I take a few weeks off and suddenly Colorado Rockies coaches are flying United Airlines jets, Denver Public Schools gets caught requiring employee non-disclosure agreements, and the Jokic brothers are brawling in the stands again. Here is this week’s list:

• The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) criticized Westword’s recent cover promoting an article on gun violence as “play(ing) into the worst stereotypes and innuendoes.” Westword had previously apologized for the cover art that depicted a young black boy carrying a gun, saying the image was “a major mistake that created harm and hurt.”
• “You’re gonna need a bigger number.” Some scientists are asking the National Hurricane Center to create a Category 6 rating to reflect the increase in mega-storms.
• Incidents of antisemitism in Colorado have increased by nearly 200% over the past year, forcing many synagogues to add security and take other precautions.
• The blades belonging to the famed Moulin Rouge windmill in Paris broke off and fell two stories to the ground. No one was hurt.
• The Production and Assignment Desk departments at Fox31/KWGN voted 17-3 to take the next step toward forming a union.
• Immersive arts company Meow Wolf is laying off 50 employees from its Denver location.
• Actress Emma Stone would like you to know her real name is Emily.
• It’s officially hail season in Colorado.
• It is not unusual for travertine tiles to contain fossils, but a couple in Europe got more than they bargained for when their beautiful new floor included what is clearly a cross section of an ancient human jawbone.
• A Utah couple accidentally mailed their cat that had climbed into an Amazon box they were returning. The cat survived.
• Chicago officials removed a sidewalk landmark known affectionately as the “rat hole” after engineers determined the section bearing the imprint of the animal was damaged and needed to be replaced.
• The CEO of Alterra, owner of ski resorts including Steamboat and Winter Park among others, acknowledged that “it is ungodly expensive and hard to bring a family of four skiing right now” and that customers are “really, really mad.”
• Actor Patrick Warburton comes from a conservative, religious family, so much so that his mom participated in a campaign to get Warburton’s show “Family Guy” cancelled despite that show helping the actor support his parents financially. Warburton’s mom even lobbied him to sign the online petition to cancel his own show, which he declined.

So, who won the week?

• Rockford Gray has added Anna Duggan, MA and Karen Mason as senior consultants.
• Olympic swimmer and Denver-native Missy Franklin had the Regis Jesuit High School pool named in her honor.
• The Federal Trade Commission has banned noncompete clauses, and no one may benefit more than local TV journalists.
• The Denver Nuggets took a 3-0 playoff series lead over the rival L.A. Lakers.
• The Denver Broncos selected Oregon QB Bo Nix with its first-round pick in the NFL draft. Will Nix be successful? History says to flip a coin.
• It took 97 years, but longtime New York Mets fan Seymour Weiner found his calling helping the team promote its $1 hot dog night.
• Fourteen years after losing his Heisman Trophy for receiving illegal benefits, former USC running back Reggie Bush had it returned. Heisman Trust officials said changes to rules allowing players to be paid informed their decision.

• 9News investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola had to jump out of an Uber mid-trip when the driver started on a #FakeNews rant directed at him.
• It is opening day for the Colorado Rockies, normally a time for celebration. However, the team’s 1-6 record – which projects out to a 23-139 season – has put a damper on things.
• Everyone in Japan could have the same last name – “Sato” – by the year 2531, according to calculations by university professors. Sato is currently the most common last name in Japan.
• About a quarter of the water in the Colorado River is used to grow feed for beef and dairy cows.
• Forecasts of rain and cloud cover are threatening views of Monday’s solar eclipse that will be visible along a path from Texas to Maine.
• British Airways is offering a $500 course to help you get over your fear of flying.
• Bill Maher refused a request from former “Jackass” star Steve-O that he not smoke marijuana during a podcast interview. Steve-O, who has been sober for 16 years, said he was surprised that Maher refused.
• How does the San Antonio Chiefs sound? Kansas City voters have rejected an extension to a sales tax that would have helped fund new stadiums for the Chiefs and the Royals.
• Denver finally hit the 70-degree mark this week, nearly a month after we typically do.
• The University of Mississippi apparently has no standards. One year after hiring a men’s basketball coach who was fired from the University of Texas following a felony domestic violence arrest, the school has now hired a women’s basketball assistant coach who was fired from Syracuse amid allegations of “bullying and threatening players and behaving improperly toward them.”
• Need a goat? You can legally keep as many as you can catch if you are willing to travel to the Italian island Alicudi. It has been overrun with goats and desperately wants people to take them.

Who won the week?

• The Iowa-LSU women’s “Elite Eight” basketball game set an all-time ratings record, averaging 12.3 million viewers.
• Aspen is poised to record its first $100 million+ home sale.
• University of Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders is expected to earn $4.7 million over the next 12 months, thanks to NIL.
• Penn State EVP and Provost Justin Schwartz is the sole finalist for the University of Colorado Boulder chancellor position.
• DIA has added a nonstop flight to Instanbul, which is now the longest non-stop flight from the airport.
• The rock band Kiss has sold it music and brand name to a Swedish entertainment company for $300 million.
• ESPN+ will air “Saving Sakic,” a documentary about the Colorado Avalanche‘s desperate attempt to raise $15 million to re-sign star player Joe Sakic and prevent him from leaving for the New York Rangers.

Note: “Who Had the Worst Week” will be taking a few weeks off while I am on vacation. It will return at the end of April.