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While the Heisman Trophy is the most prestigious award for a college football player, another award has been far better at predicting success in the NFL. Which award is it?

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The world is obsessed with sports awards. There is endless debate over MVPs, All-Stars, coaches and even comeback players. From the Heisman Trophy to the FIFA Golden Ball to baseball's Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year honors, the world of sport offers more than enough Awards and Honors to go around.

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Joey Chestnut Relishes Third Straight Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship

Coney Island, NY- Joey Chestnut broke his own world record by eating 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes to capture the 2009 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

On a beautiful July 4^th holiday, with “The Star Spangled Banner” playing in the background, the Californian beat Japanese superstar Takeru Kobayashi by four hot dogs. American Patrick Bertoletti was a distant (but impressive) third with 55 hot dogs consumed.

“This is great," Chestnut told ESPN, which broadcast the 10-minute contest live. "After the second minute, I knew that my body was cooperating and it was going to be hard to beat me."

To put Chestnut’s accomplishment into perspective, the first Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Champion ate a mere 13 dogs (in 1916) and, even as recently as 2000, the winner ate only 25 hot dogs.

LeBron James Earns His First NBA Most Valuable Player Award

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May 4, 2009- LeBron James may not have gotten his B.A. or B.S., but at the tender age of 24, Jame’s is the NBA’s MVP.

James, who went to the NBA directly out of Akron’s St.Vincent-St. Mary High School, returned to his alma mater on Monday afternoon to accept the award.

James received 109 of a possible 121 first-place votes and a total of 1,172 points. Kobe Bryant was a distant second with 698 points (but only two first-place votes. Right behind Bryant was Miami's Dwayne Wade with 680 points, including eight first-place votes.

In his sixth season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, James had a remarkable regular season, averaging 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists. Always a tremendous offensive player, James’ defense improved drastically this year and he finished second in the voting for NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

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Derrick Rose Takes NBA Rookie of the Year Honors

Chicago (April 22, 2009)Derrick Rose was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year yesterday, joining Michael Jordan and Elton Brand as the only members of the Chicago Bulls to win the honor.

Rose, who played just one season at the University of Memphis averaged 16.8 points, 6.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game. Rose was second in scoring among NBA rookies. Memphis' O.J. Mayo led all rookie Though playoff performances aren't considered in the Rookie of the Year voting, Rose tied an NBA rookie record by scoring 36 points in his first-ever playoff game.