A day after Saints owner Tom Benson, who is 87, announced his wife will assume ownership of the Saints and Pelicans when he dies, his former heir files suit claiming her grandfather is incapacitated. Rita Benson LeBlanc, her mother Renee Benson and brother Ryan LeBlanc filed the petition in Orleans Civil District Court. Legal analyst Tim Meche…

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Meche says they will have to prove that Tom Benson is not capable of making decisions on his own. Tom Benson says he is extremely disappointed by the lawsuit.

An M-R-I has revealed that Lakers star Kobe Bryant suffered a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder in the second half of Wednesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. It’s not clear how long Bryant will be out. The Pelicans visit the Minnesota Timberwolves tomorrow night.

College baseball teams can begin full squad workouts today and for the LSU Tigers they enter the season ranked ninth in the country according to Division One-Baseball-dot-com. One of there writers, Aaron Fitt, says LSU’s line-up has the potential to score a lot of runs this year

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Fitt says LSU has a talented pitching staff, but they are young and inexperienced.

In Sun Belt hoops action, UL-Lafayette ended their three game losing streak with a 96-59 beat down of Arkansas State. Shawn Long lead the way for the Cajuns with 27 points. ULM’s six game winning streak came to an end last night with a 61-57 loss to Texas-Arlington. The Warhawks remain a half game ahead of Georgia Southern for first place in the conference.

In Conference USA, North Texas scored 49 first half points as they handed Louisiana Tech its first conference loss, 73-66.