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    April 27, 2012

    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 >>

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    September 7, 2011

    Rejected Dejected: Astros Waiting Around For MLB To Do Something About Jim Crane

    Somebody finalize this deal already​It's known as the Rejected/Dejected shot. The camera focusing on the batter as he walks back to the dugout after having just struck out, usually on a called strike. It's one of those shots that best captures the emotion of the game and helps to bring the v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Think Warm Thoughts With the Dynamo's New Stadium. The Dynamo's Weird New Stadium

    Illustration from Populous​You may be cold now, but soon enough you'll be baking as you try to watch the Dynamo. Soon, though -- the 2012 season -- you'll be at least partially shaded, in the team's new stadium near downtown. Official drawings are out from lead architect Populous and they sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Dynamo's New Stadium To Compete With Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion For Music Acts

    A new player for concerts​The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority agreed on a deal today to be the landlord for the Houston Dynamo in a new downtown stadium, an important -- but not final -- step on breaking ground. Dynamo president Chris Canetti tells Hair Balls the new facility won't jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    McLane Appears Serious About Trying To Sell Astros

    The Houston Astros have set a 2:30 p.m. press conference for owner Drayton McLane to discuss his plans to try to sell the team. Fox 26 and the Houston Chronicle reported that McLane had hired an investment bank to help in any sale, and now it looks like things are going forward. McLane is hoping t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Sports Authority's Bond Rating Now Equals The Quality Level Of Teams Playing In Its Stadiums

    The bonds are junk, but so are the teams​The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, the entity created to build new stadiums for billionaire sports owners, has found itself reduced to junk-bond status.Kind of like the Astros, Texans and Rockets, really.Hotel occupancy and car rentals -- the magic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Mark Cuban: With Nolan Ryan Out, It's Now Up To You To Save The Astros

    Mark Cuban: Houston needs you, desperately​My dream for the Houston Astros was destroyed very, very early on Thursday morning when Nolan Ryan and his business partner, Chuck Greenberg, won the bankruptcy bidding for the Texas Rangers. I've written before that I was hoping Ryan's bid would lose, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Mack Rhoades Wants UH Fans To Show Up, Darnit

    No, this is not DURING a Coog game​I got the chance to visit with Houston Cougars athletic director Mack Rhoades last Friday to discuss the school's new stadium plans -- I was just one of the several media members there. And while Rhoades was trying to get out his vision for the future, there was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Still Recovering From Ike, Galveston Ponders A $35 Million High School Stadium

    Illustration courtesy GISD​The residents of Galveston Island, still trying to recover from Hurricane Ike, have a decision to make: whether a $34.9 million new multipurpose stadium is worth an approximate 11 cents pday tax increase.The new stadium, proposed by the Galveston Island Independent Schoo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    The Dynamo Stadium, One Step Closer To Reality, Due To Elephant Sex

    ​Dynamo president Oliver Luck talked to media all morning about a new soccer stadium, what it will mean to the city and county and Dynamo fans, fun stuff like that. But when we spoke with him, he just wanted to talk about elephant sex. "What's the elephant gestation period, 18 months or something ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Dynamo May Go Uptown For A New Stadium

    ​KTRK's Miya Shay reported an interesting development in the never-ending quest to build a stadium for the Houston Dynamo -- the team is considering an offer to build it near the Galleria, instead of the east side of downtown.The idea surfaced at yesterday's Commissioner Court meeting, and Dynamo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Drayton Sells Astros, Almost

    ​Hey kids, guess what? Drayton McLane is a liar.I'm not shocked by that. I used to work for the guy. But apparently people at the Houston Chronicle are surprised that Drayton lied to them about trying to sell the team after the 2008 season. A local businessman, Jim Crane, even entered into a hands ... More >>

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    September 21, 2000

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    Drayton Steals Home

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    August 24, 1995

    Beat It, Bud

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