Systems and methods for providing enhanced sports watching media guidance

A method for generating for display data related to media content, the method comprising:

• generating for display a controllable ticker with a first category and a second category, wherein the first category is associated with a first sport and the second category is associated with a second sport;
• receiving a first user selection selecting the first category;
• in response to the first user selection selecting the first category, generating for display a first sub-category and a second sub-category, wherein the first sub-category is associated with a first group of the first sport and the second sub-category is associated with a second group of the first sport;
• receiving a second user selection selecting the first sub-category;
• and
• in response to the second user selection selecting the first sub-category, generating for display data related to sporting events associated with the first group.

A system for generating for display data related to media content, the system comprising:

• user input interface circuitry configured to:
• receive a first user selection selecting a first category, wherein the first category is associated with a first sport;
• and
• receive a second user selection selecting a first sub-category, wherein the first sub-category is associated with a first group of the first sport;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• generate for display a controllable ticker with the first category and a second category, wherein the second category is associated with a second sport;
• in response to the first user selection selecting the first category, generating for display the first sub-category and a second sub-category, wherein the second sub-category is associated with a second group of the first sport;
• and
• in response to the second user selection selecting the first sub-category, generating for display data related to sporting events associated with the first group.