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Irish Daily Mirror
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Ireland teenager with 'a lot of potential' joins Premier League side
Irish goalkeeper Michael Dike has joined Brighton and Hove Albion from Treaty United for an undisclosed fee. It seems as though Dike will settle into the under-21 setup at the Seagulls, with Albion known for their production line of young talented players. Brighton U21 manager Shannon Ruth, speaking to local newspaper The Argus, said: "Michael joins us as an Irish youth international and gained some good experience last year with Treaty. "We believe he is a goalkeeper with a really positive profile and a lot of potential. We look forward to working with him and helping him continue his development." Treaty United manager Tommy Barrett told the Limerick Post: "It's a fantastic opportunity for Michael and we wish him all the best. Michael has been great for us and has all the attributes to be a top keeper, great personality, great athleticism and he works really hard at his game. "We are all looking forward to seeing Michael flourish and have a great career in the game." Speaking to RTÉ, Dike revealed that he had been offered trails at the Premier League side, saying "I have been there a few times on trials and stuff like that and I enjoyed it and got offered a contract so I'm really happy. It's everything I have ever dream of, really exciting, a new chapter." He was thankful for his time at Treaty, saying "The club has given me a good pathway I started with the academy and then had a little breakout year last year and made a couple of games. "The shootout was by far my favourite moment as a Treaty player, the adrenaline saving the first one, going for the second one and saving that and then winning the shootout."
RTÉ News
25-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Treaty United teenager Michael Dike signs deal with Brighton
Republic of Ireland Under-19 goalkeeper Michael Dike has signed a permanent deal with Brighton and Hove from Limerick-based outfit Treaty United. The 18-year-old penned the deal this week with the English Premier League club for undisclosed terms and will join the Seagulls' Under-21s squad. Dike explained he visited Brighton on trial and has since been offered a contract. "I have been there a few times on trials and stuff like that and I enjoyed it and got offered a contract so I'm really happy. It's everything I have ever dream of, really exciting a new chapter," he said. Dike made his senior debut for Treaty United aged 17 in March last year, coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 away victory over Kerry FC. "The club has given me a good pathway I started with the academy and then had a little breakout year last year and made a couple of games," he added. The netminder then went on to make ten appearances for United in the 2024 season and he earned his first call-up to the Irish Under-19s in March. His favourite moment though was at aged only 17, saving two penalties to help Treaty edge past Kilbarrack in the FAI Cup. "The shootout was by far my favourite moment as a Treaty player, the adrenaline saving the first one, going for the second one and saving that and then winning the shootout." Dike previously played with Caherdavin Celtic and Limerick FC and was late in converting to nets, having previously played outfield. — Brighton & Hove Albion Academy (@BHAFC_Academy) June 25, 2025
USA Today
20-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Titans' Chimere Dike lands on preseason All-Rookie team
Titans' Chimere Dike lands on preseason All-Rookie team Tennessee Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi knew what he was doing when he selected wide receiver Chimere Dike out of Florida in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft. It was partially to add a young receiver who could develop a long-lasting bond with newly drafted rookie quarterback Cam Ward. The idea is that they will be the duo of the future in Nashville. But before that can happen, both Dike and Ward have to acclimate to the league, and that means different things for each player. For Dike, it likely means a lesser role as a receiver and a larger role as a return specialist, something he did in college. In conjunction with the hiring of John Fassel this offseason, Dike has a bright future on special teams, which is likely why selected him for their All-Rookie team as a return man. Drafted: Round 4, No. 103 overall Tennessee hired venerable special teams coordinator John Fassel this offseason. Under Fassel's tutelage over the last three years in Dallas, KaVontae Turpin emerged as one of the league's most dangerous returners, making the Pro Bowl twice and earning first-team All-Pro honors this past season. Dike brings extensive college experience as a kick and punt returner. Not to mention, he blazed the 40-yard dash in 4.34 seconds. Oh, and here's a fun note of debatable relevance: Dike's No. 2 comp on MockDraftable is a man by the name of Devin Hester. Over four years between Wisconsin and Florida, Dike returned 29 punts for 295 yards (an average of over 10 yards per return). He also returned 22 kicks for 472 yards (over 22 yards per return) over three years in Wisconsin. He has the experience to be a very good return man in the NFL, and if the Devin Hester comparison is accurate, the Titans just found themselves a wild card. Because while Dike will excel on special teams, he will also excel as a receiver and eventually be a starter. Between Fassel and Dike, the Titans may have answered their special teams woes.
