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Luis Diaz 'IRRITATED' with Liverpool after completing Bayern Munich deal
Luis Diaz's Liverpool adventure is at an end. After three-and-a-half years, the Colombian winger is moving to Bayern Munich for around £65m. The 28-year-old swept up all the major domestic prizes during his time in Anfield red - including the Premier League title in 2024/25. LFC x New Era Shop Now LFC Signed Merch Shop Now LFC x Titleist Shop Now He was among the best players for Arne Slot's side as they carried off the top-flight trophy for the 20th time. Diaz scored 13 league goals - featuring on the left wing as well as up front. However, the South American wide man's time on Merseyside ends on a slightly sour note. Diaz hit with splash of reality Diaz was seeking a new Liverpool contract before his Bayern transfer was sealed. Under contract until 2027, and earning around £55k per week, Diaz was clearly entitled to feel his efforts in the Premier League last season were enough to warrant a new deal. Futbolred in Colombia has now disclosed that certain events left Diaz 'irritated' - leading to him paving the way for a move away. Firstly, the publication says that new contracts for Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk - combined with a £260m summer spending spree - were a 'cold splash of reality' for Diaz. Other contracts prioritised Salah and Van Dijk's deals were running out in summer 2025 - and Richard Hughes saw fit to furnish the pair with two-year extensions. Both will command around £400k per week until 2027 - putting Diaz's renewal demands in the shade. And then came the signings of Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Giorgi Mamardashvili. With Liverpool moving on from their renewals for Van Dijk and Salah, new players were deemed the next priority over Diaz's new deal. © IMAGO Liverpool DENIED Diaz deal But then 'to make matters worse' according to the report, Liverpool began to reject offers for Diaz from Barcelona and Bayern. These rejections 'irritated' Diaz, the publication states, as both teams would have granted him a far richer contract than the one he was on at Anfield. 'They were denying him something they clearly weren't willing to offer,' it reads. But Hughes has nonetheless stuck to his guns and brought in great money for Diaz. That £65m will come in very useful in the chase for Alexander Isak while Diaz has got what he wanted too. He will be making three times more money for Bayern than he was at Liverpool.
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Highlights from Day 7 of Bears training camp
The Chicago Bears were back at Halas Hall for their seventh practice of training camp, where there were plenty of notable observations and highlights. It was a lighter practice in shells following back-to-back padded workouts on Monday and Tuesday. There was a heavy focus on red zone, which included quarterback Caleb Williams rushing for a score but the starting offense did have their struggles after a strong start. Rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III was the star of this lighter practice, and it's clear he has a bright future. With fans and media in attendance, there were plenty of highlights from this lighter practice, including Burden's impressive catch and Williams scoring during red zone work. This post will be updated as more videos appear Highlights from seventh practice of Bears training camp This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Chicago Bears training camp: Highlights from Day 7
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Don't want to draft a kicker this fantasy football season? Here are some Week 1 streamers
By Jennifer Eakins, 4for4 I prefer to stream my kickers from week-to-week for fantasy football, so I usually draft based on Week 1 matchups, and always in the final round. Since the odds for the first week of the 2025 season are already out, I figured I'd share my top picks for those who choose the same approach. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] You won't find the elite names here since they'll be drafted, and most likely too early at that. Week 1 Streamers Evan McPherson, Bengals @ Browns Coming off a rough 2024 where he converted just 72.7% of his field-goal attempts before missing the final five games with a torn abductor muscle, McPherson starts out with a plus-matchup on the road. The Bengals head to Cleveland favored by 5.5 points, with a generous team total of 25.5 points. Brandon McManus, Packers vs. Lions We have another divisional battle in Week 1 as the Packers host Detroit from the jump. Green Bay is projected to win by 1.5 points in this one while scoring 25.5 in the potential victory. McManus joined the team in October and was perfect in PATs and only missed two field goals, earning a three-year deal this Karty, Rams vs. Texans It was a mixed bag for Karty in 2024, but he should start the 2025 season strong at home against Houston. The Rams are favored to win by a field goal, with a decent team total of 24.5 points. Cam Little, Jaguars vs. Panthers The Jags begin at home against Carolina and are favored by 3.0 points. Little should put in some work, as Jacksonville currently boasts a team total of 24.5 points. Little is a solid choice and is a guy who'll be there in the final round no matter what fantasy football draft slot you're choosing from.
