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Les Miles has a new seven-year contract at LSU that also will result in a pay raise for one of the most successful coaches in the history of the Tigers football program. "Im a LSU head coach and will be a LSU head coach for as long as I can be," Miles said Wednesday. "Hopefully, well look up seven years from now and Ill be looking for another seven-year extension." The new contract runs through 2019, which amounts to a two-year extension. LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said financial details were still being worked out and will be released after LSU plays in a still-undecided bowl game to close out this season. A person familiar with the contract said that Miles new annual pay would be in the range of $4.3 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because financial details of Miles deal were not released. Miles previous contract paid about $3.75 million annually through 2017. He has not received a raise since 2008, after LSUs last national title, though he has since received an extension and raises for assistants. "It is not all about winning championships," Alleva said. "Its about being in the hunt to win championships. "Les Miles is one of the premier coaches in the country and has LSU in contention for championships year in and year out. Only two coaches in the 119-year history of LSU football have coached as many years at this school and only one has won more games." Miles has an 85-20 record since arriving at LSU in 2005 with two Southeastern Conference titles, the one national title and two BCS championship game appearances. Only Charles McClendon won more games as Tigers coach (137). The victory over Arkansas last Friday clinched Miles fifth 10-win season at LSU. "The coaching business is a competitive one and it is important to compensate our coach for his accomplishments and his worth," Alleva said. "(Miles) has continued to keep LSU on the national stage. Coach made a commitment to LSU and LSU made a commitment to coach." Miles said Arkansas representatives reached out to him in a preliminary way, but he also said reports of a five-year, $27.5 million offer to take over the Razorbacks program were "not true." "I have great respect for the AD (Jeff Long), a college friend of mine," Miles said. "My talks were very preliminary. They fell far short of being serious. I can tell you that this Miles family is awfully comfortable in southern Louisiana. I think home is what we call this place." Alleva said LSU already planned to offer Miles an enhanced contract after this season, but decided to close the deal now to snuff out speculation that Miles could be lured elsewhere. "Speculation about other job opportunities accelerated our process a little," Alleva said. "I think we have accomplished the important step of securing Les Miles as our head coach for the long-term good of the program." In the short-term, Miles has given his team two weeks off. The Tigers will find out their bowl destination Sunday with the Capital One Bowl, the Cotton Bowl and the Chick-fil-A Bowl being the leaders. LSU will begin bowl practice after fall exams end Dec. 8. "We look forward to playing in a quality bowl game," Miles said. "We should add two starters (linebacker Kwon Alexander and guard Josh Williford). We should be healthy. I think well fill the bowl arena. There is speculation as to which bowl. I know LSU will be in attendance and that will be enough." LSUs 21-17 loss to Alabama, for all practical purposes, ended its opportunity to repeat as SEC champion. With a loss at Florida, the Tigers finished with a 10-2 record. LSU posted that mark even though six projected starters missed all or most of the season. "I would never take 10-2 as a final" record, Miles said. "But, as this year played out, I think this team improved. Three games into (the season), the team changed numbers. We had key players not there. Guys stepped in and played big. This team fought like hell and fought adversity." ------ Bryan Lazare contributed to this story from Baton Rouge, La. Cheap Jerseys Direct . Roddick beat Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to win the Atlanta Open and earn his 32nd ATP World Tour title on Sunday. Cheap Jerseys From China . With the win, the 24-year-old Wozniak, of Blainville, Que., reached the quarter-finals of a WTA event for the third time this season, after posting last-eight performances in Budapest and at Montreals Rogers Cup two weeks ago. http://www.dancewithmeusa.com/hot.html . The Goldeyes lost for the first time in six outings against Sioux City 5-2 Saturday night at Lewis and Clark Park in Iowa.For the second time in as many nights, the Moose Jaw Warriors let a third-period lead slip away. The Seattle Thunderbirds rallied to a 4-3 shootout win over the Warriors in Western Hockey League action Saturday. Alexander Delnov and Riley Sheen scored in the shootout for the Thunderbirds (8-7-1), while Brendan Rouse, Seth Swenson and Robert Lipsbergs scored in regulation. Andrew Johnson and Tanner Eberle scored in the first period for Moose Jaw (7-7-4), while Sam Fioretti added one more in the third. "We definitely want to be known as a team that can close out a game. You want to be tough to play against -- especially when you have a lead late in the third period," said Warriors left-winger Jordan Messier. "We have to address it. "If we play like we played in the first 20 (minutes) were going to like the result most nights." Elsewhere in the WHL it was: Calgary 4 Brandon 2; Vancouver 6 Kootenay 3; Lethbridge 5 Saskatoon 4 (SO); Seattle 4 Moose Jaw 3 (SO); Regina 4 Prince Albert 1; Edmonton 2 Swift Current 1; Portland 6 Victoria 2; Kelowna 5 Prince George 0; Spokane 5 Everett 0 and Tri-City 5 Red Deer 2. At Moose Jaw, Sask., Johnson and Eberle staked the Warriors to a 2-0 lead, but Swenson scored for Seattle in the second and Lipsbergs tied the game 3:23 into the third on the power play. Fiorettis goal put Moose Jaw back on top but Rouse added another power-play goal for the Thunderbirds at 14:43 to force extra time. "Any time you sit back in this league -- it doesnt matter the team -- theyre going to make you pay for it,&quuot; said Messier.dddddddddddd "We came out hard in the first period and we sat back and let them back in the game and it cost us." Former Warriors goaltender Brandon Glover made 22 saves for Seattle, while Daniel Wapple stopped 28 shots for Moose Jaw. Hitmen 4 Wheat Kings 2 At Brandon, Man., Greg Chase set up three goals to lead Calgary (10-4-3) past the Wheat Kings (8-7-3). Giants 6 Ice 3 At Cranbrook, B.C., Marek Tvrdon scored twice and added two assists in Vancouvers (5-11-0) victory over Kootenay (4-10-1). Hurricanes 5 Blades 4 (SO) At Lethbridge, Alta., Jay Merkley was the lone scorer in the shootout as the Hurricanes (10-7-2) edged Saskatoon (7-9-1). Pats 4 Raiders 1 At Regina, Sask., goaltender Matt Hewitt made 36 saves as the Pats (7-11-1) dumped Prince Albert (11-5-2). Oil Kings 2 Broncos 1 At Swift Current, Sask., Michael St. Croix scored his team-leading 11th goal with 11:43 left in regulation to spark Edmonton (10-4-3) to a win over the Broncos (7-8-5). Winterhawks 6 Royals 2 At Portland, Ore., the Winterhawks (12-3-1) won their eighth in a row, as they rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the first period to dump Victoria (9-8-0). Rockets 5 Cougars 0 At Kelowna, B.C., Jackson Whistle made 21 saves as the Rockets (10-6-2) blanked Prince George (7-8-2). Chiefs 5 Silvertips 0 At Spokane, Wash., Eric Williams made 26 saves as the Chiefs (12-6-0) shut out Everett (6-11-2). Americans 5 Rebels 2 At Kennewick, Wash., Justin Feser and Brian Williams had two goals apiece to lead Tri-City (11-6-2) past the Rebels (9-9-2). ' ' '