• Former Denver Broncos and current (for the moment) Washington Commanders kicker Brandon McManus is being sued by two women who say he sexually assaulted them on a team flight last year when he was with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He denies the allegations.
• A man in Michigan joined a Zoom court hearing about his suspended drivers license while he was driving. The judge immediately revoked his bond.
• A necklace straight out of the Mr. T collection likely saved a Colorado man’s life when it stopped a bullet, according to Commerce City police.
• Deion Sanders‘ son Shiloh has filed for bankruptcy. Shiloh has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars in NIL money, but he appears to be trying to get out from under an $11.3 million judgment against him from a civil trial alleging that he assaulted a school security guard when he was 15.
• American Airlines quickly fired its outside law firm after its lawyers filed court documents blaming a 9-year-old girl for allegedly being secretly recorded in one of its airplane’s bathrooms by a flight attendant. The filing claimed that the young girl “knew or should have known” about the secret recording device. This should serve as a reminder to C-level executives that some lawyers care only about winning in court and do not consider what brand damage they may cause in pursuit of that.
• Newcomers may complain about the skunky smell coming from grow houses along I-70, but those of us who have been here more than few decades know that the Purina pet food plant is the OG of I-70 nasty smells. Now, a group of nearby residents has filed suit, claiming that the plant emits “rancid” and “noxious” odors.
• If you are headed to Red Rocks, you may want to closely follow the speed limit. The Town of Morrison‘s new radar camera system ticketed more than 10,000 speeders in its first two weeks. At that rate, Morrison will generate more than $10 million in annual revenue from the system.
• The Denver Post‘s editorial page team is tightening its requirements for contributed articles after an open-records request identified that a lobbyist actually wrote a column submitted under the name of the mayor of Pueblo.
• A freak lightning strike in Jackson County, Colo., east of Steamboat Springs, killed a rancher and 32 head of cattle.
• Denver-based STK Steakhouse had its newest restaurant in Washington, D.C. reviewed by The Washington Post, and it was ugly. Describing his meal, food critic Tom Sietsema noted, “For a moment, I imagine(d) myself at 30,000 feet, eating an airplane meal.”
• If you were wondering how fashion designer Alexander Wang got Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Ariana Grande and Kylie Jenner to appear in an ad campaign, it turns out they are actually celebrity look-a-likes. I wouldn’t want to be the person that has $1,500/hour attorneys, the FTC and the BeyHive after him.
• TV networks are scrambling for advertising dollars as the median ages of their viewers continue to climb. Fun fact: the median age of MTV viewers is 51.
• Nissan issued a rare “do not drive” warning for nearly 84,000 of its cars due to potentially exploding airbags.
• An Ohio billionaire who apparently does not read the news has announced an audacious new plan – traveling to the wreck of the Titanic in a submersible.
• Pope Francis has issued an apology after it was reported that he used an offensive slur to refer to gay men in a meeting with bishops.
• June is Pride Month, but PR Week reports that “many brands are taking a break from Pride this year due to the economy or political opposition to DEI and ESG programs.”
• Denver’s Carrie J. Austin wrote a letter to the editor of The Denver Post complaining about all the growth that Denver has experienced since she “relocated here in 1995 after having spent more than 20 years in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Manhattan and Brooklyn.”
• Bill Walton was a Hall of Fame basketball player and one of the all-time eccentric basketball announcers. Like all of the all-time greats, he was loved by most and hated by some. He died at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle against cancer.
• Correction: Last week, I expressed surprise that CPR agreed to a settlement with former host Vic Vela that included leaving the door open to collaborate on his “Back from Broken” podcast. CPR’s Clara Shelton let me know that the agreement is that Vela can continue his podcast on his own and that CPR would not be involved in any future editions.

Who won the week?

• GFM|CenterTable promoted Lauren Noser and Kathleen Deal to associate vice presidents, and Sarah Wool to senior director.
• Linhart PR added Sophie Wells as an account executive.
• Denver has the sixth-highest rate of apartment and home rentals that are pet friendly.
• MLB literally rewrote its record book this week when it made the decision to integrate Negro league records for more than 2,300 players who were not allowed to play in the majors. Among the biggest winners was Josh Gibson, who displaced both Ty Cobb for highest career batting average and Babe Ruth for career slugging percentage.
• Have an extra $5.25 million? You could buy the “Home Alone” house in Chicago.
• Former Denver Broncos safety Steve Foley and tight end Riley Odoms have been elected to the team’s Ring of Fame. Both played most of their careers in the 1970s.