Author: Jeremiah Terkula
Jan Ullrich: “I was not far away from death” Jan Ullrich is one of the country’s great sporting idols, then the cycling star crashes. Now he speaks openly about doping, drugs, escapades and his rediscovered hunger for life. In 1997, Jan Ullrich flies into the yellow jersey of the Tour de France in Andorra-Arcalis, a few days later the 23-year-old becomes the first German to win the world’s greatest cycling spectacle. Ullrich climbs to the rank of a national sports idol. But he cannot stay there for long: Doping offenses, drugs, exclusion from the Tour, ejection from Team Telekom -…
Yes, it’s true: One of the reasons Metallica is taking a night off between its two mega-sized concerts in Minneapolis this weekend is to provide a little breathing room to its members, who now range in age from 59 to 61. “For two of the guys in the band, the shows take a lot more of a physical toll on their bodies,” lead guitarist Kirk Hammett said. “The age thing is definitely a bit of a factor.” The guitar hero didn’t name names — presumably frontman James Hetfield’s voice and drummer Lars Ulrich’s arms are where the physical challenges lie…
Give A’ja Wilson points for succinctness. Asked in an on-court interview after the U.S. women’s basketball team’s gold-medal win at the Olympics to give one word to describe teammate Kahleah Copper, Wilson didn’t need much time to think. “That bitch,” Wilson said, getting the swear word past NBC’s censors before walking off. Copper, who finished with 12 points, hit a crucial pair of free throws with 3.9 seconds to go, putting Team USA up by three. That ended up being the reason the game ended in regulation, as Gabby Williams banked in a shot at the buzzer for France, but…
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has responded to comments made by Everton boss Sean Dyche. The Blues are currently preparing to face Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday night. Everton are battling to avoid relegation from the Premier League as they prepare to take on their rivals in the derby at Goodison Park. Before the game, Dyche gave an interview where he was asked to recall some of his favourite music memories. One story involved Dyche recalling how he saw Green Day in concert after being convinced to attend the gig by England icon Stuart Pearce. Dyche was…
Green Day brought their Saviors Tour to town, so I brought along my favorite concert correspondent to write up a Green Day Fenway review. It was a full-circle moment of sorts for Kade: their first big rock show was the Hella Mega Tour with Green Day and Weezer at Fenway Park in the summer of 2021. That was their first Green Day Fenway review, too. You can read it here. Since then, I’ve put them to work covering Spoon in Providence, Red Hot Chili Peppers at Fenway, Smashing Pumpkins at the Garden, and Boston Calling 2023. They’re building up quite…
There are few athletes in the world who can claim to be as iconic as the late Flo-Jo. But Sha’Carri Richardson definitely comes close. The reigning women’s 100m world champ failed to secure gold in the event at the Paris Olympics but compensated for the miss by anchoring Team USA to a gold in the women’s 4x100m relay. Along with the breakneck speed, her elaborate style statement on the purple tracks also turned several heads, and for good reasons. However, it wasn’t just Richardson who came up with the athlete’s eccentric fashion at the 33rd Olympics. In the months leading…
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan has discussed the possibility of retirement, and admitted that the band can offer no guarantees over their future. For most bands of Deep Purple’s age, Gillan is turning 79 later this month, they are currently on a lucrative farewell tour or retired. However, the heavy rock titans have no plans to cash in on their careers as the thought of saying goodbye to making music or playing live is a too chilling thought to consider. This year, Deep Purple have enjoyed a frantic year. In July, they released their latest album, =1, and have also…
You have probably seen the viral photo of Sha’Carri Richardson from the 2024 Paris Olympics. The photo where Richardson confidently glances to her right en route to an Olympic gold medal in the 4×100-meter relay, the first gold medal of Richardson’s career after she earned a silver medal in the 100-meter final. The stare down, dubbed the “Shar’Carri Stare,” captivated the nation even more than the ensuing gold. “I looked over and I just knew that no matter what was going on, there was nobody that I was going to allow — even myself — to be in front of…
Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons and Aja Volkman’s divorce has been finalized, 11 months after she filed for divorce in April 2023. The former couple — who tied the knot on March 5, 2011 — finalized the proceedings on Monday and cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE. Reynolds, 36, and the Nico Vega singer, 43, will share joint legal and physical custody of their four kids: daughters Arrow Eve, 11, Gia James and Coco Rae, both 6, and son Valentine, 4. Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons and Aja Volkman’s divorce…
It was no surprise that the Chicago Sky’s team talent show, which was captured on Instagram by rookie duo Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, sent WNBA fans into a frenzy. The most memorable scene came when Cardoso debuted a shocking new look, drawing quite the reaction from her All-Star teammate. Angel Reese judges Cardoso’s new look Not only did the Brazilian get a gender-bending makeover, she accompanied it with an incredible musical performance, both evoking images of teenage heartthrob Justin Bieber in the late 2000s. Meanwhile, Reese judged the team talent show on her Instagram story (the winning act was…