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Ladies' man Ricardo Bomba is bringing his charms to "The Simpsons," and it's all the doing of a hospital operations manager with a vivid imagination.
Fans will have a chance to design the artwork that appears on star skier Lindsey Vonn's helmet during February's Vancouver Olympics.
A team of California rocketeers has won a $1 million prize in a simulated lunar landing contest backed by NASA.
"The Simpsons" is giving one lucky contest winner the chance to make others yellow with envy by creating a character for the animated TV series.
A Maine couple has taken the crown in the North American Wife Carrying Championship over a course that featured a muddy water hole and two log obstacles.
Professional eater "Humble Bob" Shoudt ate 33 1/2 burritos in 10 minutes, winning the 2009 World Burrito eating championship on Friday before an excited crowd at the New Mexico State Fair.
A privately built rocket vying for NASA prize money lifted off in the Mojave Desert and flew half of a simulated lunar lander mission Wednesday before an engine problem forced its developers to call off the attempt until next month.
Do you know someone between the ages of 8 and 12 who has what it takes to sit in one of the TODAY Show chairs and report the news? Do they think they can be the next Ann Curry, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker or Matt Lauer? If so, we'd like to see them in action because TODAY is looking for a kid reporter! If you want to apply, read the instructions and print an entry form.
Top-ranked competitive eater and three-time defending champion Joey Chestnut has been dethroned as the winner of the Best in the West Nugget World Rib Eating Championship in Sparks. Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti of Chicago beat Chestnut on Wednesday by one-tenth of a pound. Bertoletti downed 5.8 pounds in 12 minutes.
The California State Athletic Commission overturned Timothy Bradley's victory over Nate Campbell on Monday, ruling the bout a no-contest due to an injury caused by an accidental clash of heads.
Short shrieks, high-pitched yelps, and drawn-out wails rang out in Thailand at an international competition aimed at setting a new record for the loudest scream.
Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.
A New York City middle school student's essay about a personal hero has landed him and his favorite teacher a role in a Superman comic book.
In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas.
With a dramatic bow of pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii's head, rich sounds of the piano, violins, cello and viola broke the concert hall silence as he and a string quartet played Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44.
Have you always dreamed of getting an Ambush Makeover on the TODAY show, but can’t get to New York in hopes you’ll be picked out of the crowd in Rockefeller Plaza?
A New Jersey high school student has been suspended for organizing a contest in which boys voted on the school's best-looking girls in a bracket modeled on the NCAA basketball tournament.
For three years, Porterhouse was so close to the title he could drool on it. Now, the Beautiful Bulldog crown is his to slobber on for the rest of the year. After two runner-up finishes and one "Mr. Congeniality" title, Porterhouse finally nabbed "top dog" honors Monday when he was crowned the winner of Drake University's annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest in downtown Des Moines.
Drew Lachey is hosting a new HGTV competition series with a hefty mortgage payoff prize.
Queen Latifah, who gave fans the chance to write and pick one of the songs for her next album, has a winner.
Ten newspapers won the coveted Triple Crown in the Associated Press Sports Editors' writing and section contests that ended Wednesday.
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard will try to defend his Slam Dunk championship at the NBA All-Star weekend in Phoenix in February.
That's a lot of latkes. A 23-year-old mechanical engineering student has downed 46 of the potato pancakes in eight minutes to win a contest at a Long Island deli.
A contest that would pay $10,000 to an engaged couple, as long as they abstain from premarital sex, hasn't gotten any takers. The deadline for the Marriage for a Lifetime contest is Oct. 31. The prize includes free flowers, invitations and other wedding treats.
Contest: AN ALTAR IN THE WORLD by Barbara Brown TaylorShare your endorsement for acclaimed writer and theologian, Barbara Brown Taylor author of An Altar in the World and Leaving Church. Submit your thoughts for a chance to win a copy of Altar in the World and more.
Independent stirs up New Jersey governor contestAn independent candidate stressing New Jersey's economic woes is attracting surprising voter support in the governor's race, which features an unpopular Democratic incumbent and a Republican challenger with ties to former President George W. Bush.
