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C4 Antelope Valley Press, Wednesday, December 26, 2018 Morning rush USA Hockey offers deal to top women Valley Press news services By LARRY LAGE CAREERS vate lessons on the ice between TCU wins Diamond Head Classic, 83-69 Associated Press USA Hockey her own training and compe- over Indiana State PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Kelly forward Kelly tition to make ends meet after HONOLULU — Alex Robinson had 15 points, Pannek is on pace to graduate Panneck (12), seen graduating from Wisconsin. eight rebounds and four assists and TCU withstood a from the University of Minneso- “Coming out of college and late rally to beat Indiana State 83-69 on Tuesday night during practice ta in the spring with a finance on Dec. 20, can having that transition without a in the championship game of the Diamond Head Clas- set template of what you should degree. With two internships in afford to play sic. be doing and how to be a pro- wealth management also on her hockey thanks TCU led 40-30 at halftime behind a balanced scor- fessional was challenging,” said resume, she is a prime candi- to a landmark ing attack as nine of the 10 Frogs who played scored. Knight, now 29 and playing with TCU had its first double-digit lead with 3:23 left in the date to get hired in the business deal USA Hockey world. the CWHL’s Les Canadiennes in first half and Indiana State wasn’t able to get closer agreed to with The 2018 Olympic champion Montreal. than eight points the rest of the game. elite women in the TCU was ahead by 22 points with 9:38 remaining plans to put her off-ice-career on Two-time Olympian Amanda hold, thanks to a landmark deal sport less last year. Kessel, who is 27, said the in- but didn’t make another field goal for nearly six min- Associated Press utes as Indiana State went on an 11-0 run to pull to involving USA Hockey last year. creased training stipend allows 71-60. But Robinson scored six points during an 8-0 “I plan on just playing hockey when it won gold over Canada had to say and shared informa- her to live in New York City and run to seal it. as long as I can because I can,” at the Olympics earlier this year. tion about the USA Hockey’s not worry about balancing her JD Miller had 12 points, 11 rebounds and four she said. “Before that, all of us relied on mission. career with a life as much as be- assists for TCU (11-1), which won its eighth straight. That used to be a challenging other income from a second job, “The communication is better fore. The Frogs will stay in Hawaii to face Hawaii Pacific choice for the nation’s top female spousal and family support be- than it has been,” Kelleher said “It was just stressful,” she on Friday. hockey players. cause we weren’t earning a living before one of his meetings with said. “You still loved playing Jordan Barnes, averaging 21.5 points per game, After threatening not to show that supported us in an appro- the group. “Relationship-wise, hockey, but when you’re 25, 26 had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists for Indi- up at the 2017 world champion- priate way. The deal also created we need to have great team- years old and you don’t have an ana State (8-4). Tyreke Key also scored 14 points. The income you’re think, ‘What am Sycamores were just 8 of 16 at the free-throw line. ship at USA Hockey Arena, the awareness and cultural change.” mates and be great teammates. top American female players in During USA Hockey’s train- We want to understand their I doing?’ I had some help from Black Jack takes early lead in Sydney to the sport agreed to a package ing camp last week, where 44 of side and what they’re looking for. family at times. I had side money Hobart of improvements, including one the top women in the sport gath- We also want to give them more from camps and just had to pinch SYDNEY — Supermaxi Black Jack was the first that helped their bottom line. ered, the governing body had background on our organization, pennies. Now, I have no problem yacht through Sydney Heads for the second successive Post-graduate hockey players some of its top executives in at- which has 650,000 participants getting a massage or going to year as the 74th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race com- can make about $70,000 a year