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THE XFL ROUGHNECKS OPEN CAMP AT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Team takes the field for first time on Thursday, December 5 Houston, Texas, December 2, 2019 – The Houston Roughnecks will open their 15-day mini-camp on Thursday, December 5 at TDECU Stadium in preparation for the 2020 season. Head coach June Jones, his coaching...
MOON, WARE, WATSON AND YOUNG LAUNCH BROTHERS IN ARMS
Houston’s Legendary African-American QBs To Award Diversity Scholarships HOUSTON – They’re Brothers in Arms. Four Houston legends. Four African-American quarterbacks who either paved the way, raised the bar orredefined the landscape of the QB position over the past...
LATE TEXANS OWNER BOB MCNAIR TO BE HONORED WITH 2020 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
He called himself a homer for Houston and the late Robert C. McNair loved his adopted city so much that when the Houston Oilers franchise moved to Tennessee, he spent two years convincing the NFL to give Houston an expansion team. Not only did Bob McNair bring the NFL...
HOUSTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2020
HOUSTON – The Roaring 20s. It was a decade that ushered in glitz, glam, Art Deco, speakeasys, silent movies, Model Ts and jazz; a golden age filled with flappers, legends and unforgettable moments that still make us smile. A century later and with a backdrop of that...
DYNAMO STRIKE LATE, SURVIVE AND ADVANCE IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
HOUSTON, Texas – They say that lightning can’t strike twice in the same place, but it did Tuesday night at BBVA Compass Stadium. Mauro Manotas, fresh off a contract extension, came off the bench and struck for two late goals to break a 1-1 deadlock and send the...
SHOWDOWN WITH CHILE AT BBVA COMPASS STADIUM RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
HOUSTON, Texas – Four weeks and counting to one of Houston’s biggest 2019 soccer events. The United States Men’s National Team will host Chile in an international friendly match March 26 at BBVA Compass Stadium. Kickoff is 7pm CDT. This will be the U.S. Men’s National...
CHRIS CANETTI JOINS HARRIS COUNTY – HOUSTON SPORTS AUTHORITY
Chris Canetti was a baseball player who grew up in a soccer town. So, yes, he knew a lot about youth, high school and college soccer when he took a job with New York’s Major League Soccer team in 2000. He just didn’t see his first professional soccer game until his...
DYNAMO & DASH PRESIDENT, CHRIS CANETTI, TO LEAVE CLUB AND JOIN HOUSTON’S 2026 WORLD CUP BID EFFORTS
HOUSTON, TX – Houston Dynamo and Dash President Chris Canetti has announced his resignation from the club today after 13 seasons. Canetti will remain with the team through the end of his contract, which expires December 31, 2018, and assist in the transition of...
UNITED BID COMMITTEE SELECTED TO HOST THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP
NEW YORK (June 13, 2018) – The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ earlier today by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. For the first time in history, FIFA’s Member Associations were given the opportunity to...