Subject: Houston Dynamo

• A Grassroots Effort

  February 13, 2007

• Scenes from Dynamo Sunday: Homecoming

  November 13, 2006

• The Next Best Thing

  July 28, 2006

• Check Out the Legs on Those Dynamos

  April 6, 2007

• No Off-season

  March 7, 2007

• A Grassroots Effort

  February 13, 2007

• The Next Soccer Star?

  December 19, 2006

• Dynamo Druthers

  November 14, 2006

• Scenes from Dynamo Sunday: Homecoming

  November 13, 2006

• Dynamo a Go-Go

  November 8, 2006

• Futbol S & M

  November 6, 2006

• Bill White: "They're Dynamo-ite!"

  October 24, 2006

• The Next Best Thing

  July 28, 2006

• Dynamos and Quarter Horses: Cha-Ching!

  July 10, 2006

• Setting Foot on Robertson Field

  June 6, 2007

• The Good Thing About Soccer Is That You Don’t Have to Worry About Breaking a Nail

  July 19, 2007

• Houston Rap: Kicked to the Curb?

  August 16, 2007

• Yo Si Le Voy, Le Voy al Naranja: Houston Dynamo Keep the MLS Cup

  November 19, 2007

• New Stadium for the Dynamo in Downtown

  January 10, 2008

• It's John Royal's Anniversary, and He's Celebrating with Stadium Talk

  March 20, 2008

• New Stadium for the Dynamo? Not Just Yet…

  April 20, 2008

• A Report from the Dynamo Media Match

  July 11, 2008

• The Great American Soccer Boom: Not Gonna Happen

  Photo by faeryboots Last week, I wrote a post about the Rockets lowering ticket prices, and I made a comment about the Dynamo playing in a minor league. And that is a comment that I stand by, though several of you got upset. And the responses that I got were the same as I always get: soccer is the most popular sport in the world and that the sport and the MLS are growing inside of the United States. And I'm really sick of hearing these responses. Because I've been hearing this crap since I

  March 10, 2009

• Fare Thee Well, Giff Nielsen, Maker Of No Waves

  Photo courtesy KHOUGiff Nielsen, the sports anchor at KHOU who's been at the station 25 years, is leaving.And, ummm, there's not much to say because Nielsen might be the single most boring television personality in Houston history.Not that's a bad thing -- Nielsen capably delivered the news, conducted interviews and analyzed events -- but he did it utterly without shtick. Which, seeing how some clownishly some Houston sports achors have performed (Hellloooo, State Senator Dan Patrick!!) is proba

  March 31, 2009

• The Great American Soccer Boom: Not Gonna Happen

  Photo by faeryboots Last week, I wrote a post about the Rockets lowering ticket prices, and I made a comment about the Dynamo playing in a minor league. And that is a comment that I stand by, though several of you got upset. And the responses that I got were the same as I always get: soccer is the most popular sport in the world and that the sport and the MLS are growing inside of the United States. And I'm really sick of hearing these responses. Because I've been hearing this crap since I

  March 10, 2009

• 25th Annual Labor Day Cup

  August 28, 2008

• Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas

  The boys in orange try to break their ties with Dallas

  June 26, 2008

• Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas

  April 3, 2008

• Major League Soccer Western Conference Semi-Finals

  Houston Dynamo fight to keep the Cup

  November 1, 2007

• World Cup Runneth Over

  July 20, 2006

• Are You Ready for Some Fútbol?

  August 3, 2006

• HOUSTON DYNAMO

  Name gaffe behind them, our new soccer team kicks butt

  September 28, 2006

• Beach Patrol

  Hands off the Bolivar ferry, Al Qaeda!

  June 15, 2006

• Bungalow Power

  Is the Heights too wussy about saving itself?

  June 1, 2006

• Meeting of the Minds

  Hilarity ensues after a UH scheduling mix-up

  April 27, 2006

• The Major League Soccer All-Star Game Gets The Biggest Houston Stage, But Who's Going To Be On It?

  ​When Major League Soccer announced late July that the 2010 All-Star game would be played in Houston, there was much speculation as to where the event would be held. The Houston Dynamo currently call Robertson Stadium home, but Reliant Stadium is just so much prettier.The Dynamo front office held a press conference yesterday to announce the location of the All-Star game. The press conference was held at Reliant Stadium. (Hmm, I wonder if that had anything to do with the planned location to n

  September 9, 2009

• The Dynamo's Newest Import Adapts To A New League

  Photo courtesy houstondynamo.com​The Houston Dynamo are in the business of importing forwards these days. Currently, they employ forwards from the African nations of Ghana and Sierra Leone, and even their U.S. International hails from the far off island of Hawaii.The Dynamo's newest signee, forward Luis Angel Landin, comes from just south of the border. Team owner Oscar De La Hoya has apparently made good on his promise to bring a Mexican national to the Dynamo. I guess the Dynamo don't buy

  September 15, 2009

• Watching The Dynamo On The Road: Rating The Viewing Parties

  Photo by Danny Lopez​Soccer fans in Houston have three main choices for watching the Dynamo play on the road -- the official watch party or one of the viewing parties held by the two fan clubs: the Texian Army or El Battallon.What's a fan to do? We're here to help. We're going to rate and review each of the parties, using the best evidence available, or whatever else we come up with. Today: The official viewing party. Some of the fondest memories I have of my dad are the times we spent t

