Jury Decides Angels Can Keep Name

A jury ruled late Thursday that the Angels owner Arte Moreno did not breach a contract with the city when he changed the team's name to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last January. In a 9-3 verdict, the jurors found that the new name was consistent with a 10-year-old stadium lease agreement, which only specified that the team name should include the word Anaheim in it. Jurors, who decided the issue in just over four hours, also found the team did not violate a state law requiring good faith and fair dealing when it renamed itself. Outside court, Moreno told reporters that he was relieved by the ruling, adding he needed to change the team's name to expand its market. Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, said he was disappointed with the decision and insisted the case was about more than money for Orange County residents, who have long felt overshadowed by bigger, flashier Los Angeles.Larry talks with Mike DiGiovanna, Sports Writer who covers the Angels for the Los Angeles Times, John Nicolleti, spokesman for the city of Anaheim, and Tim Mead, Vice President of Communications for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.