http://www.citizensugar.com/ Breaking News, Together. en http://www.citizensugar.com/1757411 <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104169/27_2008/75030973.preview.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image left preview" width="325"></span></p> <p><b>Update:</b> Joey Chestnut has <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBYjYqFeKPKagcUkZ0zFVVo2Q2TAD91N5NC80" target="_blank">reclaimed the title</a> in a tie-breaking eat-off. Rumor has it, he's not spending the rest of the afternoon riding the Cyclone roller coaster.</p> <p>Today is the day for that most blessed and sacred of all Fourth of July customs: the <a href"http://www.ifoce.com/">IFOCE/Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition</a> at New York's Coney Island. The grand weiner fest will be broadcast at noon EDT on ESPN. </p> <p>American Joey Chestnut won the Mustard Belt in 2007 after besting Japan's Takeru Kobayashi by eating 66 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes last year.<br /> <br clear=all><br /> <p><div style='float:left;line-height:8px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:9px'> <div id=mask-88164 class=mask style=';width:100px;height:100px;overflow:hidden;background:#FFF;margin:0px 8px 8px 0px;border:0px solid #111;padding:0px;' onmouseover={style.borderColor='#0072bc'} onmouseout={style.borderColor='#111'}> <div style='margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;'> <a target=gallery4 class='thumb2 active ' href=http://www.citizensugar.com/gallery/view/1757390?page=0,0,0><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104169/27_2008/53194158.mediumsquare.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image mediumsquare" width="100" height="100" /></a> </div> </div> </div><div style='float:left;line-height:8px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:9px'> <div id=mask-91559 class=mask style=';width:100px;height:100px;overflow:hidden;background:#FFF;margin:0px 8px 8px 0px;border:0px solid #111;padding:0px;' onmouseover={style.borderColor='#0072bc'} onmouseout={style.borderColor='#111'}> <div style='margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;'> <a target=gallery4 class='thumb2 ' href=http://www.citizensugar.com/gallery/view/1757390?page=0,1,0><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104169/27_2008/75030781.mediumsquare.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image mediumsquare" width="100" height="100" /></a> </div> </div> </div><div style='float:left;line-height:8px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:9px'> <div id=mask-83565 class=mask style=';width:100px;height:100px;overflow:hidden;background:#FFF;margin:0px 8px 8px 0px;border:0px solid #111;padding:0px;' onmouseover={style.borderColor='#0072bc'} onmouseout={style.borderColor='#111'}> <div style='margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;'> <a target=gallery4 class='thumb2 ' href=http://www.citizensugar.com/gallery/view/1757390?page=0,2,0><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104169/27_2008/75030934.mediumsquare.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image mediumsquare" width="100" height="100" /></a> </div> </div> </div><div style='float:left;line-height:8px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:9px'> <div id=mask-54868 class=mask style=';width:100px;height:100px;overflow:hidden;background:#FFF;margin:0px 8px 8px 0px;border:0px solid #111;padding:0px;' onmouseover={style.borderColor='#0072bc'} onmouseout={style.borderColor='#111'}> <div style='margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;'> <a target=gallery4 class='thumb2 ' href=http://www.citizensugar.com/gallery/view/1757390?page=0,3,0><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104169/27_2008/75030979.mediumsquare.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image mediumsquare" width="100" height="100" /></a> </div> </div> </div><div style='float:left;line-height:8px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:9px'> <div id=mask-66757 class=mask style=';width:100px;height:100px;overflow:hidden;background:#FFF;margin:0px 8px 8px 0px;border:0px solid #111;padding:0px;' onmouseover={style.borderColor='#0072bc'} onmouseout={style.borderColor='#111'}> <div style='margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;'> <a target=gallery4 class='thumb2 ' href=http://www.citizensugar.com/gallery/view/1757390?page=0,4,0><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104169/27_2008/75040471.mediumsquare.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image mediumsquare" width="100" height="100" /></a> </div> </div> </div></p><br clear=all></p> <p>Think that sounds like a lot of dogs? You have no idea just how many hot dogs the US consumes. To find out how many dogs we'll bite today, </p> <p><a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1757411">read more</a></p> http://www.citizensugar.com/1757411#comment Eating Contests Fourth of July IFOCE Nathan's Hot Dogs New York Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:00:46 -0700 CitizenSugar http://www.citizensugar.com/1757411