tendance. Three-time Olympian and 1.2 million members. There’s physical therapy and paying out menced on Wednesday. and about $130,000 annually in Hilary Knight said that was new a lot that goes with that.” of pocket to take care of myself.” In front of tens of thousands of onlookers on the Olympic years. and suggested a dramatic differ- Before the 2017 agreement, The deal with USA Hockey shore and a flotilla of spectator boats on Sydney Har- “The progress we made ence in support. many players had to juggle jobs also allows women to collect their bour, Black Jack reached the first rounding mark in through that deal has changed a USA Hockey executive direc- and decide whether to stick with training stipends while pregnant, a little over 13 minutes just ahead of rivals InfoTrack lot of our lives, and changed the tor Pat Kelleher was in suburban the sport or to give it up to pay a benefit enjoyed by the Monique and Wild Oats X. future of our sport,” said Meghan Detroit not just to be seen. He the bills. Lamoureux-Morando and Joce- International entry Sun Hung Kai Scallywag from Duggan, who captained the U.S. said he heard what the women Knight used to squeeze in pri- lyne Lamoureux-Davidson. Hong Kong was fourth, followed by Winning Applianc- es. Line honors favorite Comanche rounded the mark in sixth as the 85-strong fleet began its southerly NFL COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPORTS ODDS NHL NBA course for the 628 nautical mile passage to Hobart, NATIONAL CONFERENCE FCS Playoffs NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE Tasmania. West Championship Today Pacific Division Pacific Division FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG W L Pct GB This year’s race features its first all-female crew, W L T Pct PF PA Saturday, Jan. 5 GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-L.A. Rams 12 3 0 .800 479 352 At Toyota Stadium; Frisco, Texas at ORLANDO 4 (208½) Phoenix Calgary 37 22 12 3 47 127 103 Golden State 23 12 .657 — at DETROIT 5 (221½) Washington skippered by Australian Stacey Jackson but with x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 401 323 North Dakota State (14-0) vs. Eastern San Jose 38 19 12 7 45 124 115 L.A. Lakers 20 14 .588 2½ Indiana 8 (217½) at ATLANTA L.A. Clippers 19 14 .576 3 sailors from Britain, New Zealand, the U.S. and the San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 310 387 Washington (12-2), 9 a.m. Vegas 39 20 15 4 44 117 112 at MIAMI OFF (OFF) Toronto Sacramento 18 15 .545 4 Arizona 3 12 0 .200 201 398 Netherlands. The tactician on Wild Oats X is Austra- at BROOKLYN 2 (220½) Charlotte Ducks 38 19 14 5 43 95 109 Phoenix 8 26 .235 14½ lian Katie Spithill, sister of America’s Cup racer Jim- East Bowl Glance at MEMPHIS 10½ (196½) Cleveland Edmonton 36 18 15 3 39 102 111 Southwest Division at CHICAGO OFF (OFF) Minnesota W L T Pct PF PA Saturday, Dec. 15 Vancouver 39 17 18 4 38 117 125 W L Pct GB my Spithill. at DALLAS 2½ (228½) New Orleans y-Dallas 9 6 0 .600 303 289 Celebration Bowl Arizona 36 16 18 2 34 93 101 Houston 18 15 .545 — Comanche, skippered by Jim Cooney, set the race Philadelphia 8 7 0 .533 343 348 N.C. A&T 24, Alcorn State 22 at SAN ANTONIO 3 (213½) Denver Kings 37 14 20 3 31 86 112 at LA CLIPPERS 5 (236½) Sacramento San Antonio 18 16 .529 ½ record of 1 day, 9 hours, 15 minutes, 24 seconds while Washington 7 8 0 .467 281 335 Cure Bowl Central Division Memphis 17 16 .515 1 Tulane 41, Louisiana-Lafayette 24 COLLEGE BASKETBALL N.Y. Giants 5 10 0 .333 334 376 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 15 17 .469 2½ winning last year in controversial circumstances. New Mexico Bowl Today First-place finisher Wild Oats XI, which has won line South FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Winnipeg 36 24 10 2 50 128 101 New Orleans 15 19 .441 3½ W L T Pct PF PA Albuquerque Northwest Division Utah State 52, North Texas 13 No Games Scheduled Nashville 37 22 13 2 46 111 95 honors nine times, was given a one-hour time penalty y-New Orlns 13 2 0 .867 490 320 W L Pct GB Las Vegas Bowl College Football Colorado 37 19 12 6 44 129 115 for an illegal tack on Comanche while still in Sydney Today Bowls Denver 21 10 .677 — Atlanta 6 9 0 .400 380 391 Fresno State 31, Arizona State 20 Dallas 37 18 16 3 39 99 102 Harbour, giving Comanche the win.