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76ers president Daryl Morey on Lakers' 2019-20 NBA title: 'It doesn't truly hold up as a genuine championship'
Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey is a well-respected executive around the league. He's won everywhere he's been, though he's still looking for that first NBA championship. Because of that, Morey could catch some flack for downplaying what the Los Angeles Lakers were able to accomplish during the 2019-20 NBA season. With the season severely impacted thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams had to play in a bubble down the stretch and into the playoffs. When the dust settled, the Lakers overcame those restraints, winning the team's first title in a decade. And it's only title, so far, with superstar LeBron James. But Morey — and others around the league — don't see it that way. Morey said he and many others don't consider the Lakers' 2019-20 title a "genuine championship," according to The Athletic. "Had the Rockets won the title, I absolutely would have celebrated it as legitimate, knowing the immense effort and resilience required. Yet, everyone I speak to around the league privately agrees that it doesn't truly hold up as a genuine championship. Perhaps the lasting legacy of the NBA bubble is that the NBA should be proud of its leadership at both the beginning and end of the pandemic, even though the champion will forever be marked by an asterisk." It's a bold claim, one that is certain to get Morey a ton of hate. Despite that, he still went on the record to call out the Lakers, and imply that many others around the NBA don't respect that title. If Morey is correct and many others share that sentiment, no one else is coming forward to share those thoughts. Every other person who answered a question about the legitimacy of the Lakers' championship in The Athletic's piece argued it's a valid title, though none of those answers came from NBA executives. It's unclear why the Lakers' 2019-20 NBA title is downplayed. Given the circumstances surrounding the pandemic, there's an argument to be made it was one of the toughest championships in league history. That's the track journalists Tim Reynolds and Kyle Goon took in The Athletic's piece. But Joe Vardon, the author of the article, provided one factor that may have helped the Lakers in the bubble. Vardon mentioned that the teams in the bubble didn't have to travel, and that may have given the Lakers, who were a veteran squad, an advantage over other teams. Maybe that was the difference for the James-led squad, though every other team played under the exact same circumstances. Regardless of how others around the league feel, there's not much to be done. The NBA was applauded in Vardon's piece for the way it handled the bubble, and isn't going to come out an invalidate a championship. As far as the league is concerned, the Lakers are the champions of the very legitimate 2019-20 NBA season. Anyone claiming otherwise comes off looking like a sore loser.
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Olympic biathlon gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier dies after climbing accident
German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died following a climbing accident on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan. Dahlmeier was 31 years old. Authorities said that workers are attempting to retrieve her body, as bad weather has prevented helicopters from reaching the site. But her management said that Dahlmeier's body will not be recovered: "It was Laura Dahlmeier's express and written will that in a case like this, no one should risk their life to rescue her. Her wish was to leave her body on the mountain in this case." "Laura Dahlmeier was killed on July 28th in a rockfall accident at 5700 m on Laila Peak (6069 m) in the Pakistani Karakoram Mountains. The rescue operation was unsuccessful and was called off on the evening of July 29th," her representatives told the Die Welt newspaper. On Monday, Dahlmeier was on the 6,069-meter-high Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range with her climbing partner, Marina Eva, when she was hit by falling rocks. Eva sent a distress signal and was rescued, making it back to the base camp on Tuesday. "Like so many people in our country, I feared for Laura Dahlmeier until the very end and hoped that she might still be rescued alive after her tragic mountain accident in Pakistan. I can only imagine the depth of your pain and despair. I express my deepest condolences to you, all of her family and friends," German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a statement offering his condolences to Dahlmeier's parents. "Laura Dahlmeier was an ambassador for our country around the world, a role model for peaceful, joyful, and fair coexistence across borders. That's how I, and many people in our country, will remember her." Dahlmeier won gold medals in the 7.5 km sprint and the 10 km pursuit races at the Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018 and a bronze medal in the 15 km individual competition, becoming the first female biathlete to achieve a sprint and pursuit double at the same Olympics. She retired from competition in 2019, but not before winning 15 medals, including seven goals during five World Championships. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Laura Dahlmeier: Olympic gold medalist dies in climbing accident
