Walker Horn is back with the Kentucky Wildcats after initially entering the transfer portal earlier this offseason.

The 6-foot-3 senior guard returns as part of Kentucky’s now 15-man scholarship roster following a judge’s approval of the House v. NCAA settlement, which allows teams to exceed the traditional scholarship limit through a grandfathering clause.

Horn, the son of Northern Kentucky head coach Darrin Horn, appeared in 13 games across three seasons in Lexington. He saw action in four games during the 2022–23 campaign, four more in 2023–24, and played in five contests this past season. Though he didn’t score in his limited minutes, he contributed two assists and a rebound in 16 total minutes.

Originally choosing Kentucky over offers from Marquette and Michigan State, Horn began his prep career at Covington Catholic (Ky.) before finishing at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas.

The House settlement’s approval not only secures Horn’s return but also could bring back former walk-ons Grant Darbyshire and Zach Tow under the same grandfathering policy. Both were part of last year’s team and may now be eligible to return despite the roster expansion.

Horn’s return adds leadership and continuity to a Kentucky team entering its first full offseason under head coach Mark Pope, as the Wildcats prepare for a new era in college athletics.

Sports documentaries have long been a staple of sports culture, often offering a deeper dive into iconic moments, behind-the-scenes rivalries, and the personalities who define an era. But in the streaming age, the genre is evolving — and fantasy-inspired narratives are at the centre of it. Whether it’s the intense stat-driven focus of Formula 1: Drive to Survive or the front-office chess matches in Quarterback, modern sports documentaries are beginning to mirror the data-rich, strategic mindset found in Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) communities.

That crossover isn’t accidental. Platforms like Lines — which cater to fans who analyze player performances daily — reflect a growing demand for content that goes beyond the scoreboard and into the “why” behind every play. Streaming services are taking note, creating documentaries that appeal to fans who want both the drama and the data.

From Highlight Reels to Human Calculators

Traditional sports documentaries often celebrated key victories or personal struggles, but newer series bring the analytical side of sports to the forefront. Consider Netflix’s Drive to Survive, which doesn’t just follow races — it dives into team dynamics, performance stats, and the business of Formula 1. It gave new viewers the tools to understand the sport more deeply, and long-time fans a closer look at the decisions shaping the leaderboard.

This stat-heavy style resonates with audiences used to tracking players for fantasy purposes. Viewers now want context: Why did a player slump mid-season? What’s their projected return? Documentaries that answer these questions build a stronger connection between sport and viewer.

The Strategy Era: Fantasy Culture Goes Mainstream

One major reason fantasy-centric documentaries are thriving is because strategy-based sports culture has become more mainstream. Fantasy sports used to be the domain of niche forums and spreadsheets; now, they’re integrated into live broadcasts, social media, and content platforms.

ESPN+ has leaned into this trend with shows like Detail, where former pros like Peyton Manning or Kobe Bryant (prior to his passing) break down plays at an elite level. These programs give viewers insight into game strategy — something that aligns with the habits of DFS players who regularly analyze player tendencies and matchup data.

According to a Pew Research Center report, younger sports fans (especially Gen Z) increasingly expect real-time data and behind-the-scenes access. They’re not just watching games; they’re building lineups, adjusting rosters, and comparing stats. Streaming services are building content that caters to this evolved, more involved fan base.

Documentaries That Feel Like DFS in Motion

A unique trait of these fantasy-inspired sports docs is how they mimic the DFS experience in tone and structure. Viewers are walked through key decisions, performance evaluations, and statistical milestones — just like a DFS player evaluating picks for a big play.

Take The Last Dance, which wasn’t fantasy-driven per se, but structured its episodes around pivotal performances, mid-season adjustments, and locker room tensions. Viewers didn’t just watch Michael Jordan dominate — they understood the logic behind every shift in momentum, as though they were managing a roster themselves.

Streaming giants like Amazon and Apple TV+ have followed suit. Shows like All or Nothing and Make or Break focus not just on game-day footage but on metrics, mental preparation, and coaching philosophies. The narrative lens is as much about performance prediction as it is about storytelling.

Fan Engagement Is Driving the Shift

This shift toward analytics-heavy storytelling isn’t just a creative choice — it’s also about fan retention. Fantasy players tend to be hyper-engaged, and creating content that mirrors their interests keeps them watching longer. DFS players in particular are data consumers by nature. They value insight into injury management, player development, and usage patterns — all of which are being integrated into modern sports series.

