jim schwartz in detroit. l >>> you're fired! >> it's black monday. let go by the redskins. jim schwartz in detroit, leslie frazier adios for the vikings, greg schiano gone and the browns fired their coach after one season. >>> basketball, sacramento based grant high school picked a holiday tournament for a showcase. first they had to figure out socal. off the turnover here's brown to olivier. able tv live grant wins it 61-58 in the tournament. olivier is the tournament mvp averaging 20 points per game. >>> tonight's top five, if you're going to deliver a memorable television live shot, kids, do it like the utah reporter. >> reporter: i have cross- country skis. so give us some base. okay. e >> you all right? >> no. 4, how do you want a retiring mack brown? like this with a texas longhorns band. texas lost the alamo bowl game to oregon 30-7. no. 3 check the reporter on this hard check. just an ordinary chicago/l.a. game. no. 2, allen and he's going to duke next year, yeah! jumps over four guys. no. 1, champion baptist college first points of the game

jim schwartz, mike shanahan, and greg sciano, leslie frazier, and rob chad ingey. progress is on the way. >> they are all waiting. >> that is the sporting life. >> thank you. >>> tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news, armed men confront a woman sitting in her car, what she did that sent them running. >> and we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. thank you so much for joining us. good night. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. what's with all the yogurt? shh! durkas has been breaking into my locker. ohh. but i've got a little revenge planned. sorry. i just remembere

washington's mike shanahan, tampa bay's greg schiano, minnesota's leslie fraser and detroit's jim schwartz. here's one guy who has a new job, tim tebow. he joins espn as a college football analyst. he debuts january 6th on pregame coverage of the bcs national championship game. finally got a job there. happy 29th birthday, lebron james. his gift, 26 points for his 525th time in a row scoring double digits. james came back from an injury to lead a fourth quarter comeback 97-94 over the denver nuggets. >>> so this utah reporter keeps on getting higher in this because he's losing consciousness during a live interview. hang on a second. she recovers and nonchalantly finishes that interview. she says on her blog she calmly faints in high, cold altitudes and it's okay to giggle because she did that very same thing when she watched that video. >> i can't giggle. was she okay? >> absolutely fine. >> are you sure? >> she says she and her twin sister in these high altitudes and cold pass out. what a swell person to say that. >> that's real dedication. >> it is. get out of her way, right? >> thanks,

jim schwartz in detroit. lesli frazier from the vikings. greg gone in tampa. and sunday, the browns fired rob after just one season. carlos rogers has an injured right hamstring. he did it at some point, yesterday's win. we don't have the results, but his status for sunday is uncertain. for week one, we play matthews, out of bounds. not likely to happen again. matthews will be out sunday. best defensive player has a busted thumb. retiring mack brown, coach's final game. two pick six's thrown by the quarterback. the damage, number two in oregon beats texas 30-7. fare well to mack brown. the turnover to oliver. to grant high school star was a tournament mvp. 61-58 at marin catholic tonight. i was shooting it and the floor shook. >> boom, boom. >> that does it for the news at 10:00. we'll see you at 11:00. >> always on kpix.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (bart laughing) (children cry out in pain) (children groaning) bart, stop it! you might fall. oh, he's such a cute little rascal. (thinking): oh, my god, is she flirting with me? i can see where he gets his good looks.

jim schwartz of the detroit lions, greg schiano of tampa bay, mike shanahan of the washington redskins, leslie frazier of the minnesota vikings, and rob chudzinski of the cleveland browns. the numbers tell it all. the coaches had a record of 23 wins and 56 losses this season. >>> and here's a number we can all relate to. the census bureau projected today the u.s. population will be 317,297,938 on new year's day. up less than 1% from last year. and consider this, it's projected someone will be born every eight seconds in this country while someone will die every 12 seconds. >>> and tomorrow night on new year's eve, a special role for supreme court justice sonia sotomayor as she becomes the first supreme court justice to lower the new year's ball in times square. she'll press the button to begin the 60-second descent of the sparkling ball to ring in 2014. >>> when we come back, "making a difference" for thousands of kids who make a wish. >>> finally tonight an update on a program that's been making a big difference in the lives of young people, not just around the holidays but all year l

chip kelly and the eagles facing jim schwartz, the lions, and the snow.it was coming down in the fourth quarter. eagles down 20-14. lesean mccoy, think he was impacted by the elements? i don't think so. 29 carries. 217 yards. two touchdowns. look at the eagles. at 8-5. 34-20 win. >>> and kobe bryant made his season debut for the lakers last night. coming back from the achilles. they lost at home to the raptors. his stat line, nine points, eight rebounds, four assists, eight turnovers. he said afterwards, it felt good the get out there. he said he would give himself an "f" if he was grading himself. the next live "sportscenter," 9:00 a.m. eastern on espn. have a great week, everybody. >>> one more highlight from the lions-eagles game. in the philadelphia snow. it's our "play of the day." featuring one of the nfl's top receivers. >> calvin johnson hauled in a 33-yard pass from matthew stafford. he came up with a helmet full of snow. the man they call megatron doing his best snowman impression. whoo! >> oh, my goodness. one commentator said simply, it looks

