thanks mostly to the emergence of six-time champion Takeru Kobayashi, the fledgling sport’s first hero. The ’07 matchup saw the arrival of 24-year-old San Jose State civil engineering student ...

Netflix announced it will air “the ultimate eating ... eaters Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut—the 16-time champion who will not participate in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on July ...

Sixteen-time hot dog-eating champion Joey Chestnut will face off against his longtime rival, six-time hot dog-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi ... Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest winner Matt ...

Former hot-dog-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi, 31, was arrested today after his rival, Joey Chestnut, won the annual Nathan’s International Hot Dog Eating Contest by consuming 54 hot dogs in ...

Six-time hot-dog eating champion Takeru Kobayashi explains why he won't be at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island, this fourth of July. Chris Hardesty reports on the dispute ...

Takeru Kobayashi was arrested at Coney Island after his rival, Joey Chestnut, won the annual Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest. The six-time champion of the contest was trying to make ...

New York (CNN)-- A Japanese former hot dog eating champion ... Kobayashi's actions, but extended good wishes for the former champ. "Takeru Kobayashi's actions at the Hot Dog Contest in Coney ...