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Houston Sports Park is an urban park that serves as a multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility in the Five Corners District of Houston near the neighborhood of City Park. Houston Sports Park (HSP) houses Sabercats Stadium , which is the home of the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby and is the training ground of the Houston Dynamo ...
The first athletic event at Hofheinz Pavilion was held on December 1, 1969, when the Houston Cougars men's basketball team defeated Southwestern Louisiana 89–72 before a crowd of 7,000. [ 9 ] When the team relocated from San Diego in 1971 , the NBA 's Houston Rockets used the venue as their home arena, although selected games were played at ...
Pages in category "Sports venues in Houston" ... Houston Driving Park (1902) Houston Sports Park; J. Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark; N. NRG Park; P. Prairie View ...
The Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association played in Houston from 1972 to 1978 until the WHA dissolved. They won the Avco World Trophy as champions of the WHA in 1974 and 1975. Houston has three teams in World TeamTennis : The E-Z Riders in 1974, the Astro-Knots in 1982 and 1983, and the Wranglers from 2005 to 2007.
Delmar Fieldhouse was the home court of the Houston Cougars men's basketball team, featuring Elvin Hayes, during the 1960s.It hosted a Midwest regional quarterfinal game between the Cougars and the Marquette Warriors in 1961, the first NCAA men's basketball tournament game held in the city and second in the state of Texas, after the 1957 tournament, which held the Midwest Regional at the SMU ...
NRG Park, formerly Reliant Park and Astrodomain, is a complex in Houston, named after the energy company NRG Energy. It is located on Kirby Drive at the South Loop West Freeway ( I-610 ). This complex of buildings encompasses 350 acres (1.4 km 2 ) of land and consists of four venues: NRG Stadium , NRG Center , NRG Arena and the NRG Astrodome .
NRG Park: Owner: Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation: Operator: SMG: Capacity: 8,000: Construction; Opened: February 14, 1974 () Architect: Lloyd Jones & Associates: Main contractors: Pence Construction Company: Tenants; Houston Angels (1978-80) Houston Hotshots (1999-2000) Rice Owls (2007-08) Houston Comets (2008) Website; Venue Info
The stadium was the first home for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer from 2006 to 2011, as well as the first home of the American Football League's Houston Oilers from 1960 to 1964. On January 1, 1961, it hosted the American Football League Championship Game (for the 1960 title ).