NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson remained in control of both franchises Wednesday after a state appeals court affirmed last year's ruling that he is mentally competent to run his businesses.
Benson, 88, was sued by his daughter and grandchildren last year after he ousted them as heirs to his businesses and named wife Gayle as his successor. They claimed that Benson was in mental and physical decline and that he was being unduly influenced by Gayle, his third wife, whom he married in 2004.