night's game in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes pulled out a 1-0 victory against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night with a last-minute goal in the rematch of last spring's Eastern Conference finals.
(Photo credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports) Oklahoma and Oklahoma State have been heading in different directions most of the season. That's the case again entering Saturday's matchup between the two in Stillwater, Okla. But this time, it's Oklahoma State that is surging and the visiting Sooners who are trying to find their footing.The Cowboys come in on a two-game winning streak and have won four of their last seven
(Photo credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports) Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams will undergo surgery on his injured foot that will keep him out the rest of the season, the team announced Friday. Williams has been out since Jan. 25 with an acute bone edema in his left foot. At that time, Williams had already missed three games that month with foot discomfort and had been in a walking boot, and the Bulls said the in
(Photo credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports) Just over two weeks after meeting for the first time this season, the Boston Bruins conclude the Canadian portion of their four-game Pacific Division road trip with a Saturday night visit to the Vancouver Canucks. Boston has gone seven straight without winning in regulation (2-2-3) and Vancouveris looking to snap a four-game losing streak, but the teams remain tied atop the o
(Photo credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports) When the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles FC last met, it was the semifinals of the Western Conference playoffs. LAFC won that match 1-0, eliminating the host Sounders, as MLS Golden Boot Award winner Denis Bouanga scored the lone goal in the 30th minute. The teams will square off again in the season opener Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles. "I think we had what we needed t
(Photo credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports) The Vegas Golden Knights haven't looked like themselves lately. The defending Stanley Cup champions have lost two straight and four of their past five games and now head out for a five-game road trip against Eastern Conference foes trying to regain their form, beginning with a visit to the OttawaSenators on Saturday. Vegas' most recent setback came Thursday, a 7-3 home los
(Photo credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports) No. 9 Kansas has appeared vulnerable on the road this season, but the Jayhawks return to Allen Fieldhouse, where they are 14-0 this season, for a matchup with Texas Saturday evening in Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks (20-6, 8-5 Big 12) defeated then-No. 25 Oklahoma 67-57 on Feb. 17 to snap a four-game road losing streak. Texas held off Kansas State 62-56 in its last game Monday a
(Photo credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports) NASCAR's 2024 season moves on from William Byron's dramatic victory at the Daytona 500 to another track where the young driver has enjoyed previous success. Atlanta Motor Speedway was the site of Byron's eighth career Cup Series victory last July in another win marked by heavy rains and a finishin the dark. The Hampton, Ga., track was re-profiled after its final race on the o
(Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports) Nathan MacKinnon has an impressive home point streak going for the Colorado Avalanche but he's not the hottest player in the NHL right now. That honor belongs to Toronto's Auston Matthews, who is scoring goals at a scorching rate. Matthews has 10 goals in his last five games, including one in a 7-3 win at Vegas on Thursday night, and carries that hot stick into Saturda
(Photo credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports) A challenging season for the Arizona Coyotes just got even more difficult, as the team has placed forward Adam Ruzicka on unconditional waivers in order to terminate his contract after Ruzicka shared a social media post that showed him with what appeared to be cocaine. Ruzicka, 24, posted a since-deleted video to Instagram that showed him posing with a vial of white powder a
(Photo credit: Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK) The only thing Oregon can do to gain the attention of the NCAA selection committee is continue to win, and Thursday's 78-65 victory at Stanford helped that cause. Now the Ducks (18-8, 10-5 Pac-12 Conference) eye a sweep of the Bay Area's conference schools when they take on California (12-15, 8-8) on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif. Oregon has won the last
(Photo credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports) No. 2 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia won a marathon first-set tiebreaker and advanced past Australia's Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (12), 6-2 in the semifinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Friday in Doha. Khachanov will face Jakub Mensik in the final after the Czech native beat Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Khachanov won the first four points of his first-set tiebreaker but le
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) The Florida Panthers could be missing a few key pieces when they host the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. Matthew Tkachuk, who leads the Panthers with 45 assists, and defenseman Gustav Forsling left Thursday's 1-0 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes in the first period due to unspecified injuries. Forsling is sixth on the team with 19 assists and averages nearly 22 min
(Photo credit: Jeremy Reper-USA TODAY Sports) The Orlando Magic are not only threatening to make the postseason for the first time in four seasons, they may not even require the play-in tournament to reach that goal. The Magic have won seven of their last nine games, including a 116-109 road victory over Cleveland on Thursday in their returnfrom the All-Star break. Orlando's 31-25 record puts it in the mix for a top-six