The Nugget’s bench-clearing meltdown with the New York Knicks Saturday night is just one of a litany of Denver-connected moments from the sports world’s lowlight reels.
Maxim magazine this month features a story on the 20 Greatest Sports Meltdowns – and we have bragging rights for the most incidents of any city – three. That’s 15 percent of them all.
No. 20 is the fight between Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 – with a 10-minute brawl that featured a goalie fight! No. 7 is the Aug. 9, 2006 meltdown arrest of here-for-a-moment Broncos RB Maurice Clarett in Ohio after a car chase. After subduing Clarett with Mace and a Taser, cops found in his car an “assault rife, three handguns, a bottle of vodka, and a CD of children’s songs recorded by Ohio state prisoners.”
Bill Romanowski’s Aug. 24, 2003 attack on Marcus Williams comes in No. 2. Romo punched teammate Williams and crushed his eye socket. No. 1, of course, is Mike Tyson’s ear biting incident. We have nothing to do with that.
Sutra
The patio is gone in front of the old Donkey Den at East 11th Avenue and Lincoln Street to make room for Sutra, a nightclub opening Dec. 29. It’s from the Tryst people with the slogan “Sleep is for Sundays.” It’ll be open 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Thursdays-Saturdays (that’s 18 hours-a-week!), with 12 bottle service areas, private bathrooms, “bed areas,” a DJ, drummer and stage & bar dancers.
Feed me
The 25th annual Food & Wine Classic comes down June 15-17 (don’t they know that Wendy Aiello and Walt DeHaven get married on June 16!?). To mark the occasion, the mag plans to raise $1 million for Farm to Table, a group that links local farmers and vintners to consumers. Stars on the roster this year: Jose Andres, Molto Mario, Giada DeLaurentis, Bobby Flay, Thomas Keller, Emeril, Danny Meyer, Masaharu Morimoto, Jacques Pepin, Steve Raichlen, Jacques Torres, Ming Tsai, Josh Wesson. Tix are $975 before March 15, $1,075 thereafter. Go to foodandwine.com/classic.
City spirit
People in Denver think the Democratic National Convention is going to NYC. Bigtime Dems in NYC definitely think it’s coming here. Take it from Husty, it’s coming to Denver … Sightem: Golfer David Duval with a big Christmas party dining at Prime 121 Friday night. The steakhouse will be open Christmas Eve for brunch and dinner, Christmas night dinner only … Zaidy’s will be open 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Christmas Eve; 8 a.m-8 p.m. on Christmas Day. And NY Deli News is open 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day … An appeal for money from the Hickenlooper camp arrived in the mail Saturday – same time as Hick’s Christmas card. Hickenlooper for Mayor puts on a $10-per-ticket concert Dec. 29 at the Ogden featuring Angie Stevens, Drag the River, The Reals, The Wheel … Sez who: “Happiness is the quiet lull between problems.” Paul Reiser
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