Houston, TX in the Ranks of Best Sports Cities

As reported by the HBJ from a Sporting News list:

Houston has climbed a notch in the annual rankings of the best sports cities in the country by The Sporting News (www.sportingnews.com/).
The Bayou City is ranked No. 11 this year, up from No. 12 in 2008, according to the magazine’s rankings, released Wednesday.
“People just don’t like either the Texans, Rockets or Astros. The fans here will support all the teams and really know what’s going on,” Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson told Sporting News. “I’ve been a Rockets season-ticket holder for six years. That’s the biggest thing I’ve seen that’s different than other cities. They just really love their sports and support the teams.”
Pittsburgh, which won back its title of “City of Champions” this year with the Penguins winning the Stanley Cup and Steelers winning the Super Bowl, regained the No. 1 ranking from Boston, which slipped to No. 3 this year.
The arrival of the palatial new Cowboys Stadium helped Dallas-Fort Worth claim the No. 9 slot, the highest ranking for a Texas city. San Antonio was further down the list at No. 25 with Austin at No. 38. Several other Texas cities were included in the top 100, including Lubbock at No. 63, Waco at No. 85, College Station at No. 86 and El Paso at No. 98.
This year’s Best Sports Cities list features almost 400 cities and towns in the United States and Canada, ranked by a system that assigns points to a variety of categories, including a city’s number of teams, their regular-season won-lost records, playoff berths, bowl appearances and tournament bids, championships, applicable power ratings, fan fervor, attendance and more.