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Florida State pitcher Jamie Arnold struck out 12 UCF batters through seven innings as the Knights lost to the Seminoles 5-2 in the winner’s bracket of the Tallahassee Regional at Dick Howser Stadium on Saturday. UCF (36-20) will face Stetson in an elimination game on Sunday at Noon. The Hatters (41-21) advanced with a 4-0 win over Alabama after pitchers Aric McAtee and Anthony DeFabbia combined to pitch a 5-hitter. FSU (44-15) awaits the winner of UCF-Stetson in the championship game (6 p.m.). The regional games were delayed three and a half hours due to weather, with the first pitch for the night contest coming at 8. Arnold (11-3) struck out five of the first seven UCF batters he faced, including an immaculate inning in the second when he struck out three batters.

SUNRISE — Paul Maurice has coached more games than anyone in NHL history without winning a Stanley Cup. He tried and came up just short in the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights last year. Related Articles Florida Panthers | Dave Hyde: ‘We’re not done yet’ — Panthers are back in Stanley Cup Final Florida Panthers | Game 6: Florida Panthers 2, New York Rangers 1 | PHOTOS He will get another bite at the apple now. The Panthers beat the Rangers, who were this season’s Presidents’ Trophy winners, 2-1 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on Saturday, clinching a second straight trip to the championship round.

By ALANIS THAMES (AP Sports Writer) FORT LAUDERDALE — Lionel Messi scored his 12th goal of the season in his last Major League Soccer match before the Copa America, and MLS-leading Inter Miami came from behind to tie St. Louis City 3-3 on Saturday night. Miami (10-3-5, 35 points) took a two-point lead atop the Eastern Conference standings and in MLS overall, ahead of second-place Cincinnati (10-3-3, 33 points), which did not play Saturday. Luis Suárez also scored his 12th goal for Inter Miami, and Jordi Alba had the tying goal in the 85th minute. Suárez and Messi are now tied for the team lead in goals, and are one shy of the MLS lead behind Cristian Arango of Real Salt Lake and Christian Benteke of D.

COCONUT GROVE —  Fish tales, a few of them true, were abundant Saturday afternoon at the 25th annual Fins Fishing Weekend at Grove Harbour Marina, such as the one about the 50.1-pound blackfin tuna, an unofficial world record, caught aboard the Miss Britt 34 Express. And Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson, the former Dolphins coach, was front and center for all the action, occasionally sipping on his Heineken Light on ice. “How many of us like warm beer?” Johnson, a longtime beer on the rocks drinker, quipped.

8212; Corey Seager singled twice and doubled to extend his hitting streak to 14 games and the Texas Rangers beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 on Saturday. The star shortstop, who also has an on-base streak of 24 games, is 19 for 51 during the stretch that began on May 14. Marcus Semien also had two singles and a double, while Robbie Grossman doubled and singled for the Rangers, who finished with 13 hits despite striking out 16 times. “Offense — what a great job they did,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said.