[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Dominic Kinnear is heading back home. In a joint announcement on Wednesday, the Houston Dynamo announcedthat Kinnear, the club’s only coach since its move from San Jose in 2006, will return home to coach the Earthquakes, who in turn announced that head coach Mark Watsonwas fired and Ian Russell will be its interim […]
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What They're Saying: Dominic Kinnear
“I think my name comes up with jobs every once in a while. And there’s always a connection between myself and San Jose. It happened when the team came back [as an expansion club in 2008]. It happenedwhen Frank Yallop left midway through last season. I’m always kind of fighting those rumors. I think it’s […]
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Playoffs hinge on Cascadia clash; more drama looms in East
[MLS: Three Games to Watch] Another edition of the Northwest head-knockers takes place in Portland, and more drama looms in a tightly bunched EasternConference. Only Seattle has mathematically clinched but several other teams are on the brink of nailing down their postseason slots heading into Week 28 of the regular season. MLS SCHEDULE, Week 28: Friday, September […]
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Davis engineers stunning Houston win over Sporting KC
[MLS: Week 25] The Houston Dynamo was not bothered by an 80-minute weather delay, stunning defending champion Sporting Kansas City with a 3-1 triumph that put itback in the running for a playoff berth. The game marked the second time in a week Sporting KC gave up three goals and fell at Sporting Park. MLS […]
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Dynamo stays in hunt in Eastern Conference
[MLS: Friday] The Houston Dynamo, which has reached at least as far as the conference finals each of the last three seasons, got a much-needed victory with a 2-0decision over Philadelphia on Friday night. The win was only its second in its last 11 games. Will Bruin scored his ninth goal of the season earlyin […]
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Garrido signs with Houston, Bengtson loaned out
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Houston Dynamo acquired 23-year-old midfielder Luis Garrido, who started two games for Honduras at theWorld Cup, on loan from Olimpia. In another loan deal involving a Honduran World Cup player, the New England Revolution has sent Jerry Bengtson toBelgrano in Argentina. Garrido, a central midfielder, has 22 caps for Los Catrachos, including 11 […]
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A decade later, Beasley is back
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] A decade after leaving MLS for Europe, DaMarcus Beasley has returned to Major League Soccer, joining theHouston Dynamo as a Designated Player. The Dynamo engineered a deal, trading midfielder Warren Creavalle to Toronto FC and exchanging allocation rankings inorder to land Beasley, who signed a contract through the 2016 season. DaMarcus Beasley: GP/G […]
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Beckerman, Rimando and Davis welcomed back
[MLS: Week 17] Real Real Lake welcomed back World Cup representatives Kyle Beckerman and Nick Rimando, who helped RSL end a five-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over New England. Brad Davis, returning to play his first MLS gamesince representing the USA at the World Cup, converted a late penalty kick in Houston’s 2-2 […]
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Houston Dynamo slumps to fifth straight loss
[MLS: Week 16] The Houston Dynamo’s troubles continued as it fell at last-place Montreal, 3-0, extending its losing streak to an MLS season-high five games– all shutout defeats — and its scoreless streak to 479 minutes, a club record. Jack McInerney scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season– the second a golazo that […]
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Houston loses rookie Sherrod for season
[MLS INJURY REPORT] Houston Dynamo Mark Sherrod, one of the most promising rookie forwards in MLS, underwent reconstructivesurgery on Wednesday for a torn ACL in his left knee that will sideline him the remainder of the 2014 season. The 6-foot-3 Sherrod was selected by the Dynamo in the second round ofthe 2014 MLS SuperDraft […]