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...contest had been billed as that of a maimed six-time champion against a younger record-holding upstart - and as a championship long out of American hands suddenly within U.S. reach again. And when the competition actually took place, the hobbled champion surprised the crowd by taking it to the limit - until he couldn't keep it inside...
...seemed to match Joey Chestnut dog for dog until the end, when he appeared to regurgitate a couple of them. Both men broke the world record of 59, but when the July 4 competition was over, Chestnut was proclaimed the new champion of Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island, with a total of 66. Kobayashi was credited with...
...From the shoulders down, Kobayashi was ready to go. After he won his first Nathan's contest in 2001 at just 110 pounds, the 5 ft, 6 in. Kobayashi dedicated himself to developing his body, just as Woods chose to reconstruct his swing after winning the 1997 Masters by 12 strokes. In an effort to increase muscle control and endurance, Kobayashi began running an hour a day and lifting weights three times a week. He added 80 pounds of heft, benchpressed 400 pounds and won Nathan's year after year after year...
...Compounding Kobayashi's loss, on top of his jaw injury and failure to set a record seventh win, was the fact that this was his first Nathan's contest without his mother. Kobayashi said before wiping tears from his eyes that he wanted to retire when she was diagnosed with cancer, but she pleaded with him to continue doing what he loved. He bought each of them a Live Strong bracelet. He continues to wear...
...contrast with Miller’s success in essentially creating a powerhouse with the Orange—Syracuse led the nation in offense this year with 16.43 goals per game—the Crimson program she inherits went just 5-11 in 2007, averaging 9.75 goals per contest compared to 15.5 scored by the team’s opponents. In nearly every statistical category, Harvard pales in comparison to the Orange—a fact that isn’t deterring Miller early...