Houston is a
city that loves sports, from professional
to college to interscholastic to personal.
Year-round, the weather lends itself to
sports, and Houstonians take advantage of
it.
Sports fans
are right at home with Houston's
professional teams. Amateur sports are
popular too, with a full slate of leagues.
Many sports programs start at the
elementary level and run through college.
Houston fans
have many choices when it comes to
watching professional teams:
In basketball we have the Houston
Rockets, two-time NBA champions.
In women's basketball we have the
Houston Comets, four-time WNBA
champions.
In hockey we have the Houston Aeros of
the AHL.
In soccer, we have the 2006 MLS
champions the Houston Dynamo
The Rockets, Comets, and Aeros moved to
Toyota Center,
which opened in Fall 2003, near the
Convention Center and Convention Center
Hotel
In baseball we have the Houston Astros,
who've played at
Minute Maid Park
since March 2000.
Houston's NFL team, the Houston Texans,
held their first game in August 2002 in
Reliant Stadium.
