Former MLB outfielder Jose Canseco is participating a cupcake eating contest today at Cupcakes vs. Cancer, a benefit for the American Cancer Society in Las Vegas.
The Brooklyn Cyclones will hold a cereal eating contest as part of its Seinfeld night on July 5 (the 25th anniversary of the debut of the pilot in 1989). In other Seinfeld competitive eating news, Keith Hernandez commented on a woman eating the $25 D-Bat dog at last night's Mets-Diamondbacks game in Phoenix.
Elite Journalist has a blog entry about the spaghetti eating contest between New York Yankees outfielder Ping Bodie and an ostrich in Jacksonville, FL in 1919.
Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles will compete against Melanie Iglesias in a donut eating contest in Off the Bat on MTV2 at 11pm eastern tonight. update April 9 A video of the contest is available
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout celebrated his $144.5 million contract extension with a 36 ounce steak.
The Ames Tribune has an article about how Iowa State quarterbacks are eating more this off season to improve their arm strength. Former Kansas head coach Mark Mangino was recently named offensive coordinator for the Cyclones.
Ronnie Hartman is doing a reddit.com Ask Me Anything session about his desire to become a professional wrestler. He will attend Lance Storm's Wrestling Academy in Calgary to pursue that dream.
Jake's Deli in Milwaukee has started a five pound corned beef sandwich eating challenge named "The Gravedigger" in honor of former Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Gilbert Brown. (via jrn.com)
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, the first active professional athelete to compete in the Wing Bowl, signed a seven year contract extension today.
The New York Times compares Ole Einar Bjorndalen, winner of 2 gold medals in biathlon at the Sochi winter games, to a boy who cheats to win an eating contest against a troll in a Norwegian fairy tale.
Pro wrestling announcer/manager Jim Cornette will compete in a burger eating contest against British wrestlers in a burger eating contest in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday.
Former Philadelphia Eagle defensive end Hugh Douglas is expected to plead no contest to allegations he assaulted his girlfriend in Hartford last year. Douglas served as MC for several "Wing Off" qualfiers for Wing Bowl 19 in 2011.
IndyStar.com has a picture of Indiana Pacer center Andrew Byum watching a St. Elmo's shrimp eating contest during tonight's game against the Portland Trail Blazers. The contest was reportedly won by a cheerleader.
Professional wrestler Ryback competed in a wing eating contest during halftime of the Super Bowl.
Jan 29 Wing Bowl 22 links
- Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce ate 5 wings in 51 seconds to qualify for Wing Bowl 22. PhiladelphiaEagles.com has a slideshow of his training session at the team practice facility.
- CBSLocal.com has an article about Jon Squibb, whose goal is 300 wings. (Blog entry about Squibb’s training secrets)
- Courier Times article about Dimitry “Ukraine Train” Shchupak
- Courier Post article about female fans of Wing Bowl
- The weigh-in will be tomorrow at 5pm at Chickie’s & Pete’s in South Philadelphia.
- Philly.com article about the two Vegan Wing Bowls on Saturday
- Philebrity calls for “slob-shaming” Wing Bowl participants
Kraig Urbik of the Buffalo Bills says he won a wing eating contest against a winner of Visa's My Football Fantasy contest with a total of about 25 wings in 5 minutes. The contest might appear in a Super Bowl commercial. Punter Brian Moorman has some pictures. update Jan 13 Rochester.twcnews.com has an article and video.
The Rochester Home Page reports that Mikal Krueger will compete in a wing eating contest against members of the Buffalo Bills on Saturday after he won Visa's "My Football Fantasy" contest.
Lawry's in Beverly Hills is also holding a Beef Bowl in conjunction with Monday's national championship game. Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston served the first cut of meat at Florida State's meal today.
The Houston Chronicle reports that members of the Rice football team attempted (and failed) the Kookamonga burger challenge while in Memphis for the Liberty Bowl.
Stanford wins 2013 Lawry’s Beef Bowl
update Dec 30
Articles: New York Times | Scout.com
Facebook galleries: Stanford | Michigan State
Lansing State Journal “scouting report”
Football card with picture of Seattle Seahawks QB Russ Wilson from Beef Bowl for 2012 Rose Bowl
Stanford has been announced as the winner of the 2013 Beef Bowl, outeating Michigan State by 15 pounds of prime rib at Lawry’s in Beverly Hills. Patch.com has a history of the pre-Rose Bowl event, which was called the Beef Scrimmage from 1970 to 1972. Michigan State lost despite having a twitter devoted to its “Meat Squad”.
Last night, former NFL lineman Kyle Turley announced he would attempt the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Big Texan in Amarillo. He actually ordered a 24 ounce steak, citing too many rules as his reason for declining the challenge.
The Mountain West Conference has a video of yesterday's pie eating contest where members of the Fresno State football team defeated USC Trojans as part of pre-game festivities for the Las Vegas Bowl.
The Plymouth Herald reports that Adrian Morgan from Plymouth, England, a former commonwealth gold medalist in judo, ate a food challenge at the Prince of Wales in Princetown, Devon with a total weight of 18 pounds in 26 minutes.
Former MLB pitcher Steve Blass will host a pierogie eating contest at the Pittsburgh Pirates fan festival on Sunday. After an All Star season in 1972, Blass totally lost control of his pitches in 1973 without any discernible reason, which became known as "Steve Blass Disease".
Fox Soccer has modified a picture of Takeru Kobayashi's July 4, 2011 hot dog exhibition to replace his face with that of Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United, who reportedly had to have his stomach pumped after overeating, causing him to miss yesterday's game.
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