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The media application may retrieve data relating to a current status, at a current time, of a side-game in which a user is participating, the side-game being based on the sporting event. For example, the media application may retrieve information about a fantasy sports matchup in which the user is participating, such as a weekly fantasy football match against another individual. In some embodiments, the media application may access information from a remote server by way of an application programming interface to retrieve information about live sporting events and the user's side-game. In some embodiments, the information about live sporting events and the user's side-game may be transmitted with the sports programming (e.g., from media content source 716 (