He is the only man to lead six universities to bowl games. Still, Lou Holtz never considered coaching his primary calling. He had a lot more to teach than X's and O's.

"I coached life. The same thing that would enable you to be a good player would enable you to be a good student, a good father, a good business person, et cetera," he said.

Holtz, who led Notre Dame to its last national championship in 1988 and also coached William & Mary, North Carolina State, Arkansas, Minnesota and South Carolina during his 33-season career, will be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame tomorrow at South Bend, Ind. He will be joined by fellow coaches John Cooper, the only coach to win a Rose Bowl with both a Pac-10 school (Arizona State) and Big Ten school (Ohio State), Jim Donnan, who coached at Marshall and Georgia, and former Missouri Valley coach Volney Ashford.

Former UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon of LSU and former Oklahoma State tailback Thurman Thomas head the class of 17 players being enshrined during two days of festivities today and tomorrow.

BASKETBALL

JAZZ PLAN TO KEEP MILLSAP

The Utah Jazz are going to hang on to forward Paul Millsap.

The Jazz posted on their Web site last night that they plan to match Portland's $32 million offer to Millsap, a restricted free agent. A formal announcement was scheduled for today.

Millsap averaged 13.5 points and 8.6 rebounds last season, playing mostly as a reserve. He stepped in when starter Carlos Boozer missed 41 games with a knee injury and had a string of 19 straight double-doubles.

SOFTBALL

EX-'BOWS LEAD AUSTRALIA

Former University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine Stacey Porter drove in all of Australia's runs in a 5-2 upset of 2008 Olympic gold medalist Japan in the World Cup of Softball at Oklahoma City.

Porter had a three-run home run in the third inning and a two-run single in the fourth against Naho Emoto (0-1). Justine Smethurst (1-0), another former UH player, allowed two runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings in earning the victory.

In other games yesterday, Jenae Leles hit a three-run homer as the U.S. beat the Netherlands, 7-2, and the Netherlands beat Italy, 6-2.

AND WHAT'S MORE

Graham Harrell, the NCAA Division I career leader in touchdown passes from Texas Tech, signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL yesterday. ... The Phoenix Mercury have suspended guard Diana Taurasi for two games without pay after she was cited on drunk-driving related charges. ... Mischa Zverev upset top-seeded Gilles Simon, 6-4, 6-2, yesterday to reach the quarterfinals of the Mercedes Cup at Stuttgart, Germany.