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Chestnut hopes for a comeback victory in hot dog eating contest

NEW YORK (AP) — The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut is hoping for a comeback 17th win today. The 41-year-old, from Westfield, Indiana, was not in last year's event due to a contract dispute involving a deal he ...

Mets top Brewers 3-2 behind Nimmo, Soto and Peterson

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo homered again, Juan Soto came through with a tiebreaking single and the New York Mets held off the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Thursday night. David Peterson (6-4) rebounded from a pair of rough starts, tossing 6 2/3 effective innings to give New York's ...

Nationals beat Tigers 11-7

WASHINGTON (AP) — James Wood had a career-high five hits including his 23rd home run hours after being named to the Home Run Derby, Jake Irvin survived a rocky first to pitch six solid innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 11-7 on Thursday night. Wood also had four ...

IM to play for district Little League title today

GLADSTONE — Iron Mountain defeated Schaffer 9-0 on Wednesday and will face host Gladstone at 5 p.m. Eastern time today in the finals of the District 10 Little League Majors (ages 11-12) tournament. Iron Mountain, which has one tournament loss, needs two victories to claim the district ...