MLS: Dynamo re-sign captain Beasley

Published 1:33 pm Sunday, December 30, 2018

Houston Dynamo defender DaMarcus Beasley has resigned with the team.

Beasley, 36, helped the Dynamo win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship in September. He has played in 112 MLS regular-season matches since joining Houston in July 2014. The team named him Defender of the Year in 2018.

“We are delighted to bring our remarkable captain back to lead the team into a very tough 2019 season,” Dynamo coach Wilmer Cabrera said in a statement. “The Dynamo have to face a very challenging schedule and DaMarcus has been an outstanding pillar for our team, helping us create a mentality of competing to win at all times. His consistency over his career shows not only his talent, but also his professionalism and dedication.”

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I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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