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5 Things We Learned From the Dynamo Breaking the Home Unbeaten Streak

That was the last time the Dynamo tasted defeat in the city of Houston during any competition. Since that 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew at Robertson Stadium, the Dynamo have gone a league record 35 games unbeaten in the Bayou City in all competitions. That's victories -- and the occasional draw -- ... More >>

Molly Flogs Houston

Flogging Molly makes the walls sweat at the House of Blues.

Revisiting Robertson Stadium's Forgotten Concert History

After years of dreaming, planning and even a little begging, the University of Houston broke ground on a new on-campus football stadium this month. It's a pretty darn exciting development for the Cougars that marks the beginning of a new era of UH athletics: The program will play its first season in ... More >>

What Does 2013 Have In Store For The University of Houston Cougars?

This is a year the Houston Cougars would probably prefer to forget. It started with a bang as the Cougars demolished Penn State on January 2 at the TicketCity Bowl in Dallas. But the football team wasn't quite the same after the departure of Case Keenum and his receiving corps. As the Cougars move i ... More >>

Robertson Stadium Goes Boom as UH Releases Renderings for New Football Stadium

After 70 years, this is what has come of fabled Robertson Stadium. The photo above was taken on Wednesday as crews demolished the University of Houston campus football venue to make way for a brand new stadium in its place that will look something like this: The new facility is scheduled to be read ... More >>

The New UH Football Helmet Gets A Thumbs....DOWN

The University of Houston has revealed the design for this year's football helmets, marking the last season at Robertson Stadium. And the motif seems to be Go Out Loud. Which is good if you're a stadium full of crazed fans, but when you've already got a helmet design that, for UH, is refreshingly ... More >>

New Baylor Stadium: Now Texas Can Actually Have a Good College Football Venue

On Friday, Baylor regents gave a thumbs-up to the construction of a new $250-million stadium that will post up on the Waco campus and alongside the Brazos River. If Waco City Council green lights the $35 million tax increment financing zone funds that would be needed, then the 45,000-seat venue coul ... More >>

UH Releases Schedule for Last Season in Robertson Stadium & Conference USA

The UH Cougars will be ending some relationships after this season -- they'll be leaving Conference USA for the Big East, and demolition crews will begin working on Robertson Stadium in December 2012. The school isn't sure yet where the 2013 football team will play while a new stadium is being buil ... More >>

Top 10 Worst Sports Stadiums, In Honor Of ASU's "Tampon With Wings"

This week, Arizona State University unveiled artist renderings of an overhauled Sun Devil Stadium. The project, which will eliminate some 16,000 seats and install a canopy-type roof at the circa 1958 venue, was spearheaded by new ASU athletic director Steve Patterson. (If you remember, Patterson was ... More >>

Cool: Old Houston Photos Mashed With Their Present-Day Houston Equivalent

Houston Press staffer Abrahan Garza likes to meld Houston's past and present together. He goes around town matching up old postcards to present-day sites, something he saw on the web a year or so ago. "I'll find a remnant in the old photo I will try to match it up perfectly," he says. "It's defini ... More >>

UH Board Approves New Football Stadium, Construction to Begin

The UH Board of Regents has approved plans to build a new football stadium on the other end of campus from on the site of Robertson Stadium, president Renu Khator says. "Board approves construction of stadium at current site...watch for the new stadium rising!" she tweeted a short while ago. The s ... More >>

A Fan's Opinion on What the New Dynamo Stadium Should Offer

BBVA Compass Stadium, the new Dynamo stomping grounds, is set to open in 51 days. According to the website, it "will be a state-of-the-art, open-air stadium designed to host Dynamo matches as well as additional sporting and concert events. When it opens in 2012, the 22,000-seat stadium will be the ... More >>

Cougars and Mustangs, Orange and Sugar, BCS Comes Calling

See pics from ESPN GameDay at UH in our slideshow. Maybe it was the stadium packed to the gills before kickoff. Maybe it was the excitement and energy of Senior Day. Maybe it was ESPN's Lee Corso letting loose with a profanity as he picked the Cougars to defeat SMU. Maybe it was the representati ... More >>

Dynamo Defeat Philadelphia: 4 Things We Learned

Photo by Marco TorresDynamo move on in the playoffs​See pics of The Dynamo's final game at Robertson Stadium. For the fourth time in six seasons, the Houston Dynamo are back in the MLS Conference Championship Game. They arrived via their 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union, 3-1 on the aggrega ... More >>

Dynamo Bids Farewell To Robertson Stadium

Tonight brings an end to an era -- but hopefully not the season -- for the Houston Dynamo. Say goodbye to Robertson​They're playing their last game at Robertson Stadium; next season they move into their fancy new stadium downtown. Tonight, though, is the second game of their playoff series a ... More >>

The Coogs Go 13-0. Does Anyone Notice?

