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Sports Minute: Here is the latest Florida sports from The AP

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Miami Heat won Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against Indiana, lost Game 2 of that series and the win-one, lose-one trend has continued now for 11 straight games. If that form holds, that means it would be San Antonio's turn to win again when the NBA Finals resume with Game 5 on Sunday night.

MIAMI (AP) - Carlos Beltran homered from each side of the plate and tripled to lead a 17-hit attack Saturday, and Lance Lynn notched his ninth victory when the St. Louis Cardinals outslugged the Miami Marlins 13-7. Lynn (9-1) allowed a career-high seven runs in five innings against the Marlins.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay right-hander Alex Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher after he was hit on the right ear by a liner off the bat of Kansas City's Eric Hosmer in the fifth inning of the Rays' 5-3 win over the Royals on Saturday. The Rays announced that Cobb, who remained conscious the whole time and that Cobb suffered a mild concussion.

CHICAGO (AP) - Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets has won the Vezina Trophy, given to the NHL's top goaltender. Florida's Jonathan Huberdeau won the Calder Trophy, given to the NHL's top rookie. Voting for the awards was done before the playoffs began.

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