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Chestnut chows down 68 hot dogs; sets record

Setting a world record, Joey Chestnut won Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday, solidifying himself to many as the greatest gustatory athlete of all time.

Hot dog heavyweights weigh in

Reigning hot dog-guzzling champ Joey Chestnut and nemesis Takeru Kobayashi of Japan attempted to psych each other out Thursday at the weigh-in for the 94th annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest.

American keeps hot dog-eating crown in overtime

World-record holder and defending champion Joey "Jaws" Chestnut held on to his hot dog-eating title Friday in an unprecedented tie-breaker at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July contest.

Time.com: A Brief History Of Competitive Eating

How a fairground staple became a Fourth of July spectacle

'Prime' cuts: Best of 2007 - The 'Prime News' team looks back

From "Don't tase me, bro!" to a particularly strange car chase, from Anna Nicole to Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, the staff of "Prime News with Erica Hill" looks back on their most memorable moments of 2007.

SI.com: My Sportsman: Joey Chestnut

Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 3. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here. It was like wondering about a basketball while interviewing LeBron James or foraging for boxing gloves in front of Cassius Clay. Yet at that rooftop bar on July 3, 2006, here's how I saw it: Joey Chestnut seemed to be a rather normal 22-year-old, there needed to be free hot dogs somewhere at this press event, and I -- at the time, a starving SI intern -- still hadn't eaten lunch.

Time.com: Requiem for a Samurai of Hot Dogs

The unthinkable happens: Kobayashi loses the Nathan's hot dog eating contest. The belt is back in America!

People.com: Joey Chestnut Wins Hot Dog Eating Contest

Hot dog history was made this Fourth of July, with Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., shattering records - including his own - and winning the Yellow Mustard Belt at the 2007 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, Brooklyn.

People.com: Will Reigning Champ Show for Hot Dog Eating Contest?

The Dog Day of July is nearly here, and there's still no official word on whether six-time Yellow Belt winner Takeru Kobayashi of Japan will participate in Wednesday's annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island.

SI.com: Greg Beaton: A look at the competitive eating record book

The NFL has the Vince Lombardi Trophy, the NHL has the Stanley Cup -- and Major League Eating has the Yellow Mustard Belt, which is up for grabs again this July 4 in the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on New York's Coney Island. The event will be as hotly-contested as ever as American fan favorite Joey Chestnut seeks to take down Takeru Kobayashi's hot dog dynasty.

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