Departed Earthquakes return to San Jose as a Dynamo (AP)

 
After the Houston Dynamo's relaxed practice amid the calming breezes and red-tile roofs in a particularly charming corner of the Bay Area, Dwayne De Rosario spared a moment to ponder what might have happened if the San Jose Earthquakes had never left home. "It was a great team, a great thing we had going," said De Rosario, the goal-scoring midfielder with 10 teammates who reluctantly traded the... [link]

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Houston preps for homecoming in San Jose

After the 2005 season, the San Jose Earthquakes moved to Houston. Rechristened the Dynamo, the team won the next two MLS Cups. ...
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Match Preview: EARTHQUAKES v DYNAMO

Thursday, May 22 | BUCK SHAW STADIUM | 7:30 p.m. PDT --- Nat'l TV: (ESPN2) --- MLS Primetime Thursday: The Houston Dynamo make their first league visit to the Bay Area to take on the San Jose Earthquakes, returning to the roots of the club. --- After 10 seasons in California, the San Jose club moved to Texas to become the Dynamo, and the Earthquakes were reborn this year as an expansion club...
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Match Recap: EARTHQUAKES v DYNAMO

May 22 --- MLSNet.com: While most homecomings are festive occasions, Thursday's get-together was always going to have an element of the bittersweet, but the Quakes duo of Kei Kamara and Ivan Guerrero found a way to erase at least some of those painful memories, as each player scored in the second half to give San Jose a 2-1 win against the city's former tenants...
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Dynamo return to San Jose to face Earthquakes | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Dynamo defender Eddie Robinson couldn't wait to set foot in San Jose, Calif., where he began his MLS career seven seasons ago, ahead of tonight's match against the latest installment of Earthquakes. Neither could coach Dominic Kinnear, who grew up in ...
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Video: EARTHQUAKES v DYNAMO --- (May 22)

(5:32) Official highlights: "MLS Primetime Thursday" featured many Houston players returing to California to face the new version of their old team in San Jose. --- A very exciting match ensued, with a full house at Buck Shaw Stadium. (ESPN / MLSNet.com)
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