IS L.A. READY FOR THE ARENA `AVENGERS'?Byline: Howard Beck Daily News Staff Writer Los Angeles' newest sports franchise got a name and a face put to it Monday, and the mayor's designee des·ig·nee n. A person who has been designated. to the ceremony had but one wish. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what the name is,'' said senior adviser Steve Soboroff Steve Soboroff (born August 31, 1948) is a real estate developer and president of Playa Vista. Mr. Soboroff is the Chairperson of the Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University. , ``but as long as it's not the `Raiders,' I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. .'' While the Coliseum awaits a new, NFL-sanctioned tenant, the only football team certain to call the city home is the Avengers of the Arena Football League. Owner Casey Wasserman Casey Wasserman (b. 1974) is an entertainment executive and owner of the Los Angeles Avengers Arena League football team. Born Casey Meyer, he is the son of the Los Angeles socialite and philanthropist Lynne Wasserman. , granted the indoor league's 17th franchise last fall, unveiled the Avengers name and logo - a futuristic-looking, helmeted warrior helmeted warrior representation in painting of cardinal virtue. [Art: Hall, 127] See : Fortitude in blue, gold and red - Monday morning outside Staples Center. The Avengers, co-tenants with the Lakers, Clippers and Kings, will begin play at Staples next April. ``I wanted a name that would . . . capture the spirit and imagination of Los Angeles,'' said the 24-year-old Wasserman. The team name, he said, is ``an embodiment of ideals - power, excitement, unpredictability.'' Wasserman, his advisers and marketing consultants considered several names, and in the end, chose Avengers over Knights. All the team needs now is a coach and 20 players. Wasserman hopes to hire a coach-general manager by the end of August, and he'll be allowed to sign free agents after the ArenaBowl on Aug. 22. The roster will be filled out via an expansion draft in November. Wasserman said he'll try to find a coach with NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga experience, ``maybe a name,'' but possibly a fresh face to go with the newborn franchise. This will be L.A.'s second entrant in the Arena league. The Cobras played one season at the Sports Arena in 1988, when the fledging league was still struggling for an identity. Wasserman expects better results this time around. ``I don't think I would have bought the team if I didn't think that was achievable,'' he said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color--Ran on Page 1) NEW TEAM IN TOWN: It's not the NFL, but Los Angeles has a football team - an Arena Football League franchise that will be called the Avengers. (2) Casey Wasserman, 24, owner of the new Arena Football League Avengers, unveils his team's logo at Staples Center. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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