Houstonist was in attendance on Thursday night as the Houston Cougars overcame a 17-point halftime deficit to stun the Alabama-Birmingham Blazers with 42 unanswered second half points to win 45-20 in front of a national tv audience. The Cougars, (3-3, 2-0 C-USA) were absolutely dominated in the first half by the Blazers (1-6, 0-3 C-USA) who jumped to a 13-0 lead as quarterback Case Keenum and the offense struggled to find rhythm. Whatever was said......

This has to be the biggest loss in Texans history. Sage Rosenfels made an emergency start today because Matt Schaub was hospitalized overnight because of a viral infection. Rosenfels had his chance to shine and maybe even take over the quarterback position because of Schaub's mediocre start to the season. Rosenfels was amazing for 55 minutes, but then then the wheels fell off. Rosenfels made three blunder plays that cost the Houston Texans (0-4)......

The Houston Rockets and Memorial Hermann will be holding a "Give Red, Get Red" blood drive today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Toyota Center (1510 Polk St.). The first 300 blood donors will receive a "Give Red, Get Red" t-shirt and an opportunity to purchase tickets to a Rockets pre-season game for only $2. Limit two. Also, a raffle will be held and each donor will have a chance to win pre-season......

Coming off an unexpected bye week because of Hurricane Ike, Matt Schaub and the Texans offense came out flat in a 31-12 loss at LP Field in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans. Schaub, who continues to struggle on the road, was a dismal 17-for-37 with 188 passing yards and no touchdowns with three interceptions. The Texans offense had its chances, but they couldn't capitalize as they could only muster one touchdown in six appearances......

The two-time MLS champion Houston Dynamo will be helping out in the Hurricane Ike aftermath by giving out relief packages at Robertson Stadium, Lot 12B, located on the University of Houston campus, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Dynamo players and coaches will personally appear at Roberston Stadium handing out the hurricane relief packages at 1 p.m. until they have all been passed out. For directions to Roberston Stadium, please click here. .......

The Houston Rockets will be helping out in the Hurricane Ike aftermath by giving out relief packages that will include toiletries and non-perishable food at Robertson Stadium, Lot 12B, located on the University of Houston campus, beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday. Staff members of the Rockets, along with appearances by players, will be handing out the hurricane relief packages until they have all been passed out. For directions to Roberston Stadium, please click here.......

What a way to start the season, a 38-17 beat down by the Pittsburgh Steelers. On the opening drive, Coach Gary Kubiak elected to go for a fourth and one in Steelers territory and after an official review, the Texans were short and the game was never the same for the Houston team. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and his offense had a field day with the Texans defense who seemed to mimic a scout......

After an outstanding stint at Yuba Community College where he was named a top-100 junior college basketball player in California; Rodney Hannah came to the University of Houston and contributed to the team during the 2004-05 season. But Hannah realized he missed football so he traded in dunks for touchdowns as he was part of the 2006 UH C-USA Championship football team. After the season, Hannah was told NFL scouts were interested in his......

Houstonist made the trip up to Irving, Texas on Friday to watch some pre-season action as the Houston Texans took on the Dallas Cowboys. With just over two minutes remaing in the game, the Texans had a chance to tie the game with a point-after touchdown, but Coach Gary Kubiak elected for the two-point conversion and failed as the Dallas Cowboys won 23-22 to claim the Govenor's Cup.......

As Houstonist anticipates this Friday's pre-season match-up in Irving, Texas between the Texans and Cowboys, Houstonist was wondering why it isn't an annual regular season game? Since November 10, 1991, The Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Oilers and Houston Texans have met for a total of four times in a regular season game. Yeah, Houstonist knows the crazy NFL scheduling that you play teams not in your division every four years and that the......

On Saturday, the Astros offense took a major blow. Carlos Lee suffered a broken pinkie finger which will require season ending surgery. Today, the Astros pulled off a four game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds which puts them one game under .500 as they return to Texas for a seven game series against the San Francisco Giants (49-66) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (60-58). If the Astros have any thoughts at clinching a Wild Card......

Yesterday was a great day in the Bayou City. Two things happened to make Houstonist happy. First off, what has blossomed into a great rivalry, the Dynamo defeated Mexican powerhouse Pachuca CF in thrilling fashion last night to advance to the SuperLiga final and then to make things even better, the Rockets officially became a Western Conference favorite with the addition of Ron Artest. Let's get back to the Dynamo for a bit. The......

University of Houston legend Wilson Whitley was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame this past Friday in South Bend, Indiana along with 12 other players which included stars such as Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie and Penn St. head coach Joe Paterno. Whitley was a wrecking machine while at UH from 1972-76. His senior season was the best of all and it still remains the standard for all UH defensive players.......

The Astros will always be our boys of summer, but this is football country and our eyes are beginning to look towards Reliant Stadium. With training camp beginning this week, some questions still hold heavy over our Houston Texans’ season. How will the defensive backfield perform? Dunta Robinson, the anchor of the defensive backfield, is likely out for most of the season. Showing a good deal of promise in his rookie season, will Fred......

It's that time of the year again, Houston. This year's mid-summer classic will take place in historic Yankee Stadium as two Astros and two Houston-area products will be showcasing their talent at the 79th All-Star game in The Bronx. Lance Berkman: The Big Puma is New York bound and will be making his fifth All-Star game appearance, but his first as a starter. Berkman has been on-fire all season long and has been a......