Don't get your hopes up, Coogs.​After their impressive win over East Carolina this weekend, talk in Cougar Town is that the team is set to run the table and go undefeated. Such talk has occurred before, of course, like in 2009 when it beat Oklahoma State and a strong Texas Tech team early in ... More >>

Can UH Save the Big 12 Despite UT's Best Attempts to Kill It?

Can the Cougars save the Big 12?​When I spoke to UH Athletic Director Mack Rhoades at the football media day a couple of weeks ago, the talk of Texas A&M possibly jumping to the SEC was just something being whispered around, and something not being taken seriously. So I didn't ask about reali ... More >>

Dynamo Win Their Fifth Game of the Season

Courtesy of Houston DynamoDanny Cruz and company hug it out after goal.​ Positive things happen when you score two goals and keep your opponent from putting one in. For the Houston Dynamo, that meant earning their fifth win of the season, 2-0 over visiting Toronto FC Saturday night at Robertso ... More >>

Dynamo's Disappointing Tie Has Coach Happy?

Courtesy of Houston Dynamo​The Houston Dynamo finished their game Saturday night at Robertson Stadium the same way they started it -- by giving up a goal. The New York Red Bulls were able to sneak one in 39 seconds into the match. Then in the 90th minute, a corner kick spelled doomed for the O ... More >>

Upcoming Events

Photo courtesy of Paula MurphyCome prepared to the fruit tree sale and don't say you weren't warned.​Don't forget! Urban Harvest's annual fruit tree sale is kind of a big deal, and it's happening this weekend at Robertson Stadium on the University of Houston campus. From the press release: Th ... More >>

UH Opens Season Like It Should, And In Front Of A Sellout Crowd

Case Keenum gets off to a hot start​Playing a school like Texas State to open up a football season is never quite as easy as it looks. Just ask Michigan and Ole Miss.The Houston Cougars were very aware of the upset possibilities, and they were very aware of the opposite danger, that they could a ... More >>

Coogs Ready To Hit Someone Besides Each Other

Case Keenum, media darling, is ready to hit the field​There has been talk this off-season of the Houston Cougars being a BCS-buster, putting them in some of the same conversations as Boise State and TCU.With those kind of discussions, one would think that the Cougars would have to worry about gett ... More >>

Ching-less Dynamo Dispatch Chivas 3-0

​No Brian Ching, no problem. No Luis Angel Landin, no problem Without their two star forwards, the Dynamo were able to cruise to a 3-0 victory over Chivas USA this past Saturday at Robertson Stadium. The shutout was the team's first this season. 12 minutes into the game, Dynamo midfielder C ... More >>

Dynamo Win On Penalty Kicks, Lose Brian Ching

​The Houston Dynamo came out victorious Thursday night in another weird game against Real Salt Lake. Brad Davis knocked down two penalty kicks just three minutes apart to give the Orange a 2-1 win against the defending MLS Cup champions.In the 52nd minute, RSL defender Jamison Olave took down a ... More >>

UH Begins To Look At Renovating Its Football And Basketball Facilities

Photo by krisandapril​Lost amidst the news of a tuition increase and the "leave of absence" granted to associate basketball coach Marvin Haralson last week at the University of Houston was some big news coming out of the athletic department. That news was the school's retaining of Fortune 500 comp ... More >>

Dynamo Charities Cup

A little soccer, a little doing good - not a bad afternoon

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 re ... More >>

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 hel ... More >>

The 84th Annual East-West Shrine Game

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Get Your Shrine On

For the second consecutive year the Shriners are bringing their postseason college football all-star game to the University of Houston's Robertson Stadium. The 84th edition of the East-West Shrine Game will be played on Saturday, January 17, 2009, with the kick-off set for 3:00 and the game to be t ... More >>

Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas

The boys in orange try to break their ties with Dallas

Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas

Our hometown champions square off against their MLS rival

Major League Soccer Western Conference Semi-Finals

Houston Dynamo fight to keep the Cup

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Did the Conference-USA Championship Game Really Happen, or Was It Just a Dream?

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Great Moments of the Coogs' Win

Great Moments of the Coogs' Win

Coogs Fans, Get Your Conference USA Game Tix Now! (No, really, now...)

Coogs Fans, Get Your Conference USA Game Tix Now! (No, really, now...)

Are You Ready for Some Fútbol?

Dynamos and Quarter Horses: Cha-Ching!

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