How many hot dogs can a human being actually eat? It is the question at the heart of competitive eating’s most famous discipline, and the answer has been pushed to lengths that medical science would have once considered impossible. The astonishing truth is that the ceiling has kept rising for two decades, and the current … Read more
Every Fourth of July, while most of America fires up the grill, a select group of competitive eaters gathers at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island to chase the most famous prize in their sport: the Mustard Belt. The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest has grown from a boardwalk sideshow … Read more
The greatest sports comeback of all time is the New England Patriots’ 25-point comeback over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017 — they trailed 28-3 in the third quarter and won 34-28 in overtime. The largest NFL regular-season comeback was the Minnesota Vikings overcoming a 33-point deficit (33-0 at halftime) … Read more
The most unbreakable record in sports is Cy Young’s 511 career MLB wins — a mark set between 1890 and 1911 that is so far beyond anything possible in modern baseball that no active pitcher has even half. The active wins leader, Justin Verlander, has 262, and at age 41 likely won’t reach 270. Cy … Read more