ALMERIA, Spain - Two goals by Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid stretch its Spanish record winning streak to 20 matches as it beat Almeria 4-1 in the league on Friday.Madrid bettered the 18-game winning streak set by Barcelona in 2005-06 when it beat Ludogorets Razgrad in the Champions League on Tuesday.Francisco Isco Alarcon put Madrid ahead in the 34th by curling a shot inside the far post.Jose Garcia equalized five minutes later with a shot from outside the area after the ball was cleared straight to him, but Gareth Bale restored the lead when he rose to head in Toni Kroos cross in the 42nd. Ronaldo scored his 24th league goal when he tapped in Benzemas cross in the 81st before getting his 25th in the 89th.Argentine left-winger Sebastian Dumbarbier came close to opening the scoring for Almeria in the third minute but defender Daniel Carvajal just deflected his shot for a corner.Almeria fought very hard all match, pressing hard, said Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti. We had some problems but in the end our quality shone through and we deserved to win.Almeira had the chance to equalize for a second time when defender Marcelo brought down forward Edgar Mendez inside Madrids area in the 61st, but goalkeeper Iker Casillas saved Garcias penalty.I had the obligation of scoring the penalty and get my team back in the game, Garcia said. I failed to do so and Ive got the remorse that the match could have been very different.Almeria on Tuesday fired coach Francisco Rodriguez the day after the team lost 5-2 at promoted Eibar.Interim coach Miguel Rivera, who normally coaches Almerias B squad, was in charge for the match as new coach Juan Ignacio Martinez was due to arrive at the club Saturday. Martinez previously coached Valladolid and Levante.The win means Madrid will finish the year as league leader on 39 points, five ahead of second-place Barcelona that is due to play Getafe on Saturday.Weve won with that little bit of good fortune after we went up 2-1, and it was important to save that penalty, said Casillas.Almeria stretched its winless streak at home to nine matches and is 18-place on 10 points. Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys . Louis Cardinals. He was 48. The commissioners office said Bell died in his home state of Ohio. Bell had not been feeling well over the weekend and had been scheduled to see doctors later Monday at the Cleveland Clinic. Cheap Adidas Sabres Jerseys . With Washington teammate Nene drawing double-teams coming off his big game against the Lakers, Gortat scored 25 points on 11-of-12 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Wizards to a 100-92 win in overtime over Milwaukee on Wednesday night. http://www.cheapsabresjerseys.com/. 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It was the first game back in Columbus for Rangers star Rick Nash, the Blue Jackets franchise leader in goals, assists and games. He was given a standing ovation during a video tribute in the first period, but was booed loud and long after a second-period, two-handed shove up high on Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. Carl Hagelin added an empty-net goal, and defenceman Anton Stralman had two assists for the Rangers, who moved two points ahead of the Blue Jackets in the tight Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference playoff races. Nick Foligno scored for Columbus, 7-2-2 in its last 11 games. Bobrovsky made 29 saves. Both teams came in with 78 points, the third most in the Metropolitan. The Blue Jackets have played one fewer game. After two scoreless periods, Columbus took a 1-0 lead when Foligno intercepted Benoit Pouilots pass and scored his 18th goal of the season with a wrist shot from the high slot at 1:12. Just 44 seconds later, the Rangers countered when Ryan McDonagh carried the puck along the back wall and then fed Stepan for his 14th goal. With 8:29 left, Brassard -- who played his first five NHL seasons with the Blue Jackets -- took a pass along the back wall from Stralman and flipped the puck between his legs to the doorstep. Brassard then pivoted and jammed a shot in off Bobrovskys pad. Nash, then the Blue Jackets captain, requested a trade in early 2012 and was finally dealt on July 23, 2012. Nash was sent along with a minor-league defenceman and a 2013 third-round draft pick to the Rangers for centres Artem Anisimov and Brandon ;Dubinsky, defenceman Tim Erixon and a 2013 first-round pick (Kerby Rychel).dddddddddddd Nash is Columbus franchise leader in games with 674 (next on the list is 131 games behind), goals with 289 (by 169), assists with 258 (by 54) and points with 547 (by 230). Most of the capacity crowd of 18,513 gave him a standing ovation during the video tribute, although there were still some boos. All of that good will evaporated in the second period after Nash rushed the net and had a goal disallowed for interfering with Bobrovsky. As Nash went to get his stick, Bobrovsky picked it up with his stick and then dropped it as Nash reached for it. Nash then hit Bobrovsky high with both hands. That touched off five two-man scuffles and sent Nash to the box for roughing. When the cameras showed him in the penalty box, the majority of the crowd booed loudly. The crowd roared early when Nash was hit and dumped to the ice by rising young star, Ryan Johansen. Another time, Bobrovsky appeared to slip his stick between Nashs skates to knock him down. There was also a fight, some chippiness on both sides, and one two-man penalty-kill by the Blue Jackets. The Rangers had 30 seconds of a 5 on 3 advantage and got off two shots, but Bobrovsky turned both aside. In the opening seconds of the third, Nash held onto the stick of Matt Calvert for several seconds. That led to a fight as the crowd roared. NOTES: The Blue Jackets have 12 regular-season games left. ... Former Columbus RW Derek Dorsett was a late addition to the Rangers lineup in place of Daniel Carcillo, who was a healthy scratch. ... The Rangers are 6-5-1 since the Olympic break, 18-10-2 in 2014. ... The Rangers had been in Columbus since Tuesday night while the Blue Jackets played at Montreal on Thursday night, winning 3-2. ' ' '