Saints and Pelicans Owner Tom Benson has released a statement expressing his disappointment over the lawsuit filed by his daughter and two grandchildren claiming he’s mentally unfit to change a succession plan that puts Benson’s wife, Gayle, in control of both professional franchises once he dies. As far as that lawsuit goes claiming Beson is incapacitated, Legal analyst Tim Meche says the plantiffs will have to prove Benson is not capable of making decisions on his own…
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The lawsuit also paints Benson’s wife as a gold digger.

The Pelicans Anthony Davis has been named a starter in the NBA All-Star game. First one to do that from New Orleans since Chris Paul did it in 2011. The Pels are at Minnesota tonight.

The NFL Pro Bowl Game is this Sunday. Saints tight end Jimmy Graham tells the New Orleans Times-Picayune he’ll use this game to determine whether he’ll need surgery on his shoulder.

In college basketball…Louisiana Tech lost its first Conference USA Game of the season on Saturday as the Bulldogs lost to North Texas 73-66. Tech trailed at halftime by 21 points. U-L-M’s six-game winning streak was snapped last night as they fell to Texas-Arlington 61-57. And the Ragin Cajuns ended a three-game losing streak with a 96-59 victory over Arkansas State.

Full squad practices begin today for college baseball teams. The LSU Tigers are ranked ninth in the Division One-Baseball-dot-com’s preseason ranking. One of there writers, Aaron Fitt, says LSU’s pitching staff is talented, but young and inexperienced…
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It’s possible two of the three weekend starters will be freshmen for the Tigers.