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Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest from Coney Island, New York City. Defending champion Joey Chestnut will attempt to beat his 2016 record of 70 hotdogs and expects close competition from 2015 champ Matt Stonie.
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The USA Dodgeball All Star Showcase pits the best in the sport against each other in a no holds barred competition for fame, glory, and bragging rights.
2019 Las Vegas Highland Games
Inspired by the Scottish games of yore, the Las Vegas Highland Games feature events such as Open Stone, Braemar Stone, Heavy Hammer, Light Hammers, Heavy Weight for Distance, Light Weight for Distance, Caber, Weight Over Bar and Sheaf.
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NHRL is the world's most competitive and accessible combat robotics league. Builders design and construct remote-controlled machines and fight them.
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In a twist on traditional cornhole, another American sport is born in the Battle of the Buoy.
Cherry Pit Spitting Championship
The 46th Annual Cherry Pit-Spitting Competition from Eau Claire, Mich.
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The Future of the Fairway. FlingGolf is a natural, fun, and athletic alternative to traditional golf.
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The World Juggling Federation presents the Ultimate Overall Championship, a competition featuring the world's best jugglers held at Le Carreau Du Temple in Paris; four elite advanced overall champions go head-to-head in this battle for juggling.
2023 FTA World Championship
The best male and female Freestyle Trampoline athletes, battle it out on a 5×5 meter "Super Trampoline" to be crowned the official Freestyle Trampoline World Champion.
Roofball
The 24th playing of the World Championships competition to determine who's the best at flinging a football at a natural gas vent. Contested at the place of Roofball's invention, Willis Park in Beaverton, Oregon.
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The best table hockey players in the world squared off at the iconic Montreal Forum to see who would become the 2022 World Table Hockey Champion. Tune in with host Arda Ocal to watch some of the most exciting action from the tournament.
2024 AWA Wiffle Ball All Star Game
The 2024 AWA Wiffle Ball All-Star Game from Rock Hill, South Carolina. The format has the NL All-Stars taking on the AL-All Stars.
AWA Wiffle Ball at The Ocho
The AWA Wiffle Ball All-Star Game. From Rock Hill, S.C.
2022 Pro Breaking Tour Invitational
Top professionals compete in breaking events. From Rock Hill, S.C.
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OmegaBall is a new, fast-paced sport, based on the fundamentals of soccer that features three teams at once, on a circular field; there are three goals, no throw-ins, five players per team and no offsides!
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2022 Corgi Races at Emerald Downs
Corgis race on the track at Emerald Downs. From Auburn, Wash.
Pop-A-Shot 2024 National Championship
For the first time in a quarter-century, Pop-A-Shot will crown a national champion. The Pop-A-Shot 2024 National Championship will test the country's best Pop-A-Shot players in a head-to-head, tournament-style competition.
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The stage is set, the teams are locked and loaded and are about to unleash the fury of this Adult Kickball Showdown!
2022 Noblesville Bed Races
Teams navigate wheeled beds through the streets of Noblesville, Ind.
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Omegaball is a variation of association football in which three five-a-side teams play in a simultaneous competition with each other on a circular pitch that is 60 yards in diameter.
Stern Heads-Up Pinball Invitational
This action-packed heads-up pinball competition took place on the new Avengers pinball machines, where players raced against the clock and each other to win a brand-new pinball machine.
2021 World Air Hockey Championship
Players compete for the air hockey title.
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Major League Table Tennis is the first professional table tennis league in the United States, with top players from over 40 countries.
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The Silverback Bboy Events platform is a philanthropic and sponsorship initiative organized to support the growth of the competitive breaking community.
2023 Microsoft Excel World Championship
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2022 New Swarm FlingGolf Classic
From American Classic Golf Club in Lewes, Del.
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See the top dart players in the world go for it all, as they compete for the first-ever BullShooter Invitational Shootout. These 32 incredibly talented dart players will compete in the game of 501 Open In/ Double Out, Split Bull where they must win the best of 5 match, double elimination, to make it to the top 4 players.
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Athletes from all sports compete to make it to the top of a slippery flight of stairs.
Microsoft Excel World Championship
Excel Esports is a competition where participants solve unusual game tasks in Microsoft Excel. No finance, just Microsoft Excel and logical thinking skills.
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The Speed Chess Championship is Chess.com's most elite blitz and bullet event, featuring the strongest speed chess players in the world.
US Air Guitar All-Star Air-Off
Five of the greatest US Air Guitar champions go head-to-head in a four-round elimination battle.
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Some of the best putters in the nation battle it out to see who the best is.
Excel Esports: All-Star Battle
Excel pros compete in tasks featuring the spreadsheet software.