Lines and similar platforms are helping facilitate that ecosystem by empowering users to apply insights they pick up from such documentaries directly into their gameplay. It’s a feedback loop: fans get smarter, platforms grow, and content adapts.

The Future: More Series, More Stats, More Strategy

With streaming platforms increasingly investing in sports programming, it’s likely we’ll see even more fantasy-inspired series in the coming years. Whether it’s through deeper access to athlete training regimens, interactive stats overlays, or spin-off content tailored to DFS players, the line between sports entertainment and strategic gaming continues to blur.

And for a generation of fans who want to be part of the action — not just watch from the sidelines — that hybrid content model is here to stay.

(KBTX) – Texas A&M men’s basketball inked some international flair to the program in head coach Bucky McMillan’s first season.

Spanish national team guard Rubén Domínguez is the latest addition to the squad, bringing the team’s roster to 11 total players.

The 6-foot-6 guard has 35 career appearances for the national team where he averaged 13 points on a 42.3% clip from the field. He helped his country earn a gold medal in the U16 Euro Championship A in 2019 and U20 gold in 2022.

Over the last two international tournaments, Domínguez, 22, hit 41% of his 3-point attempts and was named MVP of the 2019 U16 championship. Spain defeated Victor Wembanyama’s France 70-61 in the finals of the tournament.

Domínguez tallied 15 points, including three 3-pointers, in the win. Wembanyama had 7 points and 12 rebounds.

He has played club ball with Surne Bilbao Basket, where he has tallied 150 games. Last season he averaged 7.6 points, 1.8 rebounds in 16 minutes per game.

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Surviving Ohio State on Max trailer – The HBO Original documentary Surviving Ohio State, directed and produced by Oscar^® and Emmy^®-winning filmmaker Eva Orner (HBO’s Brandy Hellville & The Cult of Fast Fashion), premieres Wednesday 18 June, only on Max.

Surviving Ohio State tells the story of the male victims of Dr. Richard Strauss, a sports medicine physician and serial sex abuser employed by The Ohio State University (OSU) from 1978 to 1998. Bravely told by the student-athletes and others who concealed their trauma for years, the film builds on the efforts of whistleblowers and journalists who exposed the scandal in 2018.

It also examines the culture that allowed the abuse to continue unchecked for nearly two decades at OSU, as well as the survivors’ present-day fight to hold the school accountable.

Based on Jon Wertheim’s Sports Illustrated cover story “Why Aren’t More People Talking About the Ohio State Sex Abuse Scandal,” Surviving Ohio State features numerous male athletes, including several former All-American wrestlers, who have come forward to share their experiences of abuse during their time at The Ohio State University.

The film includes revealing interviews with OSU student-athlete alumni Mark Coleman, Adam DiSabato, Michael DiSabato, Will Knight, Al Novakowski, Rockey Ratliff, Dan Ritchie, and Mike Schyck; OSU alumnus Stephen Snyder-Hill, wrestling referee Frederick Feeney, and others. 

HBO Sports Documentaries presents Surviving Ohio State, a 101/Sports Illustrated Studios and Smokehouse Pictures production. Directed and produced by Eva Orner; produced by David C. Glasser, Grant Heslov, and George Clooney; executive produced by Jon Wertheim, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Ron Burkle, Corey Salter, Colin Smeeton, and Marc Rosen. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Bentley Weiner; coordinating producer, Abtin Motia.  

The HBO Original documentary Surviving Ohio State debuts Wednesday 18 June, only on Max.

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Jon Jones has fought some incredibly tough opposition during his legendary career.

While ‘Bones’ has beaten the likes of Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson, there is a world where he could’ve shared the Octagon with another fighter who is firmly in the conversation to be the greatest of all time.

To this day, though Islam Makhachev could match him if he wins his next fight, Anderson Silva holds the UFC record for the longest win streak in the history of the promotion at 16.

The former middleweight champion is second on the list of most consecutive title defenses with ‘The Spider’ reigning for a staggering 2457 days.

Though Silva did venture up to light heavyweight from time to time, where he fought the likes of Forrest Griffin, Stephan Bonnar and Cormier, his path didn’t cross with Jones aside from one secret training session.

Chael Sonnen reveals part of what Anderson Silva told him about secret training session with Jon Jones

In a recent interview with Bloody Elbow, Chael Sonnen spoke about the differences between Jon Jones and Anderson Silva.

‘The Bad Guy’ fought both men during his career having challenged Silva for the middleweight title on two occasions before moving up to light heavyweight to fight Jones at UFC 159.

