Results tagged “beckham”

The Dynamo's playoff run in defense of their MLS championship begins 7pm on Saturday against FC Dallas in Dallas, and while the Texans flounder and the Rockets are just getting warmed up, the Dynamo stand as Houston's last best chance for a successful team this year. The Orange start the playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference, behind Chivas USA, but still one of the favorites for the MLS Cup. Now that...

UPDATE: Due to the massive amount of rainfall and flooding this event has been postponed until next Thursday, August 23rd. The new date for Houston Dynamo’s First Annual Soccer 101 will be August 23rd at 6:30 P.M. Registration will begin at 5:30. After registration there will be a reception/networking session in the visiting team locker room. If participants choose, they will be able to take part in a training session on Robertson Stadium field...

Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt,...

The Dynamo continued their winning ways last night when they took on DC United at Robertson Stadium. While the Dynamo’s offense (and the fans) started off a little out of sorts, the defense remained strong throughout the game. DC continued to drive to the goal in the opening minutes, but Zach Wells remained poised in the box. In the 37th minute Sugarland’s own Stuart Holden had a very exciting shot on goal which just bounced...

As part of a way to get some international exposure (and perhaps credibility), the MLS has introduced the North American SuperLiga Tournament this year. This is a competition between 4 MLS teams and 4 teams in Mexico’s Primera División. The 4 MLS teams were selected by invitation this year, but in the future tournaments they will be selected based on the top 4 teams during regular season play. The Houston Dynamo, along with DC United...

Banner week for SFist as the site's new editor introduced himself -- hooray for Brock! While the NY Times weighed in on SF's mayoral race, only SFist had the (insert tongue firmly into cheek) hard-hitting latest on candidate/activist Josh Wolf. Coverage of a protest vs. gentrification spawned a fantastic debate amongst SFist's readers. Finally, from the sublime to the ridiculous: video of a man that confused a Board of Supes meeting with "open mic...

It's baaaaaack! No, not Poltergeist. Time Warner Cable revises it's "Movies in the Park" this weekend in Downtown's Sesquicentennial Park. The four-week movie series features outdoor films, concessions, and entertainment. So pull out the blankets and pack the picnic baskets. It's fun for the whole family. 6 p.m. - Concessions Open 7 p.m. - Pre-movie Entertainment 8 p.m. or dusk - Movie Screening Movie Schedule Saturday, April 14 – Bend it Like Beckham Saturday,...

After suffering an upsetting loss on Thursday night in the CONCACAF cup, the Dynamo headed back to Houston to face LA Galaxy for the MLS opener. The team only had a brief workout on Saturday before entering Robertson Stadium for Sunday’s game. The LA Galaxy started the game as if they had something to prove (Beckham-who?) with a very close shot in the 4th minute by Nate Jaqua. Then in the 14th minute Dynamo Goalie,...

The Houston Dynamo unleashed their new mascot this morning at the Houston Zoo - meet Diesel, an orange and white fox. The mascot was chosen from entries by students at the Art Institute of Houston. Eric Hulsey and Leslie Lopez, the winning artists, will receive a $500 scholarship for their winning entry. The Dynamo marketing team says the name Diesel “plays off Houston's famous petroleum industry. Diesel is a fuel needed to run an engine...

A mere three weeks away from the Houston Dynamo's season opener vs. the L.A. Galaxy, and in the midst of CONCACAF Champion's Cup play (the next match is tomorrow at Robertson Stadium), Houstonist sat down with Houston's First Son of Soccer and picked his brain on all things fútbol. OK, so it's the question on everyone's mind, so let's just get on with it. Beckham in the MLS: How will it affect the MLS and...

Let's go ahead and get the cordial introductions out of the way, there's a game to be won here, and a championship to defend. The MLS announced yesterday that David Beckham, former England captain-slash-current Real Madrid mid-fielder-slash-tabloid target is set to make his first and only Houston appearance on Oct. 7 with the LA Galaxy.

God, we're so sick of Snakes on a Plane that we want to kill anyone and everyone that makes a "something on a something" joke. But then we realized that there was no way we could ever win this fight, and, hell, if you can't beat them, we might as well join them. And with that, you have the theme of this week's Gothamist network post. Austinist makes it easy for us, with Candidate...