perhaps it didn't sit well with the athletic director mike webb said sonny dykes had interviewed for several other jobs over the past few years. regardless of the reason, he's gone. you'll get a nice parting gift. it roughly $6 million that's the buyout of the remainder of his contract. the raiders season came to an abrupt end yesterday in houston for today there back in alameda , sunny things and clearing out their lockers. this is a great season for them. 12 and five. not quite good enough. obviously their car was one of the big reasons why. knows that they would have won yesterday but we know they made the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. that's something to celebrate. their car was asked today and said if they made the super bowl, do you think you would have been ready to go despite breaking your fibula in december? >> absolutely. >> everyone was telling me no chance. unlikely. that's going to happen. all these things. that didn't mean anything to me i just said okay, thank you. i would've been out there. >> i'm going to sit back and reflect. went to know it's not easy to

sonny dykes says i'm surprised as you all about the news today.s is what he said to his players. i'm sorry you found out the way you did for good has been an honor to be your coach and speculation is running wild on the internet about possibly chip kelly taking the job. he coached in oregon had great success for many years, justified by the 49ers. delegates another nfl head coaching job. could get it assistant job like offensive coordinator perhaps but stranger things have happened. chip kelly rivers will be out there until cal hires the next head coach or chip kelly gets a job himself. the raiders returned home from easton after the tough season- ending defeat today. the off- season began to players cleaning out their lockers, packing up, hangouts for some will be back, some ones but the basic nucleus is attached. retail 12 games is no easy feat. waiters succeeded district exceeded everyone's expectations and making the playoffs for time in 14 years. their car was asked if the raiders has somehow made it to super bowl, with a have been ready to g

sonny dykes. tonight -- they hired 40 year-old jst >>> the kal football team has a new coach. they hired 40-year-old justin will cox. this will first head coaching job. he son the former son 49er linebacker. they expected to make full announcement this weekend. >>> a pep rally with a special guest. the santa marry ta campus was more than just about basketball imts. >> young man and great place to do is this institution, ak dem clee, spiritually, everything. >> drafted by warriors irjts tomorrow night's game is special. 70 years ago, tomorrow night he will drop, getting home redone through the sharp foundation and rebuilding together silicon valley. >> he was purple heart veteran and served in over marine. for. >> for about 1950 he raised 8 children there. >> back in a moment. stay with us. with the xfinity tv app, anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels, plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. you can even download from your x1 dvr and watch it offline. only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. download the xfinity tv app today. re

over on the cal campus with the football >>> a bit of a surprise another cal camp tuesday boo as sonny dykes was relieves of his duties. he had a 19-30 record, one winning season and one bowl victory, but they fell to 5-7 last year. his defense was one of the worst in the nation. he was openly interviewing for others jobs the past two weeks and mike williams decided it was time to pull the plug. he thanked coach dykes for his tenure, but it was never a good fit. the timing not ideal for find ago quality candidate as the offensive coordinator becomes an interim head coach. >>> wild card weekend concludes. two more games today. we kick off in the frozen tundra of green bay. they did not mind the 13 degree weather bev the game. never give ach record engineers a hail mary attempt in the playoffs. 4 it yards to randall cobb, are you kidding me? third quarter, eli manning through for 299 yards. 41 right down the middle to tavares king. but then it was all rodgers and cobb. cobb five catches, 116 yards, three touchdowns, then rod jess for a packer record four tds. they winter it, they'll place the

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. >>> a bit of a surprise today as sonny dykes was relieved of his duties. one winning season and one bowl victory, but they fell to 5-7 l.a. year and the defense was one of the worst in the nation. he was eeply interviewing for other jobs the past two years and mike williams decided it was time to pull the plug. he thanked coach dykes for his tenure, as he -- but it was never a good fit. the timing of this firing not ideal for finding a quality candidate, and the offensive coordinator becomes the interim head coach and also a candidate. >>> two more games today, we kick off in the frozen tundra today. odell beckham and victor cruz did not mind of 13-degree weather pregame. never give aaron rodgers a hail mary attempt in the playoffs. he had one last year, and at the end of the half, 14r si-of pack >>> right down the middle here. then it was all rodgers and cobb. they answer with a 30-yard connection, cobb five catches, three touchdowns rodgers threw for a packer playoff record, four tds, again packers win 38-13. they will face the cowboys next week. >>> tee