“There was a day, and you might know this story, that those two went at it and it was just a workout,” Sonnen recalled. “They were both in town. They’re both in Vegas at the same time, and the UFC had a private gym down below. That’s where Dana [White] would exercise, or Lorenzo [Fertitta] would go get his exercise. So they opened up the private gym, they put Anderson in and Jon in the ring together.”

Sonnen went on to say that what exactly happened in that room has never been spoken about in detail by the only four men who were there to witness it.

“If there’s a video, it’s never surfaced and the only people that were there, Dana and Lorenzo, Anderson and Jon. Nobody’s ever spoke about that. But I asked Anderson privately. I said, ‘Man, you gotta tell me what happened that day?’ He told me a little and he did swear me to secrecy, but, but he does say that someday he will reveal what actually happened.”

While Silva chooses to tell the story on his own terms, Sonnen was able to reveal what the former middleweight champion made of the experience, amid rumors that he came out better than Jones did.

“He did tell me that Jon Jones was next level. He gave him that compliment, and a lot of people that had seen it, the word kind of came out that Anderson got the better of him, and maybe that Jon allowed him to do that. Maybe Jon respected him because of the age. So we don’t quite have details on it, but Anderson did tell me when he felt Jon, he could tell that was another higher level of fighter and I think that’s pretty big praise from ‘The Spider’.”

Chael Sonnen reveals that another former opponent of both Jon Jones and Anderson Silva believed that ‘The Spider’ was better

Chael Sonnen is one of the few fighters who has been in the cage with more than one athlete who could be considered to be the greatest of all time.

After parting ways with the UFC, ‘The Bad Guy’ even added another legendary name to his resume when he faced Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 208 in 2018.

Sonnen told Bloody Elbow that while he finds it difficult to separate Jones and Silva, another man that fought both champions didn’t have that same issue.

“I found them to be very different. The late Stephan Bonnar fought Jones, and he fought Anderson and Bonner and I had dinner and Stephan was sharing for me how much better he thought Anderson was, that he just thought Anderson was a different feel and just an overall better fighter. But, they are very different.”

UFC 316 star Kevin Holland stormed out of Media Day this afternoon after being asked about his bitter rivalry with Rampage Jackson.

The pair are at loggerheads after a disastrous appearance from Holland on the former light-heavyweight champion’s Jaxxon podcast earlier this year. After an intense back-and-forth, the welterweight contender insisted that he would be keen to fight his elder despite their significant size disparity.

At the time, Holland was in camp for a fight with Reinier De Ridder at UFC 311, which he ended up losing by submission. However, he quickly returned at UFC London when he defeated Gunnar Nelson in a comeback fight back down at 170lb.

Kevin Holland walks out of UFC 316 Media Day amid Rampage Jackson feud

During his media rounds this afternoon, Kevin Holland was asked about his appearances on Rampage Jackson’s Jaxxon podcast. He first claimed that he is still waiting on payment for his appearance, before eventually lashing out at a reporter who asked about the status of their relationship.

Holland is a beloved trash talker in the UFC welterweight division, but has quit giving interviews after the controversial appearance. “Ever since the Jaxxon Podcast interview I really don’t do none of that s— any more, they killed it for everybody.

“Speaking of that, they still owe me a couple grand and they always do a bad job of paying me on the first of the month. They usually pay around the tenth, I don’t know if they’ve got a money problem but they’ve got to do better with that.”

He was then asked about his relationship with Jackson, which caused a major stir. “My current relationship with Rampage Jackson?” He replied, seemingly baffled by the question. “Bro, Rampage Jackson’s not currently in the UFC is he? Then get off his d—, thank you. I’m out of here guys, have a good day.”

Holland did ultimately stay to pose for photographs, but appeared discontent with the question from a member of the press pack.

Kevin Holland and Rampage Jackson had heated podcast showdown

Holland made an appearance on the Jaxxon Podcast back in January, just days before his fight in California against Reinier De Ridder. Things turned heated, with a fight almost breaking out between Rampage Jackson and the UFC star.

The trash-talker discussed the idea of an unrealistic contest with the former UFC world champion, to which Rampage insisted: “That’s the last thing he wants to do is fight me.” Holland replied: “I still want to. I don’t give a f— about the fight on Saturday.”

The 46-year-old then said in a sterner tone: “I’m being real with you young buck, you don’t want to fight me.” Holland fired back: “That sounds good,” before Rampage concluded: “Sometimes, people don’t know what they want. You don’t want to fight me.”