also, in detroit, jim schwartz the head coach of the lions will be meeting with ownership on monday. some mixed opinions on whether or not he will be fired. we'll find out more on monday morning. reports that frazier is out with minnesota. >>> finally, mike munchak has been with the titans organization for more than three decades. he will be meeting this week with ceo tommy smith who has said that he is agonizing over what to do with the team's long-time head coach. >>> meanwhile, couple other names to keep an eye on, greg schiano of the buccaneers, unclear what ownership will do with him and dennis allen of the raiders is believed to be on the hot seat but said after today's loss to the broncos he firmly believes he should have an opportunity to return for another season. >>> in pittsburgh, they never make coaching changes, so that's not going to happen this year. especially with the team nearly making it to the post season. and they came closer than most realized to making it to the post season. the end of the day's chiefs/chargers game, when ryan missed a 41 yard field goal won th

. -- jim schwartz. >> we have fallen short of the expert nations of the ownership.ectations are simple, and a very strongly want to bring a consistently winning football team to the fans of the city of detroit. we fell short of that. the decision made today was a direct decision from falling short of the goal. by frankly we did not win enough of those games. the search has already been done for the next head coach should of the lions. >> tampa bay cleaned house. getting rid of the general manager as well. one coat allegedly on the hot seat who kept his job was rex ryan. even after a rough start, he has been with giants in the -- in 2009. the head coach is the backbone of any football team. it you do, here is rj manning. >> i know sometimes we talk about coaches and we talk about the real successful guys out there. i think the junior high coaches, high school coaches. i have always said i was fortunate enough to have a father who was influential on us. coaches have more influence and more impact, especially on young men than anyone else. >> do you remember a particul

minnesota's leslie frazier, tampa way's greg schiano, and detroit's jim schwartz were also let go. >> made a smooth recovery. brooke graham of our affiliate kutv is fine after passing out during a live interview sunday. >> so i'm here with richard from the utah nordic alions from utah. you guys are teaching me how to cross country ski. give me some -- >> moments later, graham pops back up and continues the interview while sitting. in a bloog post, she later wrote, it wasn't the first time she passed out in high altitudes. she does plan to get checked out by a doctor to make sure it's not tied to something serious. someone deserves a raise. >>> coming up, the year in review, a look back at 2013. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." from the big screen to small screens near and far twizzlerize your entertainment every day with twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. ♪ the joint is jumpin' ♪ it's really jumpin' osteo bi-flex® helps strengthen your joints.° like calcium supplements can help your bones, osteo bi-flex® can help your joints° so you can keep doing what you lov

washington's mike shanahan, tampa bay's greg schiano, minnesota's leslie frasier and detroit's jim schwartz. that now leaves six job openings out of 32 teams. >>> and here's one guy who has a new job, tim tebow. the former nfl quarterback joins espn as college football analyst. tebow's multiyear commitment debuts january 6th, and pregame coverage of the bcs national championship game. he's got a job. >>> happy 29th birthday to lebron james. and his special day gift, 26 points, or his 525th time in a row scoring double digits. james back from an injury leads miami over denver 97-94. >>> utah reporter brooke graham, her voice keeps getting higher, and then -- oh, veronica, she loses consciousness during that live interview. and then when she recovers, she nonchalantly finishes the interview there. graham saying on her blog that she commonly faints in high cold altitudes, and that's okay if you want to giggle, because she did this very same thing when she watched that video. >> she is such a trooper. she is such a trooper. >> yeah. >> she gets right back up and keeps going. >> and she finishes

jim schwartz after five years. vikings made playoffs last year. the bucks fired greg shano and a lot of teams would like to talk with david shaw, shaw continues to repeat he's flattered but is planning on staying at stanford asked about nfl again, today. >> it continues to keep eyes turning towards stanford which i think is cool. it's a testament to what is accomplished to what our seniors helped build >> the game kicks off on wednesday, 2:00 p.m . i will be there live and tweeting all game long. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> join me tonight at lack of rain uncovered a piece of history. >> so called fit mom is back. how she's bringing motivations to the masses now. >> and tonight's prime time line up tonight abc app to watch on the go. just visit watch abc.com for details. >> that app is great ask comes in handy. that is this edition of abc7 news. now, your time here. >> thanks for joining us. have a terrific evening. >> see you at 9:00 and 11:00. this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- a teacher and tut