Are you a love-sick songsmith? - Write a tune for the Love Letters official theme song contest!Are you a songwriter that wears your heart on your sleeve? Are you also a fan of our love and relationships advice blog Love Letters?
Red Flag Tavern:The 2009 PDX Halloween Horror Movie Contest!For updates: www.darkmattertheater.org [PORTLAND, OR] Dark Matter Film/Video Contest at Red Flag Tavern - 72 Hour Film Contest - $100 - Open to all - Under 5 -6 minutes - Due: October 19th, 2009 - Screening October 25th, 2009
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Girl, 13, Wins Ploughing Contest"A 13-year-old school girl has beaten experienced farmers to first place in a ploughing competition."
Netflix Launches 'Taste Profile' ContestNetflix ended speculation as to who would take home the Netflix Prize today, officially awarding the $1 million purse to team BellKor's Pragmatic Chaos after several months in which no official winner had been announced (another team, The Ensemble, met the criteria to win, thou …
RedesignGoogle: A Contest To Revamp The World's Most Popular Search EngineThere's no question about it: Google is great at search, and its huge lead over competitors is well deserved.
Woman Stands 51 Hours To Win Car A woman who spent more than 51 hours attached to a car on Fountain Square has won the Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Boom Buggy Contest
Gators bikini contest finals | Photo GalleryNothin' like a Gator in a bikini !
Govt bans 'Miss Landmine' Beauty ContestGOVERNMENT officials have called for the cancellation of the Miss Landmine pageant, saying Saturday that the photographic beauty contest, which features women who have lost limbs to land mines and explosive remnants of war, mocks the "honour and prestige" of handicapped people, …
N.J. cockroach contest predicts Corzine will beat Christie in governor's raceIf you have any faith in the prediction powers of cockroaches, Jon Corzine will win November's gubernatorial election.
City, local groups work together to promote good newsThe City of Austin and several organizations want to acknowledge there is good news out there, and they want people to share their stories.
Man Falls off Balcony in Cherry Stone Spitting CompetitionThe determination to spit a cherry stone further than his friends almost killed a German man at the weekend when he fell off his balcony in the process, police said.
2 men charged with beating beauty contest judge with trophy Two men -- at least one of whom was a contestant in a beauty pageant -- were charged early Wednesday with using a trophy to beat a judge because they allegedly did not like his vote in the West Side competition earlier this month.
It has been so long since I last submitted an article for publication that I fear a mere political pass might not be appropriate and that I should delve into some new genre that I have not heretofore rendered for public consumption. Let's see....I have done poetry.
Amazing Wildlife Photos and the True Stories Behind ThemSince 1970, National Wildlife® magazine's annual Photo Contest has attracted wildlife and nature enthusiasts from around the world to share their work and compete with other amateur and professional photographers.
Facebook Launches 'Facebook India Developer Contest'Facebook has launched the 'Facebook India Developer Contest', a contest for Indian developers to showcase their Web development skills by creating Facebook applications and Facebook Connect Integrations.
Rider Overcomes Handicap Hurdle: Ten-year-old Succeeds With Two Broken ArmsImogen Allen competed in a horse showjumping contest despite having two broken arms.
Top tea party speech chosenExcerpt : "" Last week WND announced the contest, inviting readers to submit tea party speeches – whether or not they were actually scheduled to speak at one of the hundreds of tea parties scheduled for this Independence Day weekend.
Elephants chomp to victory NEW YORK - IN THE fight of elephants versus people - the elephants now have the upper trunk.
Reality TV goes religious ISTANBUL - WHAT happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists? Turkish television station Kanal T hopes the answer is a ratings success as it prepares to launch a gameshow where spiritual guides from the four faiths …
Bad writing contest winnersSAN JOSE (California) - A SHAMBLING sentence about screaming seafarers on the sturdy whaler Ellie May stood shoulders above the rest in an annual bad writing contest.
ZESPRI Kiwifruit Lunch 2.0 Bloggers' Recipe ContestZESPRI Kiwifruit launches its first-ever Lunch 2.0 Bloggers' Recipe Contest. It's free to enter and has a Grand Prize of $2,500 in cash. Full details at www.kiwiforlunch.com
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