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Kobayashi and Chestnut attend the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019.

Champion eater Joey Chestnut talks to CNN about ‘grinding’ through competitions and being ‘drunk on food’

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Being the world’s most prodigious eater wasn’t quite the life or the career that Joey Chestnut had planned for himself when he was studying engineering and construction management at San Jose University, but a lobster-eating contest changed everything. He already had a reputation for being the fastest around his

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fought Jake Paul on Saturday in Anaheim

Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. detained by ICE and on track to be deported just days after fighting Jake Paul

By Kyle Feldscher and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Days after fighting social media influencer Jake Paul in a high-profile bout in California, Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested by ICE agents on Wednesday and is in the process of being deported from the United States over alleged cartel ties and other infractions,

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Cleveland Guardians pitcher placed on leave hours before his start as MLB reportedly investigating gambling

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball placed Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz on indefinite leave on Thursday, with multiple reports indicating he is facing a gambling-related investigation. MLB said in a statement that Ortiz was being put on “non-disciplinary leave through the end of the All-Star break” for the investigation. The announcement

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