50 m. ago Listen to Joey, sport is always trying to tell you something, even by the medium of hot dogs | Barney Ronay

As Joey Chestnut, the Ronaldo of speed eating, regains his world hotdog crown, he’s holding up a mirror to our worldThe Big Dog is back. And the Big Dog is hungry. Hungry, above all, for dogs. Joey Chestnut has fulfilled his sporting destiny by reclaiming his world champion crown at the legendary 4 July hotdog eating contest in Coney Island, New York. Chestnut, AKA The Silent Warrior, is basically the Messi of elite eating. Or rather he’s the Ronaldo, relentless in his perfectionism, possessed of an alluring competitive arrogance, and with the GOAT-level numbers to back it up: winner of the Mustard Belt now 17 times and the world record-holder as of 2021, when he ate 76 hotdogs in 10 minutes, a huge uplift on his debut in 2005 when he ate a frankly pathetic 32 hotdogs.Above all, Chestnut had a point to prove. He was banned from competing last year over a controversial sponsor deal with a plant-based hotdog alternative. Losing the title was a kind of Icarus moment. No one is bigger t...

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12 h. ago Photos show revelers and competitors alike savoring a July Fourth hot dog eating contest

Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, and defending champion in the women’s division, Miki Sudo of Tampa, Florida, won her 11th title, downing 33 dogs. The annual eat-a-thon has been held outside the original Nathan’s Famous restaurant in Coney Island, Brooklyn, since 1972.

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14 h. ago Hot diggity dog: Joey Chestnut regains title in New York hotdog eating contest

Leviathan of competitive eating fires up Nathan’s Fourth of July event after yearlong ban for promoting rival wienersJoey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title at the annual Nathan’s Fourth of July hotdog eating contest on Friday, cementing his status as the undisputed all-time champion of hotdog consumption.A rerun of Jaws was the blockbuster attraction in Coney Island this Fourth of July holiday, but not the classic Steven Spielberg movie enjoying a new lease of life on the 50th anniversary of its release. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Nathan’s hot dog eating contest live: Joey Chestnut destroys competition, nearing record with 70.5 wieners

The eating contest has been a July 4th tradition for over 50 years

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15 h. ago Nathan’s hot dog eating contest live: Joey Chestnut back to break record as Miki Sudo wins 11th belt

The eating contest has been a July 4th tradition for over 50 years

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17 h. ago Nathan’s hot dog eating contest live: Joey Chestnut back to break record as Miki Sudo goes for 11th belt

The eating contest has been a July 4th tradition for over 50 years

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19 h. ago Nathan’s hot dog eating contest live updates: Joey Chestnut returns after ban over sponsorship

The eating contest has been a July 4th tradition for over 50 years

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21 h. ago World's greatest sausage scoffer vows to reclaim Hot Dog Eating Contest crown after ban

Joey Chestnut is relishing his return to the world of competitive eating after being controversially banned from the World Hot Dog Eating Championships last year

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22 h. ago Joey Chestnut to make Coney Island’s summer as hotdog champion returns

The leviathan of competitive eating returns for Nathan’s Fourth of July hotdog eating contest after year’s ban for promoting rival plant-based wienersA rerun of Jaws will be the blockbuster attraction in Coney Island this Fourth of July holiday, but not the classic Steven Spielberg movie enjoying a new lease of life on the 50th anniversary of its release.The jaws here belong to Joey Chestnut, the undisputed all-time champion of hotdog consumption, and a leviathan in the world of competitive eating that has grown as a sporting spectacle to the point where it is a regular fixture on ESPN. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut hopes for a comeback victory in annual Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest

Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is hoping for a comeback 17th win

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2 w. ago Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut to return to Coney Island hotdog eating contest after contract dispute

Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is making a return appearance at this year’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest

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2 w. ago Joey Chestnut announces return to Nathan’s hot dog eating contest on July 4th after facing ban

Chestnut has won the contest 16 times

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