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Ok, it's officially time: skip a Sunday in front of the NFL, ignore Terry Bradshaw's fake hillbilly schtick and dozens of former players pretending that they're still relevant, and watch your Houston Dynamo take on the New England Revolution for the MLS Cup. Here's five reasons why the Dynamo game should take precedence over the NFL on Sunday: 1. In case you haven't noticed: Boston sports fans, once the loveable Charlie Brown-esque losers of the...

The Dynamo Dynasty? Yeah, that sounds pretty good. The Orange are headed for their second consecutive MLS Cup appearance after shutting out the Kansas City Wizards at Robertson Stadium on Saturday night. However, the win did not come without a high cost. Forward Brian Ching, who has been one of the cornerstones of the franchise since its arrival in Houston last year, went down with a calf strain in the 69th minute with the game...

Your Houston Dynamo are now just two wins away from their second consecutive MLS Cup, but they first have to get through the Kansas City Wizards before facing the New England Revolution for the Cup. The teams have played each other twice this year already, with the Orange defeating the Wizards in KC and one tie in Houston as the results. The showdown will take place on Saturday at 7:30pm at Robertson Stadium. The Wizards...

In the wake of last week's firing of Tim Purpura, the Astros have a hole to fill in the General Manager's office. Team President Tal Smith (pictured, on left) is running the show for the time being, but a long-term replacement is required. Yesterday, owner Drayton McLane, Smith, and former vp Bob McClaren interviewed three candidates, and more interviews will take place before the end of the week. Let's take a look at the candidates...

Football is back! Those may be the three sweetest words to every sports fan's ears. NFL teams around the nation are huddling up for training camp this month in preparation for the 2007 season. In our very own backyard the Houston Texans kicked things off by having rookies report to the Methodist Training Center on July 22, quickly followed by veterans on July 29. The Houstonist will be keeping you informed as to the goings-on...

Astros fans are used to the "Hey, things could be worse" mentality. When playing .500 ball is about as good as it's gotten all season, it's nice to look at teams who have dug much deeper holes for themselves and say, "Thank God I'm not from Kansas City." Houston's Clear Thinkers had an interesting post this week that, instead of complaining about the Astros, highlighted the consistent failure of the Royals. We're not here to...

The Houston Texans have known their list of opponents for months, but did not have dates for games until today when the NFL published the regular season schedules for 2007. The Texans face several noteworthy opponents on their home turf this season. The home and season opener looks to be winnable with the Kansas City Chiefs visiting on September 9th. Competition kicks it up a notch as Peyton and the Colts land on the 23rd...

University of Houston basketball legend Guy V. Lewis was voted into the newly created National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Lewis, who will be inducted in November in Kansas City, Missouri, will be part of the second ever induction class that also includes ten other inductees and featuring UCLA all-time great Kareem Abul-Jabbar. . When it came to college basketball, Lewis' ideas were always Texas big. He was the first person to put a...

Attention, Houston major league hockey fans — we know you're out there — you may want to keep your fingers crossed for the next few days: The Chronicle reports today that a delegation from the Pittsburgh Penguins is expected to visit Houston this week to consider the possibility of moving the NHL franchise here. It's rumored that Hockey legend and Penguins owner Mario Lemieux will lead the group from the Steel City, but beyond that,...

So this should make us all feel better: According to a survey from the "http://www.highways.org/">American Highway Users Alliance (we didn't even know there was such an alliance), Houston ranks really low on disaster evacuation preparedness. That's the bad news — what should make us feel better is that we're not at the bottom of the list. That distinction goes to L.A. Thanks, guys! The report (see the results here) ranked the 37 largest cities...

In case you missed it, "Don't Mess With Texas" got some national props last week: The 20-year-old slogan won the third annual Advertising Week Walk of Fame competition, making it (officially) one of the country's best advertising catch phrases. A variety of famous slogans were contenders in the Walk of Fame competition, including "Good to the Last Drop" from Maxwell House, "Got Milk?" from the California Milk Processors Board and "Just Do It" from Nike....

Imagine you're a Missouri City leader and you've stood by and watched as Sugar Land attracted all the fancy business, got developed with huge, expensive houses and built itself a lovely fake downtown. Meanwhile, your own town has managed to stay on the edge of the spotlight, missing out on a lot of the exciting Fort Bend action. What do you do? Press for tax breaks to attract development? Launch a municipal beautification campaign? Advertise?...

The NFL apparently came to the conclusion that some of us had nothing better to do then watch a glut of preseason games. Well, they were right, at least in our case. So for those of you out and about on Saturday night, perhaps at your favorite watering hole or at the Texans game with the Chiefs, here are completely random thoughts on last weekend’s games. Houston 24, Kansas City 14 At times the Texans...

The Dixie Chicks' new album Taking the Long Way is appropriately titled, considering the winding route their tour has taken — particularly if you're in Houston. The Chicks have officially announced that they are cancelling a number of tour dates including the stop at the Toyota Center originally scheduled for Sept. 30. Other cities on the tour that have had shows cancelled include Kansas City, Memphis, St. Louis and Knoxville; the band is pushing back...

Wednesday Time will tell if Hoobastank will be able to avoid the sophomore-slump, or if they will be singing “The Reason” at bar mitvahs for years to come. They’ll be previewing their upcoming CD Everyman for Himself tonight. 8 p.m. at Warehouse Live | tickets and info Thursday Two Mat(t)s for the price of one. Matt Wertz just finished opening up for Jamie Cullum on the West Coast. The Kansas City native is touring...