Alistair Overeem, tonight's opponent for Brock Lesnar in UFC 141, lost a sushi eating contest to Japanese female competitive eater Natsuko "Gal" Sone last year (video).
College Football Talk reports that University of Oregon offensive lineman Mark Asper applied the Heimlich maneuver on a man choking during the pre-Rose Bowl "Beef Bowl" eating contest held at Lawry's in Beverly Hills. The choking man was the father of an Oregon student and apparently not participating in the "Beef Bowl".
Bobby Valentine was announced as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox today. The former New York Mets manager ate 120 pancakes to win an eating contest when he was in college. As a manager in Japan, he was visited by female competitive eater Natsuko "Gal" Sone at the Chiba Lotte Marines training camp in February 2008. and did a photo shoot with a lot of pancakes.
Yahoo Sports has a video about boxer Manny Pacquiao's nutrition and diet, which consists of 7000-8000 calories a day.
Haute Living reports that Al Harrington of the NBA's Denver Nuggets attempted the 4.5 Bugsy Challenge burger at Burger Joint in Flamingo Las Vegas on Saturday. (gallery) update Oct 27 Hardwood Paroxysm has a guide to attacking the burger defense. update Nov 7 A FunnyOrDie video of the challenge is available.
Yahoo! Sports' golf blog has a list of the top 8 moments involving hot dogs and sports. Nathan's hot dog contest is #1 and Tiger Woods' hot dog attack yesterday is #2. Washington Capital Olaf Kolzig's hockey card is #3, which is appropriate given that Sonya Thomas has participated in hot dog eating contests at the Capitals' arena.
FitVsFood.com documents Jeremiah's attempts at eating challenges while trying to remain in shape. He will attempt the 110 Izzy's Reuben Challenge tomorrow with coaching from Joe LaRue.
Regis Philbin refereed 1963 eating contest featuring Ernie Ladd
The MLE facebook announces that Pat Bertoletti, Tim Janus and Crazy Legs Conti will attempt to break the record for banana eating on tomorrow’s episode of Live with Regis & Kelly.
Regis Philbin had previous involvement with competitive eating before the debut of Live with Regis & Kelly. In 1963, he served as a referee for an eating contest between San Diego Charger defensive lineman / pro wrestler Ernie “Big Cat” Ladd and Nick Cordileone. Flickr has a picture of the program for the contest.
Pat Bertoletti will stay in New York City and compete in Thursday’s cannoli contest in an attempt to obtain his 36th record. Eric “Badlands” Booker and Maria “Edible” have also been announced as entrants.
Former Detroit Piston "Bad Boy" Rick Mahorn will serve as a celebrity judge for the hot dog eating contest at American Coney Island in Detroit on September 13.
Inside Pulse reports that in last night's episode of RAW, wrestler CM Punk claimed to be the Nathan's hot dog contest belt-holder, which he called the most important title in the world, in addition to being the WWE champion.
Pat Bertoletti has a list for HallofVeryGood of five baseball players he thinks would make good competitive eaters.
KTIK has a podcast of an interview with "Furious" Pete Czerwinski about competing in a contest at the Bodybuilding.com Expo on Saturday. The contest has 2 slots open and will award up to $600. Pete will attempt to break the record for the burger challenge at Big Jud's tomorrow.
In honor of the NBA finals here is a reposting of the Mavs. vs. Food video in which Dirk Nowitzki and other members of the Dallas Mavericks appear with (but do not eat) a 20 pound cinnamon roll.
ESPNNewYork reports that the New York Mets' bullpen catcher Dave Racaniello ate 14 cheesesteaks after Sunday night's game to set a Citizens Bank Park record for visiting teams, breaking Dmitri Young's mark. (via FloppingOut)
Ryan Tatsuko, a minor league pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization, posted pictures of him finishing an unnamed two pounder burger challenge with a time of 11 minutes and 39 seconds.
RXMuscle.com has a video of bodybuilders attempting the pancake challenge at the Old South Pancake House in Fort Worth.
Former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner has a picture of the OMG challenge burger finished by his son at Lindy's on Fourth in Tuscon.
The Wall Street Journal has a blog entry about Jeff Motuzas, bullpen catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who supplements his salary by performing eating challenges for money. He once received $3000 for drinking a gallon of milk in under 12 minutes. (via email)
Blake Griffin, probable 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year, and Chris Kaman of the Los Angeles Clippers ordered a 12 pound King Kookamonga burger at Kooky Canuck in Memphis, but apparently did not attempt the challenge.
Injured Portland Trail Blazer Greg Oden will headline a Mardi Gras party in Corvallis, OR tonight that will hold a taco eating contest. (The rest of the Trail Blazers will be playing the Heat in Miami tonight.) (via Blazers Edge)
Hunt Strong has a blog entry about Man vs. Food: Nation recording at Rapscallions in Land O Lakes, Florida on Friday. On of the diners attempting the challenge was professional wrestler Jerry Sags, half of The Nasty Boys tag team.
DNAinfo reports the Carnegie Deli has added a Carmelo Anthony sandwich with a price of $21.95 to its menu in honor of the newest New York Knick. The deli added a sandwich named after LeBron James this past summer to encourage him to sign with the Knicks. update TMZ has a picture
NY Magazine's Grub Street blog reports that Man v. Food Nation recorded at Rack & Soul yesterday where three Harlem Globetrotters attempted a spicy sandwich challenge. (via Harlem Bespoke)
Youtube has a parody of Man vs. Food titled Mavs vs. Food in which Dirk Nowitski appears to attempt a 20 pound cinnamon bun.
An ESPN article catching up with William "The Refrigerator" Perry makes a brief mention of his competitive eating career.
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