The 101st annual Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, Brooklyn proved to be a classic on Tuesday, July 4. That’s because reigning champion Joey Chestnut did the most during the 10-minute race. Leading up to the well-publicized event, the record for wieners ingested stood at 70. Chestnut downed 72, setting a new high mark while on the way to his 10th Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest victory. Continue Reading

Rae Sremmurd spitter Slim Jxmmi made the questionable decision to go crowd surfing at a recent show in Paris while wearing a chain worth six figures. As he was being manhandled atop the crowd Jxmmi’s jewelry was snatched from around his neck, and despite pleas to the audience and the offer of a 50,000 euro reward, the Mississippi native was unable to recover his pricey bling. Continue Reading

Houston police had a bizarre run-in with a naked man during a confrontation on one of the city’s METRORail trains which ended with the seemingly disturbed man being tased and arrested.

The incident occurred on June 6, though a video of the altercation is just now being picked up by media outlets. Continue Reading

Chris Bosh was officially waived by the Miami Heat after missing the entire 2016-17 season due to blood clots, and the organization has made the decision to retire the famed athlete’s number 1 jersey. Bosh’s official departure cleared $52.1 million on his remaining contract from their salary cap, leaving room for $34 million in their cap space ahead of the NBA’s signing moratorium on Thursday (July 6).
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Philadelphia police were left baffled after a small casket containing the organs of an infant child and wrapped in a black garbage bag was found on the street Monday night.

The casket, which police said had been recently pried open, was discovered across from Mt. Vernon Cemetery in North Philadelphia. Continue Reading

JAY-Z is facing claims of antisemitism following a lyric on the track “The Story of O.J.” off his latest studio album, 4:44. Hov states, “You wanna know what’s more important than throwin’ away money at a strip club? Credit…  Continue Reading

John Blackwell Jr., the former drummer for music legend Prince, died at age 43 in Florida on Tuesday.

The news was shared on Blackwell’s Instagram account by his wife Yaritza. “My husband incredible drummer John Blackwell Jr. passed the way peacefully in my company today. Thanks God for his life and thanks everyone for their support,” she captioned the post. Continue Reading

Despite it being five years since he last set foot on NBA hardwood, 38-year-old point guard Baron Davis believes he can return and put up double digits for any team that will have him. Continue Reading

President Trump has agreed to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (July 7) during a major economic conference in Germany. Sources say this first face-to-face meeting between the two presidents will be a “normal bilateral” meeting. This implies that the meeting will be a much longer and more formal sit down as opposed to the other conversations Trump has scheduled for this Friday. Trump is set to have more brief conversations with officials from Mexico, Japan, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Continue Reading