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ESPN has reached an agreement with Major League Eating, in conjunction with Nathan's Famous, Inc., that provides the network exclusive rights to televise a live, one-hour show of the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest...

The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual contest sponsored by Nathan's Famous held on Coney Island, N.Y. Competitors have 10 minutes to eat as many hot dogs as possible....

Joey Chestnut has scarfed down 62 wieners to win his fifth consecutive July Fourth hot dog eating contest at New York's Coney Island.

It was close for a few minutes, and then "Jaws" pulled away. Joey Chestnut ate 62 hot dogs Monday to capture his fifth title in a row in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. "Winning tastes pretty good. I feel great," Chestnut said. "It was hot ...

Primed and ready, Joey Chestnut is the favorite in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Monday at Coney Island. A lot of message board commenters are crowing that it's not really a fair fight because Chestnut's biggest adversary, Takeru Kob...

Forget fireworks. If it's July 4th, it must be time for that annual exercise in gluttony, the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating competition. Here's an All-American edition of the Games We're Watching.

Sonya Thomas, who has been competing the past few years with the men in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating contest, is the hands-down favorite in the new women's category this year on July 4. "The other women don't stand a chance," said four-time men's ...

This year's Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island has a new taste: Nathan's Famous women-only pigout.

For the first time in its 96-year history, the annual Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest will divide its field and feature a contest just for women.

What can scarfing down 60-plus hot dogs in a hurry do to a body? We're serving up the play-by-play here.

Four-time champion Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, in preparation for Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Monday in Coney Island, N.Y., planned to eat 40 hot dogs Thursday night. Barring unforeseen circumstances, that will be his last real meal before ...

Sonya Thomas and the women's movement in competitive eating.

"Jaws" has won four consecutive Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, professional competitive eater Joey Chestnut will stop by to chat about the 2011 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. Ches...

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The Nathan's Hot Dog-Eating Contest is over, but there's always time -- if not room -- for dessert. In the spirit of sweetness, we present the All-Dessert Team. Enjoy. Walter Berry: "The Truth" was a false prophet who played his final NBA game at a...

Walter Berry, Cookie Rojas make our All-Dessert team.