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Kobayashi Might Skip Hot Dog Eating Contest

Fanhouse Backporch: In the competitive eating equivalent of Peyton Manning saying he'd skip the Super Bowl or Tim Duncan saying he might not show up to the NBA Finals, a report today suggests that...

Posted: June 13, 2007 3:08 PM
Coors Does the Un-American Thing, Signs Kobayashi to Endorsement Deal

Fanhouse Backporch: Did any major American corporations have sponsorship contracts with the 1980 Soviet hockey team? No? Well then why is Coors running this commercial? Look, I have the utmost...

Posted: July 11, 2007 6:35 AM
Kauffman Stadium Upgrades Look Pretty Rad

Fanhouse MLB Blog: I've always had a certain affinity for Kauffman Stadium. Love -- absolutely love -- the waterfall-and-fountain combo beyond the outfield wall. I'm also a big fan of the huge...

Posted: May 21, 2007 9:34 PM
Dawson or Johnson? Experts Decide

Fanhouse Boxing Blog: Even though "Bad" Chad Dawson won by four points on all three judges cards in the hometown of his opponent the last time they faced, Glen Johnson still believes that he was...

Posted: November 5, 2009 12:00 PM
Joey Chestnut Shatters Kobayashi's Hot Dog Eating Record

Fanhouse Backporch: How did competitive eating become a well-known sport? We've actually reached the point in America where a Japanese hot dog eater is a household name, and an American breaking...

Posted: June 3, 2007 4:23 PM
Joey Chestnut Beats Takeru Kobayashi at Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest

Fanhouse NFL Blog: American Joey Chestnut retained his world hot dog eating title today, beating Japan's Takeru Kobayashi in the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island.Kobayashi had...

Posted: July 4, 2008 12:53 PM
Watch Out for Ducks in the Parking Lot

Fanhouse NHL Blog: The Anaheim Ducks didn't just steal Conn Smythe winner Scott Niedermayer from the New Jersey Devils -- evidently, they also took the grand tradition of the Stanley Cup parking...

Posted: June 8, 2007 2:58 PM
Joey Chestnut: "The Greatest Moment in American Sports History"

Fanhouse Backporch: ESPN's announcers outdid themselves adding their own mustard to the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition. With 12 minutes of actual competition and an hour of programming to...

Posted: July 4, 2007 2:20 PM
Mark Sanchez Donates 500 Hot Dogs and 500 Burgers to Morristown Soup Kitchen

Fanhouse Backporch: Mark Sanchez caught a ton of grief recently when he decided to eat a hot dog on the sideline late in a blowout win over the Raiders. And I mean that -- people kind of freaked on...

Posted: October 28, 2009 3:30 PM
Was Saturday the Last Gasp for Boxing and Horse Racing?

Fanhouse Boxing Blog: People of my grandparents' generation have told me that there was actually a time in this country when boxing and horse racing were the two most popular sports. Of course,...

Posted: May 6, 2007 10:04 AM
Joey Chestnut Has Eyes Set on 60 Hot Dogs

Fanhouse Backporch: We're just 24 hours away from the 2007 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, and American Joey Chestnut is setting his sights high. In an appearance on ESPN2's...

Posted: July 3, 2007 11:54 AM
Hot Dog Video: Kobayashi Vomits

Fanhouse Backporch: Takeru Kobayashi is the greatest athlete in the history of competitive eating, but today he couldn't hold it all in:Kobayashi was not disqualified, but he lost to Joey Chestnut...

Posted: July 4, 2007 3:22 PM
Kobayashi vs. Chestnut Hot Dog Live Blog

Fanhouse MLB Blog: There's no greater rivalry in sports today than that between Japanese competitive eating legend Takeru Kobayashi and the American who dethroned him at last year's Nathan's Famous...

Posted: July 4, 2008 11:53 AM
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2009: Joey Chestnut Beats Kobayashi

Fanhouse Backporch: Wolfing down an incredible 68 hot dogs, Joey Chestnut defeated Japan's Takeru Kobayashi at the 2009 edition of the Fourth of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.It was the...

Posted: July 4, 2009 1:01 PM
Kobayashi Will Eat on Fourth of July

Fanhouse Backporch: Oh, happy day. Takeru Kobayashi, the greatest athlete in the history of competitive eating, says he will fight through the pain in his arthritic jaw and participate in Nathan's...

Posted: June 30, 2007 1:19 PM
American Defender Onyewu Appears Headed Back to Premier League

Fanhouse Soccer Blog: According to a report out of England, American free agent defender Oguchi Onyewu has ended his search for a new club at ... Birmingham City? The Daily Mail is reporting the...

Posted: June 8, 2009 2:17 PM
66 Dogs! Joey Chestnut Wins 2007 Hot Dog Eating Contest

Fanhouse Backporch: The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest championship belt is back on American soil. In a Fourth of July performance for the ages, Joey Chestnut has defeated six-time...

Posted: July 4, 2007 12:56 PM
Americans on Pine a Cause for Concern

Fanhouse Soccer Blog: Aside from the fact that they're both a) human beings, b) American international soccer players of African descent and c) from the greater Washington, D.C. area, there aren't...

Posted: September 23, 2009 4:00 PM
Just in Case You'd Like Visual Proof That Joey Chestnut Really Loves Hot Dogs

Fanhouse NFL Blog: It's the Fourth of July, which for many Americans, is a wonderful excuse to get drunk and stuff your face, all under the guise of celebrating freedom. And if you're a competitive...

Posted: July 4, 2008 4:04 PM
Casino Drive Out of Belmont, Let's Just Hand Big Brown the Triple Crown

Fanhouse Backporch: Big Brown's job just got easier.Already an overwhelming favorite to win today's Belmont Stakes and thus capture the first Triple Crown in three decades, Big Brown this morning...

Posted: June 7, 2008 10:45 AM