Judge: Benson competent to run Saints, Pelicans

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  • Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers
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NEW ORLEANS -- Owner Tom Benson was declared mentally competent to run his businesses, including the NFL's New Orleans Saints and NBA's Pelicans, a civil court judge ruled Thursday.