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'Widow' Downs 26 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches NEW YORK - A 100-pound woman ate 26 grilled cheese sandwiches in 10 minutes Wednesday at a New York restaurant, winning the World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship. Sonya Thomas won $8,000 for the contest at the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square but said she was disappointed in her performance. "I could have done better," she said, adding that she was aiming for 30 sandwiches. Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., said she had to catch a train shortly after the contest to make her shift at a Burger King on Andrews Air Force Base in...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--The Dial Corporation, a subsidiary of the Henkel Group, based in Dusseldorf, Germany, will hold the first ever Armour(R) Vienna Sausage-Eating World Championship. The competition will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2005 at NASCAR's Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC. The person who devours the most Viennas in 10 minutes will receive $3,500. Additional prizes will be awarded to top placing contestants. Headlining the event will be the #1 ranked eater in America, 105 lb. Sonya Thomas of Alexandria, VA. Thomas is known for eating everything from oysters to cheesecake to tacos in a matter of minutes. She...

PHILADELPHIA -- I have found the heart of the Philly sports scene ... and it isn't pretty. You know Paulie, Adrian's brother in "Rocky"? Multiply him by the thousands, dress them in Eagles jerseys, fill each with a six-pack and stick them in a line so long it wraps around the Wachovia Center, throughout the parking lot and practically into New Jersey. Sprinkle some of these guys among the parked cars where they can urinate in semi-privacy. Carpet the lot with crushed beer cans and broken beer bottles. Throw in a cold wind and a winter rain. Now, close the...