. >>> cal dismissed sonny dykes today. dikes was openly interviewing for other jobs the past two years. athletic director mike williams decided he needed a full commitment so it's time to pull the plug. he thanked coach dikes but it was never a good fit. timing of this firing is not ideal. >>> we'll have more from the dubs and college hoops later tonight at 11 p.m. over on abc7. if you don't think home field means anything, all t >>> tonight on abc 7 news at 11 flooding concerns across the bay area tonight as river reach near flood stage. we have team coverage. >>> a storm takes down a giant. the historic tree that's no longer upright tonight. join us for abc 7 news at 11 over on channel 7. >>> of course we have a long week of rainy weather ahead. a final check. >> we will track scattered showers tonight and tony morning during the morning commute. live doppler showing you two sets of rain, south bay and north bay in the accuweather forecast. rainy day on tuesday. >> thank you for watching. we'll see you at 11:00 over on c

. >>> a bit of a surprise today as sonny dykes was relieved of his duties.ning season and one bowl victory, but they fell to 5-7 l.a. year and the defense was one of the worst in the nation. he was eeply interviewing for other jobs the past two years and mike williams decided it was time to pull the plug. he thanked coach dykes for his tenure, as he -- but it was never a good fit. the timing of this firing not ideal for finding a quality candidate, and the offensive coordinator becomes the interim head coach and also a candidate. >>> two more games today, we kick off in the frozen tundra today. odell beckham and victor cruz did not mind of 13-degree weather pregame. never give aaron rodgers a hail mary attempt in the playoffs. he had one last year, and at the end of the half, 14r si-of pack >>> right down the middle here. then it was all rodgers and cobb. they answer with a 30-yard connection, cobb five catches, three touchdowns rodgers threw for a packer playoff record, four tds, again packers win 38-13. they will face the cowboys next week. >>> teerls were

head coach sonny dykes was called into the office of the athletic director yesterday, and williams firedim. the timing is a bit unusual, considering last march dykes signed a contract extension to stay at cal through 2019. the golden bears had just one winning system in dykes four years at cal. that was with jared go if ff as quarterback. williams said he wants a head coach who is committed to cal. dykes had interviewed for joshes at missouri and houston while at cal. >> now the raiders season is really over after losing to the texans on saturday. raiders team members were cleaning out their lockers after losing their first play- off game in 14 years. they might still be playing if quarterback derek carr hat not been -- had not been hurt during that game against the colts. he was asked how it felt to watch the raiders losing. >> it wasn't so much a helpless feeling as i just felt badded for my brothers. he put so much work in together, and you just want to be out there. you know, that's the hardest support that you don't get to strap it on, go out there and play the game with them. >> so

. >> gary:it looks like cal already has found a replacement for sonny dykes as it's head football coach the fox- sports-dot-com is reporting the school is in negotiations with university of wisconsin defensive coordinator justin wilcox to head the football program >> gary:wilcox was a cal assistant coach under jeff tedford and is the son of 49ers nfl hall of famer dave wilcox dykes was fired after information leaked that he was talking to baylor and houston about their coaching jobs. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. >> steve:thanks gary. here's what's next! >> reporter:we mentioned earlier. the lexington reservoir located between santa cruz and the south-bay just off highway 17 is full. >> reporter:it's so full it's spilling over. >> reporter:kron4's gabe slate went there and ran into some very happy people. return to >> 2010. -- this is the fullest it's been since 2010. >> it feels like the drought is completely over with all of the rain we got. i heard about 20inches? that's crazy. >> gabe: now you can't even get there ... someone tagged it. (male announc

