WASHINGTON -- Dont expect a change-the-name movement for Washingtons new Arena Football League team.While there has been questions around the name of Dan Snyders Redskins in the NFL, owners of the expansion AFL franchise went in a very different direction in calling the team the Washington Valor. Ted Leonsis and officials from his Monumental Sports & Entertainment organization unveiled the name, logo and colors on Thursday.Leonsis said the name stands for what the franchise hopes to build when it begins play in the spring of 2017 and holds a mirror up to the community and fan base.It calls out the best in all of us to be brave and strong and celebrate our country but also creates an identity locally, Leonsis said. I think our community in D.C. and Maryland and Virginia will see a lot of themselves in the name and theyll be very, very proud of it.The Valor, who will be the AFLs ninth team, have a V logo that features the head of an eagle and three stars. Predictably red, white and blue are among the teams colors along with graphite, all of which managing partner Roger Mody said had significance.Monumental also owns the NBAs Wizards, NHLs Capitals and WNBAs Mystics, which all have red, white and blue as their colors. The Valor will join them at Verizon Center in downtown Washington.Valor represents bravery and courage, and to be courageous one must be strong, committed and truthful, Mody said. It was important that it represented the nations capital, the vibrancy of the city and its sports teams.Coach Dean Cokinos said his team, which still doesnt have any players, will be tough, physical and play fast. Monumental hired outside consultants to help come up with the name, which Leonsis said feels absolutely right.Commissioner Scott Butera said the ownership group was responsible for choosing the name, adding that the league approved it.They know the community better than we do, so its important that we have a name that we think is going to be well-respected by the community, that represents that area, fits the demography of that area, Butera said. The league would only step in if there was something that we felt was inappropriate or didnt represent the city well.Recent AFL team names include the L.A. Kiss, owned by Gene Simmons, and the Portland Steel. Mike Gartner Jersey .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. Nicklas Backstrom Jersey . 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The Indiana Pacers will host the Boston Celtics on Saturday night in an Eastern Conference showdown.Both teams will be playing their second game in as many nights. The Pacers (4-5) continue to be a tale of two teams. Theyve yet to win on the road in five attempts but havent lost at home (4-0). It will be the first of three matchups this season with the Celtics.Both teams made changes to their starting lineups on Friday. The Pacers inserted C.J. Miles into the lineup and moved Monta Ellis to the second unit. For Boston, Brad Stevens moved Kelly Olynyk and Marcus Smart into the lineup with Brown and Zeller coming off the bench.The Pacers have played two consecutive overtime games this week, both against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers picked up their first victory of the season Friday night at the expense of Indiana.One player who wont be bothered by the back-to-back games is Myles Turner. He was limited to 20 minutes on Friday night because foul trouble. He eventually fouled out and finished with just five points on the night.I was never able to establish any sort of rhythm, Turner told The Indianapolis Star. Once I got out there, it was like I was right back out. I let the team down.Coach Nate McMillan knows his team let one get away. The things that you need to do to win a ballgame, we didnt do, he said.The Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak on Friday as they trounced the Knicks 115-87, eveniing their record at 4-4 on the season.dddddddddddd Thats the way we should play, Brad Stevens said after the win. I thought our whole team played better, but we still have work to do.Boston was able to get to the line 43 times, more than doubling their season high to this point.Isaiah Thomas led the way with 29 points, and figures to be a tough matchup for Indiana. Thomas didnt shoot well in four games last season against the Pacers (39 percent), but with George Hill playing on another team, Indiana has struggled with guard penetration so far this season.Slow starts have plagued the Celtics in the early going this season, but they put up 31 points in the first quarter this time around.If we didnt come out like that, we were probably going to lose again, Thomas said.The Pacers and Celtics have both shot well from behind the arc this season. They each came into Friday nights games tied for third in the NBA, shooting 37.8 percent from deep.Both of these teams were predicted by many to be in the top half of the Eastern Conference playoff picture. The slow starts for each make for an intriguing early November game.The Celtics are once again expected to be without Al Horford (concussion) and Jae Crowder (sprained left ankle). The Pacers will be without Rodney Stuckey (hamstring). ' ' '