Freshman Became Maine

Raise the Flagg: How Duke's super-freshman became the Maine man

Maine is hardly a hoops hotbed, but Cooper Flagg's Duke debut, and likely No. 1 NBA Draft pick status, has kids in his home state "dreaming bigger because of him."

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 18 hours ago

Cooper Flagg Tracker: Duke freshman phenom throws down vicious dunk in win vs. Maine in debut

Flagg showed why there is so much hype around him in his first college game Monday

Sports - CBS Sports - 6 hours ago

Duke freshman star Flagg inks Gatorade deal

Duke freshman superstar Cooper Flag becomes the first men's basketball player to sign with Gatorade, adding to his portfolio before the season begins.

Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago

Have Democrats found a way to win over rural America? Look at what's happening in Wisconsin.

The party’s hot streak in statewide elections faces a crucial test in out-state districts long held by Republicans.

Politics - Politico - October 27

Freshman Enrollment Appears to Decline for the First Time Since 2020

A projected 5 percent drop in this year’s freshman class follows a number of disruptions last year, including persistent failures with the FAFSA form.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

There’s One Main Culprit if Donald Trump Wins

They should look at themselves and the way they practice politics.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

How to Give Neurotic Losers the Main Character Treatment

Tony Tulathimutte, author of Rejection, peers into the soul of millennial disorder in the way that no one else does.

Tech - Wired - October 25

Ace is up: Flagg's twin brother commits to Maine

Three-star 2025 prospect Ace Flagg -- the twin brother of Duke phenom and projected 2025 No. 1 NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg -- committed to the Maine Black Bears on Wednesday evening.

Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago

Maine dogs go viral for their autumn joy

Jody Hartman of Freeport, Maine, went viral for giving his pets the OK to run and jump through the autumn leaf piles.

How George Orwell became a dead metaphor

On the use and abuse of one of Britain’s greatest writers

Business - Financial Times - October 19

The cowboy state US election battle that will matter from Kyiv to Beijing

Montana is at the heart of an expensive high-stakes fight for control of the American Senate

World - Financial Times - October 21

For Vance, an Idyllic Appalachian Startup Became a Hard Lesson

During JD Vance’s brief career as a venture capitalist, few startups attracted his support more than AppHarvest, a now bankrupt plan to build greenhouses across Appalachia.

Business - The New York Times - October 22

How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular

For decades, the sport has been shaped in large part by one company — and one man.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

How Mary Claire Haver Became the Queen of Menopause

Dr. Mary Claire Haver has amassed a following in the millions, all on the promise that women can thrive through menopause. Not everyone is celebrating her rise.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

How violence became a theme of America’s election

Voters are on edge after a campaign season characterised by ‘unprecedented’ levels of extreme rhetoric

Business - Financial Times - 15 hours ago

Florida QB Graham Mertz out for season with torn ACL, five-star freshman DJ Lagway set to take over

Mertz suffered a knee injury in the third quarter against Tennessee

Sports - CBS Sports - October 14

Cameron Rising injury: Utah QB to miss rest of 2024 season with additional eligibility to be determined

Rising has missed a number of games since tearing his ACL during the 2023 Rose Bowl

Sports - CBS Sports - October 15

2024-25 CBS Sports Preseason Freshman of the Year: Duke's Cooper Flagg leads frosh All-America team

Flagg isn't the only freshman who is expected to do great things this season

Sports - CBS Sports - October 16

No. 1 Texas plays Arch Manning, switches back to Quinn Ewers in second half of loss to No. 5 Georgia

Manning started two games in relief of Ewers earlier this season

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg joins seniors RJ Davis, Mark Sears, Caleb Love on preseason AP All-America team

Flagg joins five fifth-year seniors on the six-man team.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, Alabama's Mark Sears on 2024-25 AP preseason All-America team

The preseason AP All-America team is headlined by a bevy of returning stars in college basketball

Sports - CBS Sports - October 21

Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith becomes first freshman in 19 years to catch TDs in each of his first 7 games

The former five-star recruit has been fantastic for the Buckeyes so far this season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

WATCH: Ohio State star WR Jeremiah Smith ties Cris Carter for most TD catches by freshman in school history

Smith hit another incredible milestone on Saturday amid a standout freshman campaign

Sports - CBS Sports - October 26

Freshman QB DJ Lagway holds the key to embattled coach Billy Napier's future at Florida

No player is more important to Billy Napier’s future at Florida than quarterback DJ Lagway

Sports - ABC News - 5 days ago

Cooper Flagg vs. the field at top of NBA Draft prospect rankings: Duke freshman's top challengers for No. 1

Flagg could be the first player who was No. 1 in the their recruiting class to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft since 2019

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Duke's national title hopes hinge on Cooper Flagg, freshman formula that hasn't worked for a decade

Can the Blue Devils buck recent trends for roster composition and break through for the 2025 national title?

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

DJ Lagway injury: Florida's freshman phenom QB carted from field during Georgia game

Lagway was on the sideline with crutches and in street clothes after suffering an apparent non-contact injury in the second quarter

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

2025 NBA Mock Draft: Cooper Flagg entrenched as top pick as Duke freshman prepares for college debut

Flagg is firmly entrenched as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft as he begins his freshman season with the Blue Devils

Sports - CBS Sports - 16 hours ago

DJ Lagway injury update: Prognosis for Florida QB improves, freshman could play against Texas in Week 11

Lagway's return would be a major break for Billy Napier in a pivotal season

Sports - CBS Sports - 15 hours ago

Maine’s Jared Golden is ready to make things awkward for his fellow Democrats

Rep. Jared Golden may be the heir apparent to West Virginia’s Joe Manchin in trying to claw Democrats away from the left on issues like energy and the environment.

Politics - Politico - October 14

30% of the cameras in Border Patrol's main surveillance system are broken, memo says

Nearly one-third of the cameras in the Border Patrol’s primary surveillance system along the southern U.S. border are not working, according to an internal agency memo sent in early October, ...

Victims of Maine's deadliest shooting take first step toward suing the Army

Lawyers for 100 survivors and family members of victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history have begun the formal process of suing the Army for failing to act to stop the shooter, a reservist.

Grand Egyptian Museum to open main galleries for trial run to 4,000 visitors

Date for official opening still not announced for $1bn-plus mega-project more than a decade in the making. Egypt’s vast and much-delayed antiquities museum will partly open its main galleries on ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

Survivors, families of victims in Maine mass shooting file intent to sue military

A hundred survivors and family members of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in Maine's history announced Tuesday their intent to sue the military.

Lewiston Mass Shooting Survivors Say Army Ignored Gunman’s Warning Signs

A group of survivors and relatives of victims said the military failed to respond to warning signs from the gunman, an Army Reserve grenade instructor, ahead of the shooting.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 15

Berlin mayor says 7,000 beds not enough at city's main refugee hub

World - Yahoo News - October 16

In This Small Maine County, the Sheriff’s Race Is Haunted by a Mass Shooting

The race has become a referendum on what the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office did, and failed to do, before a shooting that killed 18 people in Lewiston last fall.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

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