The Newport native and Dallas Mavericks rookie became the first basketball player to win the award in nine years.

To add to the accolades, Flagg won ESPN’s ESPY award for the 2025 Best Male College Athlete on Wednesday afternoon. 🏀 ...

Cooper Flagg, fresh off a dominant freshman year at Duke, clinched the Best College Athlete ESPY. The Dallas Mavericks rookie ...

The Duke Blue Devils went on a great run during the 2024-25 college basketball season. Led by Cooper Flagg, the storied ...

ESPN hosted its annual ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, hosted by comedian Shane Gillis, and Cooper Flagg took home the award for Best Male College Athlete. He led Duke to a 35-4 record and the Final ...

Cooper Flagg was nominated for two ESPYs less than a day after being picked No. 1 overall in the NBA draft. Flagg, 18, was ...

Biles wasn’t the only athlete with Texas ties to claim an award Wednesday night. The Dallas area also had two victors in golfer Scottie Scheffler and Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg. Scheffler claimed ...

Maine basketball star Cooper Flagg is set to make waves at the ESPN ESPY Awards on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The Newport-native is nominated for two prestigious awards: Best Breakthrough Athlete ...

The 2025 ESPYS presented by Capital One celebrates the greatest athletes and moments in sports. The show is underway on ABC ...

On Wednesday night in Los Angeles, Mainer Cooper Flagg is in line for not one but two ESPY awards: "Best Breakthrough Athlete" and "Top Collegiate Athlete." ...

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg earned two nominations. He’s up for Best College Athlete in Men’s Sports, alongside ...

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