>> gary:it looks like cal already has found a replacement for sonny dykes as it's head football coach >> gary:the fox- sports-dot- com is reporting the school is in negotiations with university of wisconsin defensive coordinator justin wilcox to head the football program >> gary:wilcox was a cal assistant coach under jeff tedford and is the son of 49ers nfl hall of famer dave wilcox >> gary:dykes was fired after information leaked that he was talking to baylor and houston about their coaching jobs. >> gary: so, there he is! justin wilcoxx >> gary:it's now official. the san diego chargers are moving to los angeles. >> gary:franchise owner dean spanos announced the move this morning. ending a 55- year stint in san diego. and fans not happy. some burned merchandise and others egged team headquarters. >> gary:the chargers first received the option to relocate last green light to go to inglewood. >> gary:the two teams will share a 2-point-6 billion dollar stadium. once its finished in 2019. >> gary:spanos wanted a new venue and san diego rejected a to pay for it. >> gary:spanos addressed t

. >>> cal is starting the search for a new head football coach after firing sonny dykes yesterday. some are calling the timing a bit unusual, as in march, dykes signed a contract extension through 2019. the golden bears had just one winning season in his four years at cal, and that was with jared goff as quarterback. he had openly applied for jobs in missouri, houston, and baylor without cal. cal's at lettic district i said he wants a coach who is economisted to u.c. berkeley. >>> now the raiders can file for relocation to las vegas as early as today, since their season is over. the raiders season ended on saturday after losing to the houston texans, 57-14. they were cleaning -- 27-14. they were cleaning out the lockers. they still might be playing if derek carr had not been juried in the game against the colts. he wad asked how it felt to the see raiders is on the short end of the score without him. >> it wasn't a helpless feeling. it was more, like, sad. i just felt for my brothers. we all put so much work together in the scene and the off-season, and you just want to be out ther

and if you listen to cal's athletic director mike williams, sonny dykes was out looking for other jobs year while he had an extension on the table he was interviewing around the country and this year just in the last six weeks interviewed for the baylor job. they didn't feel like he was committed. they pulled the plug. and with a school that's hemorrhaging money in their athletic department, let a coach go and have to pay him for a couple more years it's going to be tough to find a coach. >> how do you recruit? >> that's it. seven weeks after the season ended they make this move. tough haul for cal. >> thank you very much, shu. >> and thank you for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm eric thomas. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. have a great night and a better morning. intercourse that's painful due to menopausal changes. it's not likely to go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help. it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable. premarin vaginal cream treats vaginal changes du

. >> cal is starting the search for a new head foot call bawl comb, sonny dykes was called into the u.cletic director, and he fired him. the timing is a bit unusual, considering last march dykes signed contract extension to stay at cal through 2019. the golden bears have just one winning season in dykes four years at cal. it happened with jared two of as the quarterback. williams said he wants a head coach who is committed to cal. dykes had interviewed for jobs at missouri, houston, and baylor, while at cal. >> the raiders season is over after losing to he the houston texans 27-14 on saturday. team members were cleaning out their lockers after lose are their first play-off game in 14 years. they might still be playing, and say, if derek carr hasn't been injured in the game against the colts. he tad asked how it fit to see the raiders is on he short end of the score without him. >> it wasn't a helpless feeling. it was more sad. i just feel for my brothers. we put so much work in together, and you just want to be out there. you know, that's the hard it's part, is that you don't get to str

one week after the surprising announcement that cal fired sonny dykes. wilcox comes from a good football lineage. his dad is a hall of famer for the 49ers. like backer from the '60s and '70s. josh a tight end from oregon played two seasons with the new orleans saints. justin wilcox was the defensive coordinator. a usc grad, she loves to tell us about usc, she said this guy is great. they were sad to see him leave usc. >> autumn is a big sports fan. >> she is. >> lots of knowledge. >> she is a gracious fan because ucl-usc rivalry -- rosemary? >> talk about cal-usc. we are due. >> always a good time. >>> we are looking at a good time if you are in the bay area today weather-wise. nice weather this morning. it depends where you are at. you could be waking up with sunshine and a chilly start or this. in oakland, fog, low clouds and visibility poor for some. over the north bay and east bay, we are watching it influence few wait. down about a quarter mile around the santa rosa airport reported there, along the valley floor, highway 101 in the north bay, east b