West Texas, specifically Marfa, may be No Country for Old Men, but it certainly seems to be the place for making Academy Award winning films. Speaking of winning, one lucky Houston Fiesta shopper hit it big in the Texas Lotto. >> TSU's president calls for entrance standard: The Chronicle reports that new TSU president John Rudley is moving toward more stringent admissions standards for the embattled university. President Rudley is taking over the helm......

If you are a fan of Dynamo soccer, July is going to be an exciting month. Coming off of an undefeated six game streak, the Dynamo are set to play 7 games this month (not including the MLS all star game). If that weren’t enough, the team’s lineup has changed slightly with 1) the recent return of Ching and De Rosario (among others) from international play, 2) the unknown fate of mid-fielder Brad Davis who......

The Houston Dynamo announced that the club has traded defender Kevin Goldthwaite and a first round SuperDraft pick in the '08 MLS draft for two time all-star Richard Mulrooney of Toronto FC. Mulrooney, who will be available for Saturday's showdown vs. NY Red Bulls, will be reunited with head coach Dominic Kinnear and eight members of the Houston Dynamo. Mulrooney was part of the San Jose Earthquakes for six years and the championship teams......

About 300 Pit Bulls from a single home in Liberty County are being seized today. The home is the location of a suspected dog fighting ring, and also the site of a fatal home invasion. The dogs, who have to go into individual crates so as not to try and kill one another, are going to be brought to the Humane Society location Almeda Road. During the course of the investigation, Liberty County officials found......

Many are the times Houstonist has laid awake at night wishing we had the chance to name a professional sports team — no, really. Where would we turn to find the right name? Ferocious animals? Space-related words? Military titles? Important historical dates? Ah, it's nice to see all of the above represented in the naming contest for Houston's new soccer team, formerly the San Jose Earthquakes. To help choose the team's name, visit the MLS......

NBA: The Rockets fell to the Bulls 94-89, the team's seventh loss in a row College football: UH beat Rice 35-18 to take the Bayou Bucket, which may send the Cougars to a bowl; Grambling State trumped Southern 50-35 in the temporarily relocated Bayou Classic College basketball: Rice fell to Oregon 84-60; UH dropped a nail-biter to Virginia Commonwealth 62-61 HS football regional semifinals: La Marque came from behind to defeat defending Division II state......