This document discusses the relationship between sports, social media, and fantasy sports. It notes that fantasy sports have seen remarkable growth since the 1990s with the rise of the internet. Fantasy sports involve drafting real players to virtual teams and accruing points based on players' actual performance. The document reviews statistics on fantasy sports participation and discusses how fantasy sports foster fan engagement through social elements and reliance on real-world sports outcomes. It outlines a research study that aims to understand motivations for participating in fantasy sports and relationships with individual traits like competitiveness, sensation-seeking, and impulsiveness. The study analyzes how these factors predict levels of fantasy sports involvement.