One day after Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon went Latrell Sprewell on GM Ed Wade, the team announced today that they are parting ways with the disgruntled pitcher by placing him on waivers. If Chacon goes unclaimed, the Astros will terminate his contract and more than likely ending his MLB career. For those of you that have been living in a closet, Chacon was told yesterday to meet in manager's Cecil Cooper's office before the......

All of the sports world is in envy of Boston fans today. Since October, the New England area has had the Red Sox (MLB), Patriots (NFL), Revolution (MLS) and Celtics (NBA) make their respective league championship game and two (Red Sox and Celtics) have won the title. It's rare and quite an impressive feat. Houstonist takes a look at Houston's sports teams and sizes up their chances at bringing home some hardware. Houston Astros:......

On June 5, the Houston Astros selected Stanford's Jason Castro, a catcher, 10th overall in the first round of the MLB Amateur Draft. This year has been a dream season so far for the Stanford junior. Along with leading his team to the College World Series, Castro is one of the best catchers in the nation who is sporting a .372 AVG with 12 HR's, 16 doubles and 68 RBI. The durable Castro has......

Houston native and Texan Southern alum, Michael Strahan, announced his retirement yesterday after 15 story book seasons in the NFL, all with the New York Giants. Strahan was born in Houston and attended Westbury High. After high school, Strahan played football at Texas Southern University where he became a star. Strahan was a two-time First Team All-SWAC (1991, 1992) and also a two-time SWAC Defensive Player of the Year (1991, 1992). After Strahan's junior......

Dwayne De Rosario has had a story book MLS career. He's a four-time MLS Cup Champion. He's a two-time MLS Cup MVP. He was the MVP of the 2006 MLS All-Star Game. He's the face of the Houston Dynamo franchise. But there's more to De Rosario's life than collecting awards; he's giving back. Houstonist met up with the Dynamo midfielder to chat about his life saving quest. Howdy Dwayne. Can you tell us about......

He's fast. He's agile like a cat. And he's the National League Player of Month. Lance Berkman's torrid May garnered the Texan the award for only the second time in his career. Berkman had a May to remember. He hit .471 (49-for-104) with nine home runs, 11 doubles, 22 RBI and 31 runs scored. The Big Puma had a 17-game hit streak during the month and also tied the Astros franchise record by tallying......

The Rice Owls took care of business on Sunday night by bouncing the Texas Longhorns back to Austin with a 7-4 win at Reckling Park. The Rice Owls now advance to the Super Regionals next weekend in which they will host as they await for the winner between Houston and Texas A & M tonight at Olsen Field in College Station. After being destroyed 22-4 by the Aggies on Saturday, the Houston team bounced......

It's official. Your great city of Houston is the baseball capitol of America. How many other cities can say they have three colleges in the NCAA Regionals? None! The action gets started Friday as Texas Southern, the University of Houston and Rice, all prepare for their journey to Omaha, Nebraska, home of the College World Series. Texas Southern is the surprise of the bunch. On the season, the Tigers were 16-32, but they won......

You name it, Brad Lincoln won it. 2006 was a very special year for the University of Houston All-American. He became the first UH and C-USA player to win a national player of the year award. He led the Cougars in wins (12) with a 1.69 ERA and 152 strike outs. He also belted 14 home runs and led UH with 53 RBI. He was the fourth overall pick to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Brad......

But that's exactly what the Houston Dynamo will be doing tonight when they face off against the newly-reopened San Jose Earthquakes franchise at Buck Shaw Stadium in neighboring Santa Clara. Soccer fans will remember that our Houston Dynamo club originally came from San Jose, where it had a bright ten-year history including two MLS Cup wins and the honor of being the first team in the MLS to score a goal, in their inaugural 1995......

If you're like Houstonist, then you can't wait until Monday for the Houston Astros, MLB's hottest team, to return to Minute Maid Park. So what are you going to do until then? You're going to pack your bags and truck it on up I-45 to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to see your beloved Astros this weekend, that's what! This will be the eighth year for the annual Lone Star Series with the winner taking home......

In the face of overwhelmingly negative feedback from the Houston community regarding the use of public funds to construct a soccer-specific stadium on the east side of downtown, hardcore Houston Dynamo fans have literally put their money where their mouths are. The championship soccer club's owners, Anschutz Entertainment Group, have repeatedly solicited public funds from the city of Houston to defray the cost of building the stadium, a controversial request in a city whose......

For the second time in three weeks, Lance Berkman was named National League Player of the Week, presented by Bank of America, for the week of May 5-11. Berkman, who continues his Triple Crown chase, put up staggering numbers last week. Berkman's .682 AVG (15-for-22) was tops among MLB hitters. He also had two home runs, four doubles, 10 runs scored, a .741 on-base percentage and a mind boggling 1.136 slugging percentage. Berkman also......

What's better than going to Minute Maid Park and watching your red-hot Astros!? Watching the game with an all-you-can eat wristband, that's what! For the first time in the ballpark's history, Uncle Drayton has decided to catch on to a trend that other ballpark's have found successful. For only $35, you will receive a game ticket for section 434 with an all-you-can eat wristband to a designated Thursday game of your choice in which......

Five in a row. Eight straight home wins. 12 wins in their last 16 games. If you haven't been out to Minute Maid Park recently, then you're missing quite a show. The surging Houston Astros are one of the hottest teams in baseball and their being led by some clutch hitting by a mean sandwich called B.L.T. (Berkman, Lee and Tejada). Lance Berkman, also known as Big Puma, 'cause he's agile and fast like......