jim schwartz after five years. vikings made playoffs last year.ks fired greg shano and a lot of teams would like to talk with david shaw, shaw continues to repeat he's flattered but is planning on staying at stanford asked about nfl again, today. >> it continues to keep eyes turning towards stanford which i think is cool. it's a testament to what is accomplished to what our seniors helped build >> the game kicks off on wednesday, 2:00 p.m . i will be there live and tweeting all game long. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> join me tonight at 9:00 the lack of rain uncovered a piece of history. >> so called fit mom is back. how she's bringing motivations to the masses now. >> and tonight's prime time line up tonight and you can use watch abc app to watch on the go. just visit watch abc.com for details. >> that app is great ask comes in handy. that is this edition of abc7 news. now, we appreciate your time here. >> thanks for joining us. have a terrific evening. >> see you at 9:00 and 11:00. [unlocking door] hey. (dennis) hi,

washington redskins mike shanahan leslie frasier, tampa b bay's greg shiano and jim schwartz are victims of black monday. the 16th combine for 24 wins 71 losses and one tie this year. >>> flying in help. passengers on board of an ice lodged research ship will need to be rescued helicopter. >> they stomped out in the snow and ice so they can reach us when the weather improves. >> the decision was made after three ice break hers failed to etch radio the ship late christmas eve. 52 scientists and tourists will be evacuated but the ship's crew will stay and wait for the ice to break up. >> he's back for more. a big black bear brakes into a florida man's house for the second time in the last week. the first break happened the day after christmas when he smelled turkey leftovers. sunday night the same bear returned looking for another snack. the homeowner said there wasn't any food out this time. >> no food. i only make mistakes once so i put the food up. i guess he was just checking back. >> the bear sniffed around for a few minutes and then he left. the homeowner is considering building a fe

. >> five seasons ago, jim schwartz took on the task of resurrecting the first winless team in nfl history. within two seasons he had the lions in the playoffs but his teams finished a combined 2 and 14 over the second halves of the last two as soon as. greg schiano came to the buck buccaneers, but he brought too many of his college tactics to the pro ranks. had the game won and was merely kneeling down to run out the clock. the bucs also fired gm mark dominic. >>> now, to the strangest firing. coach rod chudzinski had been on the job, even though he has ten three years and $10.5 million on his contract, the browns apparently made the move sunday night instead of monday because chudzinski asked them to. frazier was done in by instability at quarterback. he started three of them this last season. he leaves with an overall record of 18 and 33. now two sets of numbers summarize why these coaches are out of work. first, the six coaches fired so far countin counting meufnt's gy kubi -- houston's gary kubiak, each of them finished in the bottom half of the league in that category. don't cry for

coach mike shanahan, leslie fraser, brown's coach, tampa bay buc's coach and the line yoez coach jim schwartz. who could be the next to fall? now bob, you are a redskins fan. which is racist by the way. that logo is very racist. shanahan had a strange relationship with rg3, he put him in the game last year and got hurt, there was a trust situation there, they were 3-13, won the nfc last year and now 3-13 is pathetic. what happened there. >> part of it is that his own son was the offensive coordinator. which is not a good idea. but redskins fans have no patience to wait. the redskins have been rebuilding and top draft choices, they've done ranlly -- reasonably well with them. i don't think shanahan was the right coach but we have to do it over again. we've had seven coaches in about ten years and if you don't win, after two seasons, goodbye. >> i like mike shanahan. i think he is a great football coach. his roots are starting out as an offensive coordinator and he's worked for the 49ers and the raiders, west coast -- >> and you're a niners fan? >> i am a niners fan. i don't think it is best --

lion as firing coach jim schwartz, flopping to 7-9 season. this is the big one.edskins, finishing 3-13. it is looking for the 8th head coach in 16 seasons. and woody johnson will resign head coach recollection ryan this is major victory because ryan faced constant specialization about his job status. woody johnson, the jets owner said they could not be prouder of team. they played one hell of a game yesterday against miami. just a maysing game. cheryl: more dangerous to be head coach on football than news anchor on television. david: that is unwith way of putting it. let us hope and pray. on "money" with melissa francis. >> new wave of wage revolution sweeping the country. in two days minimum wage workers in 13 states will get bigger paychecks but how many businesses could be lost because of the strain? two representatives from florida here to fight it out because even when they say it's not it is always about money adam: happy new year's yves saint laurent. i'm adam shapiro in for melissa francis. when the

mike shanahan, and detroit lion's jim schwartz, and also, minnesota vikings' leslie fraser, after winningt five games, and in tampa bay, a four win seasoning got greg sheehano fired. greg kaczinski got choked up when he was hired. >>> michael schumacher remains in a medically induced coma this morning. he was injured in a skiing accident in the french alps. the doctors can't predict the outcome. >> he battled his way to the top of the formula one circuit. and now michael schumacher is fighting for his life. he was skiing with his family in france when he fell and hit his head on a rock. doctors say that schumacher suffered bleed on the brain, and if he had not been wearing a helmet he would have been far worse. they put him in a medical induced coma. >> all of the treatments are being applied, but right now, we can't predict what the outcome will be for him. >> fans and fellow racecar drivers around the world have sent wishes for schumacher's speedy recovery. >> he's a great family man, and he's a hugely successful racing driver, well retired now, but he still had the bug for excitement,

