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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... more ›

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... more ›

Thanks to our friends at Shanghaiist, we have word of another list Houston's on — but this one doesn't have anything to do with our weight, children, dog poo or gold diggers. No, this has to do with The Economist magazine's Worldwide Cost of Living index, which ranks Houston 47th among the world's 132 most expensive cities in which to live, up one spot from last year's 48th place ranking. Shanghaiist has the details;... more ›

If you haven't already made lunch plans, why not go ahead and have that triple cheeseburger, large order of fries and milkshake? And why not wash it down with a giant dessert? A celebration is in order, you see: Houston has slipped to No. 6 in the Men's Fitness annual ranking of America's fattest cities. Looks like Mayor White's Jazzercise really paid off. In this year's MF rankings, Las Vegas takes the coveted title of... more ›

Even with Houston's crime spike at the end of last year, we still have a long way to go before we catch up with Dallas: According to the FBI, Houston is the seventh safest city in the United States — and guess who tops the list for crime per capita? That's right: the Big D. Crime statistics from the nation's 10 largest cities came from the FBI's Uniform Crime Statistics report for 2005, which compares... more ›

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the... more ›

The Queen of Pop has just announced her tour dates for the "Confessions" spring tour, and she'll be hitting all the major cities — L.A., New York, Philly, Chicago, Miami, Boston. Heck, Madonna's even taking her pointy boobs to Phoenix, Fresno, Hartford and San Jose ... but not Houston. Houstonist isn't a diehard Madge fan, but we're curious enough that we might check out her show if she came to town. But now, we're kinda wondering if we like her at all. more ›

As we wait for an announcement that may or may not be made about the new name Houston's MLS team may or may not get, we bring you Slightly Rough's roundup of blogs' reactions to 1836-gate. Actually, it's more than that — his compilation goes back to December, when the team was getting ready to move here from San Jose. Some highlights: more ›

On the news that Houston 1836, Houston's new MLS franchise, may be changing its name soon: So far, Houstonist isn't convinced. KHOU reported yesterday that the team's name will be changing under pressure from local Mexican-Americans — though 1836 represents the year Houston was founded, it was also the year Texas defeated Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and won its independence from Mexico. Apparently, that so offends some Hispanics that they feel like they... more ›

So Houstonist isn't alone in being less than thrilled with Houston 1836, the name of our new soccer team: Laurence Simon (of This Blog is Full of Crap fame) has launched 1836 is Full of Crap, where he's soliciting 1,836 alternatives to the name. Oliver Luck claims that the name "1836" won fair and square in an online poll to determine the name of the MLS franchise moving to Houston. However, I, among many other... more ›

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. more ›

So before you get too excited about Houston's new soccer team, consider this from ESPN's Andrea Canales: "I think [the owners] believe there's a better chance of getting a stadium deal in Houston," [as-yet-unnamed team forward Brian] Ching said. "I don't see much else as a positive, unfortunately. We've got to somehow get situated, and try to make a home there. I'm just going to have to give it my best and try to deal... more ›

It's official — Houston has a new major-league sports team. Major League Soccer announced Thursday that the San Jose Earthquakes will be relocating to the Bayou City immediately, less than four months before the beginning of the 2006 MLS season. Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the team, said Houston's ethnic diversity, size and sports mania made it the right choice for the move. There are still a lot of details to work out, like... more ›