Dynamo News

• Brad Davis' long road to recovery (New York Times)
• Dynamo score nine as they dominate the Academy (Houston Dynamo)
• The back line looks to continue total awesomeness (MLS Soccer)
• Rico on loan to Stabaek? (Soccer By Ives)
• Houston Dynamo 2012 Preview (MLS Talk)
• Houston Dynamo Disney Classic Preview (Behind the Mic)
• What is Ching's role for the Dynamo in 2012 (MLS Soccer)

Goalkeeper Eric Marscheider, 19, has earned a developmental contract with Dynamo. @timhanley2 discovered him in combine. He's a big kid.

— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) February 21, 2012

See you on May 26...RT @landondonovan Looks awesome, can't wait to play there

— HoustonDynamo (@HoustonDynamo) February 21, 2012

Dynamo News

• Dynamo dominate SMU with goals by Bruin, Ownby, Sato, and Rolfe (Houston Dynamo)
• Dynamo players happy to have the cap back (Houston Dynamo)
• Solomon talks Ching, and his dedication to Houston (Houston Chronicle)
• Camargo ready for a big season in 2012 (Glenn Davis Soccer)
• Media attention to Ching story good for soccer (Glenn Davis Soccer)
• Ching gave up a lot to come back to Houston (Houston Dynamo)
• Nickname for BBVA Compass Stadium Ideas (Glenn Davis Soccer)

Don't tell Roland Martin, who hates soccer and pink and even drew fire from gay groups recently, but Juventus was in pink today.

— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) February 18, 2012

The day after the return of Brian Ching to the Houston Dynamo, the reaction has diminished in frequency, but not in heartfelt emotion. Many have noticed that Captain Kamehameha is loved in Houston like few US soccer players are loved in any other city in our league.

The list is a short one. Perhaps the way the Seattles feel about Kasey Keller would compare, though of course, Keller is no longer an active player. Do Angelenos "love" Landon Donovan? Heck, how many Angelenos even know who he is beyond, um, that American guy who plays with David Beckham.

Union fans seemed to have a thing going for Sebastien Le Toux last year, until the ultimate buzzkill Piotr Nowak decided enough was enough about that. Red Bull fans had a fling with Juan Pablo Angel for awhile, and really, who wouldn't? He is, of course, the Most Interesting Man in the World. However, if he came back to New York in any capacity, who would really notice?

I would think Taylor Twellman is still universally loved among New England fans, but again, like with Keller we're talking about non-active players here.

Of course, it is possible that no one is more pleased than Austin native Robert Allen Boswell, who made his happiness known thusly:

Glad @brianching is back. The roommate situation was beginning to worry me - a good cuddler is hard to replace...

— Bobby Boswell (@bobbyboswell) February 16, 2012

Many links on Dynamo and other topics after the jump.

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Dynamo News

• Dynamo are close to Ching back, according to multiple sources (My Fox Houston)
• Arreola soaks up sun and knowledge (ESPN)
• Dynamo Draw 2-2 with San Jose (Houston Dynamo)
• Big Things from Bruin this Season are Expected (Houston Dynamo)
• Ching Deserves Better (Houston Chronicle Blog)
• Kandji Excited for New Challenge (MLS Soccer)

Back In Houston. Hoping To Be Able To Call This Home Some Time Soon.

— Eder Arreola (@EderArreola7) February 15, 2012

Dynamo News:

• " I’m willing to bet Ching will be a member of the Dynamo by March 11." Ortiz- (Houston Chronicle)
• An old interview with Kandji after he was traded to Colorado- (The Shin Guardian)
• Clark, Weaver want starts- (MLS Soccer)
• Ching played the game as a professional- (ESPN)
• As if you didn't see below, Dynamo interested in Johnson- (Fox Soccer)
• Dynamo think they have their man in Kandji- (MLS Soccer)
• Roberts here to succeed- (MLS Soccer)

Official;) yfrog.com/khriqhmqj

— Mac Kandji (@mkandji10) February 9, 2012

Dynamo News

• Deric arrested after bar fight (Houston Chronicle)
• Multiple players arrested, racial exclusion for a bar may be involved (KHOU)
• Rookie Rolfe here to improve (Houston Chronicle)
• Competition for Dynamo rookies about to take a major step up (MLS Soccer)
• Canetti takes you around BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston Dynamo)
• Cameron is back at Camp (Houston Dynamo)
• Monday Training Notes (Glenn Davis Soccer)

-@GlennDavisSoc

Why is our backup goalkeeper getting arrested for assault in a bar?

-@dynamotheory

For a team that has lost (Brian Ching, Danny Cruz, Hunter Freeman, Carlo Costly) more than it has gained (Nathan Sturgis, draft picks, trialists) over the offseason, the Houston Dynamo might just find itself in an improved position once the 2012 season begins where the 2011 ended. And that would be without a single major offseason acquisition.

First Kick is scheduled for 6 p.m. CST on March 11 at the Home Depot Center, with the defending Eastern champs facing the peripatetic (or at least just pathetic) Chivas USA. That is three months and 20 days since the MLS Cup final and two months a day before the scheduled opening of BBVA Compass Stadium. Over that time, Dynamo have tried (oh, how they tried) and I'm sure still will try to make some splashy signings. But if they do not, then with the emergence of younger players on the roster, it is quite possible that the team will have gotten better by doing almost nothing.

To illustrate the point, and before we go any farther here, let's just take a quick trip in the Wayback Machine to November, 1969 and a prime example of when doing nothing gets you all you want, and more.

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• Cameron's switch to center back becomes official [MLS Soccer]
• Houston Dynamo shockingly places Bobby Boswell in MLS re-entry draft [Sporting News]
• Dynamo's Boswell, others in re-entry draft [Houston Chronicle]
• Boswell makes buzz in re-entry draft [Houston Chronicle]
• Academy teams to compete in Winter Showcase [Houston Dynamo]
• New Dynamo Stadium to open on May 12, 2012 [Houston Dynamo]
• From Jose Ortiz's Twitter: "@ChrisCanetti told Sports Authority the Dynamo is close to announcing 10-year naming rights deal for new stadium."

In Other News:

• Community service is key for MLS-hopeful Orlando City [Seminole Chronicle]
• "I Expected Nothing Less From A Bunch Of Blithering Idiots": The Angry Emails That Helped Cost Boca Raton Its All-Star Pro Soccer Team [Deadspin]