US Quadball Invitational
Top quadball, formerly known as quidditch, players from around the U.S. compete.
Viii Sports 2024 National Championship
Ordinary people with a passion for sports compete in eight athletic events: golf, softball, tennis, basketball, football, soccer, strength, and speed. These everyday athletes push their limits and showcase their skills in a thrilling competition.
Turf Wars Kickball Tournament
Adult kickball players from across the U.S. compete in the popular playground sport.
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Call it controlled chaos as contestants are challenged with unpredictable steps, slippery slime, dodging balls and the challenge of being the first one to the top; Slippery Stairs returns with new contestants, new stairs and new champions!
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Two teams of competitors face off in various axe and knife throwing disciplines as these throwers aim for perfection and battle for the crown.
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The top beach tennis players in the world compete in Hermosa Beach, Calif., for the prestigious National Beach Tennis Invitational Trophy with prize money and bragging rights on the line.
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A craze is booming in Russia, a Jiu Jitsu match held inside a parked car.
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Each year the ProSayulita SUP Open features top athletes and junior competitors in SUP Surf, Long Distance and Technical races.
ACL Superhole
From Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, S.C.
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Coverage of a bicycle polo match between teams of three.
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FlingGolf action at the FlingShot Longest Shot Championship; participants look to break the 252-yard record set in 2019 by Sam Scannell.
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Buoy Cup coverage with two duos facing off at the Windjammer.
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The Roofball season's first major is played at Sherrick Farms.
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Two fighters compete to escape from a coffin, each starting at the bottom and must escape to win the round.
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Mailboat Jumping is a Lake Geneva competition where participants jump between a dock and moving boats.
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The hosts discuss the best sports featured in the world of Star Wars and drafts characters to compete in real-life niche sporting events.
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Major League Paintball action at the 3v3 World Championship, from Champions Stadium in Florida.
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Wiffle ball action at the All-Star Game.
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Coverage of the OmegaBall World Invitational 2025 from Orlando, Fla.
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ACL Trickshot Challenge
Action from the lawn game in which players try to toss a bean bag into a hole at the end of a raised platform.
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See the top dart players in the world go for it all, as they compete for the first-ever BullShooter Invitational Shootout. These 32 incredibly talented dart players will compete in the game of 501 Open In/ Double Out, Split Bull where they must win the best of 5 match, double elimination, to make it to the top 4 players.
ACL World Championships
The ACL Pro Shootout Series will consist of 8 ACL Pro Shootouts followed by an ACL Pro Shootout Championship. Winners of each ACL Pro Shootout will qualify for the ACL Pro Shootout Championship.
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Showcases a beach competition in Atlantic City where contestants race up a slick, soap-covered staircase.
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Teams compete in the National Dodgeball League championship.
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Coverage of the 2025 Pop-A-Shot National Championship final; after overcoming the qualifying stage, eight participants face off for victory.
ACL World Championship
From Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in Rock Hill, S.C.
ACL Cornhole for a Cause
The ACL Pro Shootout Series will consist of 8 ACL Pro Shootouts followed by an ACL Pro Shootout Championship. Winners of each ACL Pro Shootout will qualify for the ACL Pro Shootout Championship.
Ultimate Frisbee Association
Coverage of the semi-professional ultimate disc league in North America.
ACL World Championships
The ACL Pro Shootout Series will consist of 8 ACL Pro Shootouts followed by an ACL Pro Shootout Championship. Winners of each ACL Pro Shootout will qualify for the ACL Pro Shootout Championship.
Ultimate Frisbee Association
Coverage of the semi-professional ultimate disc league in North America.
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Action from the Donk Toss World Championship, where players compete for the most daring throw of inflatable donkeys; Purple Bee Studios in Texas, U.S.A. hosts the event.
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Coverage of the 2025 T. rex World Championship Races at Emerald Downs, Auburn, Wash., featuring participants racing in Tyrannosaurus rex costumes.
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Coverage of the 2025 National Bubble Gum Championship from Trenton, Mich.
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Coverage of the World Dog Surfing Championships Best Waves 2025 from Pacifica State Beach, Calif.
Microsoft Excel World Championship
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USA Climbing
The leading climbers from the United States face off in each discipline of climbing: Bouldering, Speed, Sport. From Salt Lake City.
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The nation's best meet in Redmond, Ore. for the national championships.
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The leading climbers from the U.S. face off in the exciting Sport and Speed disciplines in Alexandria, Va.
Spikeball
The 2019 Spikeball College Championships sees two-man teams compete in Roundnet. From Athens, GA.
World Axe Throwing League
The top 64 axe throwers in the world come together to represent their local regions and take home the trophy. From Chicago.