LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Think your life has been hectic lately? Try being Gayle Benson. The first-year owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans is in the middle of a crazy three-week stretch hopscotching the country in support of her various sports interests.
Here's what her schedule has looked like since mid-April:
April 12: NBA Board of Governors meeting, New York City
April 14-17: Pelicans-Blazers playoff series, Portland
April 19-21: Pelicans-Blazers playoff series, New Orleans
April 26: NFL Draft, New Orleans
April 28: Game 1, Pelicans-Warriors, Oakland, California
Monday: Vineyard visits, Napa, California
Tuesday: Game 2, Pelicans-Warriors, Oakland, California
Friday: Game 3, Pelicans-Warriors, New Orleans
Saturday: Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Kentucky
Sunday: Game 4, Pelicans-Warriors, New Orleans
If you're keeping track, that's four cross-country flights and about 12,500 air miles.