More Videos
- Time Lapse World Series Is A Great Play
- Boise State Stock Plan: An Early Success
- Dollar Signs Seen In Young "Buck" Jennings
- Iverson Wasn't A Popular "Answer"
- My Top 10 Marketing Ideas For Winless Nets
- Airlines Add 'Super Bowl' Tax
- Chicken Wing Finder Makes Debut
- Michelle Wie Wins, Now What?
- TV Series Inks Unique Deal For Fight
- The Breakdown: LeBron To Change To No. 6?
RSS FEED
MOST SHARED
- Wall Street Finds Profits by Reducing Mortgages
- CNBC VIDEO: Warren Buffett & Bill Gates 'Walk & Talk' at Columbia University
- Kraft Weighs Higher Cadbury Bid as Rivals Circle
- MBS Buyback Program Should be Extended: Fed's Bullard
- China Wind Power Reportedly Seeking $2.2 Billion in IPO
- Volkswagen to Triple China Sales by 2018
- China Should Stop Property Stimulus Now: Central Bank
- Schork Oil Outlook: Mission Impossible For The Bears?
- S&P Stocks Trading at New 52-Week Highs
- Losey: Asset Allocation At Retirement
- Farrell: Obama Hectored, Ignored and Restricted?
- Don't Dwell on Investment Mistakes; Move on, Like Buffett
- CNBC VIDEO: Warren Buffett & Bill Gates 'Walk & Talk' at Columbia University
- U.S. Stocks Slip, Dollar Rises
- How Stock Investors Can Play Holiday Travel
- Time Lapse World Series Is A Great Play
- Wave of Debt Payments Facing US Government
- US Job Losses to Bottom out Next Quarter: NABE
- Obama Jobs Forum May Be More Political Than Practical
- Late Payments on Credit Cards Drop in Third Quarter
- Smallest US Businesses Borrowing Again: PayNet
- China Asks Its Banks to Slow Down Lending
- Little Sign of Inflation on the Horizon: IMF
- Kraft Weighs Higher Cadbury Bid as Rivals Circle
- MBS Program Should be Extended: Fed's Bullard
Sports Biz
Text Size 
Update: Here is a just released statement from Major League Eating: Japanese eating phenom and hot dog-eating world champion Takeru Kobayashi was listed as “day-to-day” on Monday after reportedly suffering from jaw pain. However, Kobayashi has stated that he plans to compete in the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island and in the Pizza Hut P’Zone Challenge on July 10 in Manhattan. “Eater safety is our top priority and we will respect whatever decision Kobayashi makes about participating in these events,” said Richard Shea, President of Major League Eating. 
Earlier post: It has been so hard trying to get my hands around this Takeru Kobayashi story. After it was reported that Kobayashi might not attend the July 4th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest due to the death of his mother and lack of training, I reported last week that Kobayashi still intended to defend his championship.
Now comes news--tip of the hat to my friend Asher Golden for immediately e-mailing me--that Kobayashi has supposed suffered a jaw injury, yes eaters get injured too, and that he can barely open his mouth. It’s supposedly being called arthritis of the jaw and it's big national news in Japan.
This is what Kobayashi reportedly wrote on this Myspace page:
"I feel ashamed that I couldn't notice the alarm bells set off by my own body. But with the goal to win another title with a new record, I couldn't stop my training," he said. "I was continuing my training and bearing with the pain but finally I destroyed my jaw."
The folks at Major League Eating have yet to comment on the latest story, but sources tell us that as of now he is scheduled to eat at Nathan’s and at a Pizza Hut contest in Manhattan on July 10th.
Major League Eating’s George Shea would only say that “the health and safety of our eaters is the first priority.”
Questions? Comments?
Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes