Leslie Alexander

Wooing Lord Voldemort

New Stadium for the Dynamo in Downtown

New Stadium for the Dynamo? Not Just Yet…

Rafer Alston Arrested for Drunk Driving

"Clearing House" Sweepstakes

Urban League deal-maker scores in Aramark stadium contract

Seven Things We'll Miss About The Houston Comets

Shocking news this morning -- the Houston Comets are no more.First reactions were predictable. "The Houston Comets were still around? Do tell." But then reality began to sink in.The Comets won the first four WNBA championships at a time when no Houston team was winning anything. They brought joy to ... More >>

Seven Things We'll Miss About The Houston Comets

Shocking news this morning -- the Houston Comets are no more.First reactions were predictable. "The Houston Comets were still around? Do tell." But then reality began to sink in.The Comets won the first four WNBA championships at a time when no Houston team was winning anything. They brought joy to ... More >>

Wanna Buy a RoboDome?

The city's sports tycoons maneuver for inside position, and the questions mount: Who needs it? Why? At what cost?

The Insider

The city's sports tycoons maneuver for inside position, and the questions mount: Who needs it? Why? At what cost?

Forecast: Raining Stadiums

Forget the committee -- the city's sports future already is being negotiated by the mayor

Stadia Watch

Forget the committee -- the city's sports future already is being negotiated by the mayor

The Insider

Forget the committee -- the city's sports future already is being negotiated by the mayor

Stadia Watch

Forget the committee -- the city's sports future already is being negotiated by the mayor

Stadia Watch

Forget the committee -- the city's sports future already is being negotiated by the mayor

,,, And Don't Talk to Barkley

Pinched for fat. Put in their place. The Rockets Power Dancers don't care, just as long as they're given a chance to make their moves.

Les's Turn

Pinched for fat. Put in their place. The Rockets Power Dancers don't care, just as long as they're given a chance to make their moves.

Saint Rudy

Pinched for fat. Put in their place. The Rockets Power Dancers don't care, just as long as they're given a chance to make their moves.

Greed Head

There's a darkness at the edge of Clutch City, but one thing is clear: Les Alexander will get his. And maybe yours, too.

Letters

There's a darkness at the edge of Clutch City, but one thing is clear: Les Alexander will get his. And maybe yours, too.

The Insider

There's a darkness at the edge of Clutch City, but one thing is clear: Les Alexander will get his. And maybe yours, too.

A Last Bite of '97

There's a darkness at the edge of Clutch City, but one thing is clear: Les Alexander will get his. And maybe yours, too.

Aria Speedwagon

There's a darkness at the edge of Clutch City, but one thing is clear: Les Alexander will get his. And maybe yours, too.

Houston Rockets To Lower Ticket Prices -- Wait, They Meant "Raise," Right?

There is only one actual major league team in Houston to ever win a world title. The Houston Rockets. And there is only one legit major league team in Houston that ever makes the effort to field a winning team every season. And yet there is only one legit major league professional team in this c ... More >>

The Killer-est B

Forget Biggio, Bagwell, Bell. Move over, Barkley. The sports figure of the decade is...

News Hostage

Love and Rockets

Dead or Alive

Dead Horse Walking

Houston Rockets To Lower Ticket Prices -- Wait, They Meant "Raise," Right?

There is only one actual major league team in Houston to ever win a world title. The Houston Rockets. And there is only one legit major league team in Houston that ever makes the effort to field a winning team every season. And yet there is only one legit major league professional team in this c ... More >>

Amazingly, the Comets Couldn't Survive

Who's Got Next?

Rocket Science: Daryl Morey Brings Hard-Core Statistical Analysis to the NBA

Houston's pro basketball team pins (at least a part of ) its hopes on a brainiac GM

Best Lobbyist

Bill Miller

Rockets' Legal Déjà Vu

Minority groups take Alexander to court again

Les's Lost Weekend

Minorities' suit against the Rockets revs up, with a mayoral hopeful caught in the fray

Not So Suite?

City officials to the Rockets: Don't mess with our freebies

Rockets Court Date?

The NAACP rattles sabers in the arena vendor disputes

Rocket Rodney

A state senator moonlights as arena point guard

Year of the Yao Woo

The crazy times in 2002 — Kmart raids, Olympian losses, stadium mania and more —- now make sense. Houston was just mining Ming.

Back at the Trough

The politics behind the new arena

Home Court Advantage

The Rockets rack up frequent flyer miles.

Stadia Watch

Hoopla. Will the Rockets relocate? Don't bet on it.

The Insider

Political Goodfellows Editor: Gabe and Gary get new toys; Lee and Mario cry in their stockings

Stadia Watch

Les for the Money

Ad Nauseam

Despite what the campaign says, that new arena will cost plenty

Being A Fan In Houston Basically Sucks, ESPN Reports

Photo by Bukowsky18ESPN has put together another one of its Best Fan Experience lists, where they rank ballparks, arenas and stadiums for atmosphere, convenience, team success, and other highly arbitrary and pseudo-scientific categories.Houston doesn't come out too well.The top three are the L ... More >>

Which Houston Team Has The Dumbest Front Office?

​Richard Justice actually had a decent blog post the other day. In it, he attempted to evaluate which of Houston's big three sports franchises was the smartest -- sorry Dynamo fans, he didn't include them because he says the team hasn't been here long enough, and I won't include them because I con ... More >>

Sports Things To Be Thankful For, And Not Thankful For

​It's that time of year when we start to look back at the events that have happened. And since it's Thanksgiving, I thought I would give a list of sports things for which I'm thankful, as well as listing a few of the turkeys of the year. So...1. I'm thankful for the MLB Network. The network and it ... More >>

Game Time: Five Jobs The Rockets Can Give Tracy McGrady

​I'm all about people earning their money. From an accountant punching up debits and credits to a custodian cleaning the bathroom stalls to a CEO of a Fortune 500 corporation, every position in any company has an intrinsic financial value to it and as soon as the return on the investment in that ... More >>

Is Bob McNair Houston's Worst Sports Franchise Owner

Sad McNair is sad​No matter how beloved the owner of a sports franchise may be, there will always be plenty of reasons for fans to hate him. In a city like Houston, with three major sports franchises, there are bound to be times when owners take a beating, particularly when the teams are losin ... More >>

No-Good Goods

Readers on American Grocers

Kevin McHale Is The Rockets New Head Coach

Do not read the subhed​In what would have been classified as a fairly startling upset at the beginning of the search process, the Houston Rockets have chosen former Boston Celtic great/Minnesota Timberwolves coach and general manager Kevin McHale as the next head coach of their franchise. In ... More >>

Looking Ahead: Rockets Hold Off on Re-Upping Lee, 2009 Rookies

Photo by Daniel KramerGM Daryl Morey makin' moves.​The Houston Rockets announced this week that they would not exercise their option to extend the contracts of guard Courtney Lee and the four rookies from the 2009 draft, center Hasheem Thabeet, forward Jordan Hill, guard Johnny Flynn and guard ... More >>