Los Angeles Times
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The strange history behind Brian Wilson's lost rap song ‘Smart Girls'
The world is mourning the loss of music icon Brian Wilson, who died Wednesday at 82. The beloved beating heart of the Beach Boys was one of the most influential and consequential minds and voices in music history. From innovations in recording to profound lyricism to emotive sounds that have become irrevocably intertwined with our memories and the very fabric of Americana, that constant creativity has led his brain and our ears down the road to some … let's say 'daring' and 'provocative' efforts that didn't have quite the same pop culture footprint of 'Pet Sounds.' Wilson never seemed to encounter a genre, instrument or movement he didn't want to incorporate into his soundscape. That's why it's equally surprising and totally believable that at the very start of the '90s he recorded a rap song, 'Smart Girls.' According to Wilson's first memoir, 'Wouldn't It Be Nice,' a memoir that has been challenged several times in court, the idea came about when Wilson and his camp were watching an episode of hip-hop's cable epicenter 'Yo! MTV Raps' one day and noticed how many rap songs were putting girls down, whereas Wilson wanted to make something that uplifted women. The idea of Wilson watching an episode of 'Raps' may seem unlikely itself, whether the show was in its Fab 5 Freddy or Ed Lover and Doctor Dre incarnations, but back in 1987 the Fat Boys remade Beach Boys' 'Wipeout' that the band appeared in the video for, so hip-hop being in Wilson's orbit isn't entirely far-fetched. 'Smart Girls,' depending on whose mythology you read, was supposed to be the centerpiece and/or big closing number of his Sire Records album 'Sweet Insanity.' Wilson's second memoir, 'I Am Brian Wilson,' mentions that it's an album he didn't want to make and every corner of it was dictated by his onetime therapist Eugene Landy (whom Wilson got a restraining order from in 1992 and who would die in 2006). Wilson states Landy's intention with the title (that Wilson himself hated) and the album's concept was the beautiful things that could come from mental illness — which would half-explain why the production and lyrics of 'Smart Girls' sound like such a pastiche of Wilson's legendary discography and the shared collective memories of him within the American music zeitgeist. That style of production wasn't too far removed from sample-heavy, Bomb Squad-style hip-hop of the time, and the beats on 'Smart Girls' were handled by legendary hip-hop producer Matt Dike (Beastie Boys' 'Hey Ladies,' Tone Loc's 'Wild Thing,' Young MC's Grammy-winning 'Bust A Move' and eventually Insane Clown Posse's 'Halls of Illusions'). According to Dan Leroy's 2007 book about unreleased albums, 'The Greatest Music Never Sold,' 'health-nut'-era Wilson told Dike that he thought the song was going to make 'millions,' to which Dike (who passed away in 2018) thought 'What are you, f—ing nuts?!' That contradicts Wilson's public commentary on the song at the time. After the 'Sweet Insanity' album was rejected by Sire, who specifically cited 'Smart Girls' as one of the big reasons for the shelving, Wilson and Landy sent out copies of 'Smart Girls' as a cassette single that Christmas to fans with the note 'read about why he wrote a rap song in his just published Harper Collins autobiography' and 'This is a limited edition cassingle and not for sale. Only 250 will be manufactured as a personal gift from Brian Wilson to you for the holidays.' One of those cassingles, or perhaps a subsequent bootleg, landed in the hands of novelty comedy radio host Dr. Demento who had Wilson on his show as a guest in January 1992. After a miraculous conversation transition from Wilson discussing the physical abuse he endured from his father, Wilson introduced 'Smart Girls' as 'It's a white rap song, that's all I can say for it … we figured we could do our own brand of rap.' While other songs from the still-unreleased 'Sweet Insanity' would be rerecorded and eventually released on subsequent Wilson projects, namely 2004's 'Gettin In Over My Head,' 'Smart Girls' never saw an official release. Still, it's been circulated among Beach Boys fans through compilations likes Endless Bummer, a legendary fan curated 'worst of the Beach Boys' bootleg nestled beside drunk performances of 'Good Vibrations' and 'You're So Beautiful,' a Spanish version of 'Kokomo,' a demo written by Charles Manson and the re-written commercial jingles for Hyatt Regency and Budweiser ('Be True to Your Bud'). But for all the things wrong with 'Smart Girls,' there's something to be said for both Wilson's openness to rap at a time when many rock icons were still not even considering it music, as well as humbly enlisting someone like Matt Dike to help instead of the hubris of thinking he could just make a rap song by himself. Wilson experimented a lot musically; while some of these results were songs about transcendental meditation or lyrics that were just directions to his house and trying to remember a phone number ('Busy Doin' Nothing'), a significant number of these experiments resulted in some of the greatest pieces of music to ever exist. Even if we don't have quite as many personal milestones tied to 'Smart Girls,' Brian Wilson soundtracked our lives, and we're all the better for it.
USA Today
06-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
'Words can't describe it' - Dike scores first goal since return from injury nightmare
'Words can't describe it' - Dike scores first goal since return from injury nightmare Show Caption Hide Caption Tyler Adams responds to Landon Donovan's comments regarding the USMNT Tyler Adams says 'the criticism is fair' when asked about Landon Donovan's recent comments on the USMNT. Sports Seriously Daryl Dike had waited a long time for a day like Saturday. Making his first league start since April 2023, the West Brom striker scored his first goal since January 2024 in his side's 5-3 win over Luton Town to close out the season. Dike has been through an injury nightmare over the past two years, suffering a torn Achilles in February 2024 just five weeks after returning from a torn Achilles in his other leg. The 24-year-old returned from his latest setback in February, and had made 10 appearances off the bench before getting the start on Saturday. Dike's moment came in the 30th minute, as he got on the end of a cross from Callum Styles to nod home from close range. 'Every single day since the injury and every single day in training, these are the days you dream of. You draw it up in your head and you're kind of waiting for it," Dike told West Brom's website after the game. 'When it all comes through, words can't even describe how good a feeling it is. 'Everyone has been super supportive and they've seen how much it meant to me. They've also seen how hard I've worked for it. Everyone was buzzing for me, which was so nice." Dike also grabbed an assist as he played 62 minutes in the match, which saw West Brom finish ninth in the Championship and Luton relegated for a second straight season. 'I felt great physically," he said. "I kind of surprised myself. I thought I'd be a lot more tired, but, honestly, even in the 60th minute or so, I felt good. I'm happy about that. 'It's a good way to cap the season off. I can show myself that I'm still capable of doing it and I can do it. There's a long summer coming up now and I'm going to make sure I'm prepared for the new season.' Dike has earned 10 caps with the U.S. men's national team, scoring three goals. His most recent appearance came in March 2023. Watch Dike's goal vs. Luton Town
