Joey Chestnut, 24, set a world record by devouring 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes during Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest last year and recently answered five questions about the growing popularity of competitive eating. ...more

July 3, 2008

Who says the economy is in trouble? They're handing money out like candy at Tropicana Field, of all places. ...more

January 24, 2008

Joey Cozart wanted the weight of The Streak square on his 140-pound frame's shoulders. The only problem was The Streak ended before he got that chance. ...more

January 6, 2008

He has switched over his driver's license and sent Blue Cross a change of address, so Englewood newcomer Dave Smith is ready to formally kick off his new life in Florida this week by being shot out of a cannon across 160 linear feet of parked cars. ...more

November 26, 2007

The record for the world's largest pumpkin was about 460 pounds until 1981, when Howard Dill, a grower in Nova Scotia, came up with one that was close to 500 pounds. He patented the seed, and growers around the world jumped to buy Dill's Atlantic Giant. As they crossed and recrossed varieties, the pumpkins grew ever larger; by 1994, the symbol of Halloween had passed the 1,000-pound mark. ...more

October 22, 2007

After 25 years, the cube has come home. Hundreds of competitors met for the fourth Rubik's Cube world championship on Friday in Budapest, a three-day event offering prizes for solving the puzzle with two hands, one hand, and even their feet. ...more

October 6, 2007