jim schwartz out as lions coach. leslie frasier let go by the vikings. greg shiu ano out at tampa bay and yesterday the browns fired bob chud sin ski after just one season. >>> if you were busy taking down the tree this weekend, here's what you missed. everybody on hand. >> sweep on espn. >> asleep on espn. >> johnson had to nudge him to wake him up. unbelievable. >> rams defensive lineman kendall had a bad day hit an official in the face was ejected and heckled by the seahawks crowd. >> it's chris bosh with a game winner in portland. hockey a goal deflected off your face. that's new jersey's travis sajak to beat the islanders. oh, man. bizarre in chicago. everybody stops thinking incompletion by green bay. no whistle. so jamal boykin picked it up off the turf and ran for the touchdown! that's a gift. and former cal star marvin jones a one-handed catch as cincinnati beats the ravens at home. cincinnati unbeaten at home all year. just some of the plays of the weekend that you might have missed. >> a lot of people crushed by that cowboys loss. >> oh, yeah.

regular season finished and mike and leslie frazier and tampa bay and cleveland rob and detroit jim schwartzmarching orders and schwartz spent five seasons coaching the lions. >> we have fallen short of the expectations of our ownership and those expectations are simple. they very strongly want to bring a consistently winning football team to the fans of the city of detroit. and we fell short of that in the decision that was made today was a direct reflection of falling short of that goal. >> reporter: as 2013 comes to a close we thought we would look back at some of the most memorable moments in sport this year. in january lance armstrong came clean to oprah winfrey saying he doped through his career and stripped of his 7 tour de france titles and intoing to april and adam scott is the first australian to win the tournament. world two beating cabrara in the second hole of the death playoff and second title. alex ferguson stepped down for united after 27 years and bowed out with a 13th league title and in the same month his former person david beck am retired from football at 38. and the fir

jim schwartz in detroit. leslie frazier the vikings. greg schiano gone in tampa.nd sunday, the browns fired rob chudzinski after just one season. carlos rodgers number 22 in right has an injured right hamstring. we don't know the results of an mri but his status for sunday's game with the packers unknown. remember nfl week one? that's when clay matthews hauled down colin kaepernick out of bounds. not going to happen again because matthews is out with a broken thumb. and mack brown coached his final game for texas last night at the alamobowl. two pick sixes by his quarterback mccoy did him in. oregon beat texas 30-7. farewell to mack brown. cameron oliver, that is a man shot to dunk at the classic. grant beat crespie final of 61- 58. that was cameron oliver. oh, by the way, the tournament mvp. see, we bring a little bit of it all to you this morning. have a good day, everybody. >>> virginia, tennessee giving us our play of the day. time running out. first half tennessee's antonio barton pulls up inside half court says i want three! got it! knocks down the big three

mike shanahan, jim schwartz, greg schiano, leslie frazier, beloved by his locker room in minnesota buthat organization has to sell new tickets for a new stadium and they say he has to go as well. so you've got six openings, including gary kubiak, who was fired in houston a few weeks ago in the nfl and hey, they might not be done yet, guys. there is a situation in oakland where we're still waiting to hear how that's going to go. the situation in tennessee is still developing. so a lot of people losing their jobs today, a lot of people not just the head coaches but the assistants. it tells you what a tough world the nfl is. there are 20 teams that didn't make the playoffs that are sitting around today and already six of them have said the head coach has to go. >> it is seth myers on twitter who remarked it reminds him of the final scene in "the godfather" where all these rival gang members get whacked. in particular, browns players don't seem to be taking the news of their coach's firing too well. according to mike silver of nfl network, one browns player said quote, we are so dysfunctio

the casualties are jim schwartz of the detroit lions. minnesota vikings leslie frazier, and greg schiano, and the washington redskins mike shanahan. and the cleveland browns rob chudzinski was fired after one season. >> time for some of this morning's headlines. >>> in "the washington post," younger vets are outraged after cuts in pensions. the bipartisan budget deal signed by president obama last week includes a 1% cut in their annual cost of living increase. veterans say that means on a solemn pact with those who sacrifice for this country. many lawmakers vow to roll back the cut when congress returns to work next week. >>> "the new york times" says an official who supervised the troubled rollout of obamacare is retiring. michelle snyder is the second administration official to leave in the wake of the problems at healthcare.gov. she was actively involved in efforts to repair the site. >>> the "los angeles times" said the state of california is running out of money to map earthquake faults. the maps are crucial for enforcing building r