08/26/2008 - Greenville, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - East Carolina and head coach Skip Holtz have agreed to tentative terms that would keep him with the team through 2013.
Specific details of the contract cannot be released until final approval by the university's board of trustees.
Holtz, 44, was named head coach in December 2004 and has led the team to back- to-back winning seasons and bowl appearances for the first time since 1999-2000. The Pirates went 7-6 in 2006 and 8-5 last season, when the team beat Boise State 41-38 in the Hawai'i Bowl.
Since taking over the team, Holtz has compiled a 20-17 record with a 15-9 record in Conference USA play, including two consecutive second place finishes.
Holtz coached the quarterbacks under his father, Lou Holtz, at South Carolina in 2004. It was his sixth campaign on the South Carolina staff, serving as the offensive coordinator from 1999-2003.
His time in Columbia appeared to be over after the elder Holtz retired, paving the way for former Florida coach Steve Spurrier to return to the college ranks at the helm of the Gamecocks.
Before going to South Carolina in 1999, Skip was the head coach at the University of Connecticut for five seasons and held a 34-23 overall record. In his last season in Storrs, he led the Huskies to a 10-3 campaign and a berth in the second round of the Division I-AA playoffs. UConn had not yet made its move to Division I-A or the Big East at that time.
Holtz' coaching career began as an assistant at both Florida State and Colorado State in the late 1980s. He then joined his father at Notre Dame, where he guided the offense as coordinator in 1992 and 1993.
<< Nationals' Kearns headed back to DL
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals placed
right fielder Austin Kearns on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday for the
second time this season. Kearns has a stress fracture in his left foot.
Kearns mis
<< Bears part ways with Manning
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears terminated the
contract of veteran cornerback Ricky Manning, Jr. on Tuesday.
Manning came to the Bears in 2006 as a free agent and in 31 games, he has
posted 106 tackles,
<< Edmonton's Harris highlights CFL weekly awards
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A.J. Harris and Dario Romero of the Edmonton
Eskimos were among the top players for the CFL for Week 9.
Harris earned offensive honors after running for a CFL season-high 189 yards
and a score, plus 30
<< Confidence bubbling to surface for Red-hot Bulls
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It started out as a small bubble on
July 19, when the New York Red Bulls battled to a 2-2 draw with the Los
Angeles Galaxy to snap a two-game losing streak in Major League Soccer play.
A couple more bub
MLB enacts instant replay for home run calls >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that
it will enact instant replay for home run calls this week, becoming the last
of the four major North American sports leagues to do so.
The use of replay will
Detroit calls up Lambert to make debut >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers purchased the contract of
pitcher Chris Lambert from Triple-A Toledo to make his major league debut
Tuesday against the Cleveland Indians.
Lambert, 25, was 12-8 with a 3.50 earned r
Panthers sign WR Parker >>
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Panthers signed wide receiver
Samie Parker on Tuesday.
Parker, who was signed by Denver as an unrestricted free agent on April 15 and
released on Monday, spent the first four seasons of hi
Report: Strahan to stay retired >>
East Rutherford, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former New York Giants defensive end
Michael Strahan will reportedly remain retired, turning down an offer to come
back and play for the Super Bowl champions.
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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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