  September 16, 2009

• Dynamo Tie, But Clinch A Playoff Spot

  Photo courtesy Houston Dynamo​The Houston Dynamo joined the Columbus Crew and Los Angeles Galaxy as the only clubs to clinch a spot in the 2009 MLS Playoffs. They secured their spot on Sunday with a 1-1 tie against the Kansas City Wizards.However, the result now puts the Dynamo in second place in the Western Conference, one point behind the Los Angeles Galaxy.The Dynamo's lone goal came in the 26th minute, when Luis Angel Landin scored his first goal in MLS action. Brian Mullan assisted on th

  October 5, 2009

• Dynamo Charities Cup

  October 8, 2009

• Big-Shot Beckham Wimps Out In Houston Debut

  Photo by Bryan Parras David Beckham, getting read to bend it like his own self.​David Beckham made his Houston debut Sunday afternoon at Robertson Stadium, as the Los Angeles Galaxy came to duel it up with the Dynamo. Although neither team scored, the game did have some intrigue.In the 81st minute, Beckham slid into a reckless tackle on Dynamo's Ricardo Clark. That led to an altercation between both clubs, and ended with the ejection of Dynamo forward Brian Ching."It is just poor manage

  October 19, 2009

• Dynamo Choosing A Bad Time To Slump

  Photo courtesy Houston Dynamo​Everything was aligned perfectly for the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night. Before their final CONCACAF Champions League match, Pachuca defeated Arabe Unido, meaning all the Dynamo had to do was win against the previously winless Isidro Metapan to advance to the quarterfinals.Unfortunately, that task proved too difficult for the Orange as they fell 3-2 to the side from El Salvador. Apparently, the Dynamo never even got off the plane. In the first ten minutes of th

  October 22, 2009

• Dynamo Get Set For Playoffs With A Win

  Photo courtesy Houston Dynamo​The Houston Dynamo know how to finish a season, beating Chivas USA 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. With the three points, the Dynamo secured second place in the Western Conference Playoffs, as only a head-to-head tiebreaker separates them from first place Los Angeles Galaxy.The Dynamo broke the game open with a pair of goals in three minutes. First, in the 26th minute Brad Davis curled a corner kick to the far post, which was redirected to the middle of the box by Dynamo

  October 26, 2009

• Dynamo Playoff Run Begins Tonight: A League-Wide Preview

  Photo courtesy Dynamo​The most exciting season in Major League Soccer history came to an end last Sunday. Every game in the final week had playoff implications on the line, whether it was teams fighting for higher seeds, or others simply trying to get into the dance.Now the playoff brackets are set and are full of intriguing matchups. In the West, the hometown Houston Dynamo face Seattle Sounders FC, the first expansion side to qualify for the playoffs since the 1998 Chicago Fire. Then there's

  October 29, 2009

• Dynamo Can't Find the Goal, But at Least They're Not Flopping Pricks

  Photo by Orion Lee​The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs officially kicked off yesterday, as our boys in orange played the Sounders FC to a 0-0 draw in Seattle. The match was a hotly contested one, with the Dynamo trying to bully the smaller, more finessed Sounders squad. Even though both teams finished with three yellow cards each, the Dynamo ended up 18 total fouls. The Sounders, being the flopping pricks that they are, finished the game with six fouls. The Dynamo's game plan was simple, go into Qw

  October 30, 2009

• The Guy Expo

  November 5, 2009

• Tomorrow Is Dynamo Day -- Break Out Your Hideous Orange Outfits

  ​All right boys and girls, it's time to bust out the orange ties, scarfs, or thongs.Earlier today, Houston Mayor Bill White announced that tomorrow, November 6, will be "Dynamo Day."The Houston Dynamo are in the MLS Cup Playoffs, attempting something none of the other current Houston sports franchises have ever done, win a third championship. They played the Seattle Sounders FC to a 0-0 draw last week in Seattle. The return leg will take place this Sunday at Robertson Stadium, where the winner

  November 5, 2009

• Dynamo Advance, Thanks To A Brian Ching Goal

  Photo courtesy Houston Dynamo​The Houston Dynamo found themselves in familiar territory Sunday evening, one step closer to the MLS Cup. After their 1-0 overtime victory against the Seattle Sounders FC, the Dynamo advanced to the Western Conference Finals.Sunday's game was the second leg of a two-game, aggregate goal series. The first game was a 0-0 draw in Seattle last week. Because neither team scored at the end of regulation yesterday, they went to overtime to determine the winner.Five minut

  November 9, 2009

• Dynamo's Playoff Run Continues Tonight: We Predict Victory

  ​What a wild ride the first rounds of the MLS Cup Playoffs were. Two weeks ago, Hair Balls gave our predictions for that round, and we went a perfect 4-4, sort of. We guessed the winners right, but were a bit off on the aggregate scores.The next round of the playoffs are the conference finals, to be played in Los Angeles and Chicago. Like the previous round, we'll give some small insight into both series, as well as predictions. The conference finals in MLS are a single game, winner take all.

  November 13, 2009

• After OT Playoff Loss, The Dynamo Face A Lot Of Questions

  Photo courtesy Houston Dynamo​The LA Galaxy put the dagger in the Houston Dynamo's heart last Friday, ending their 2009 season. The 2-0 defeat in overtime left the Orange marooned one step away from the MLS Cup.It was a wild affair in Los Angeles, a game that was interrupted twice for power outages, and was scoreless for over 100 minutes. The Dynamo seemed to score the winning goal minutes before the final whistle, but was overturned by the head referee due to a foul in the box.With all that,

  November 16, 2009