OP are you ok. I switch off when its sports news. I dont bother reading it or listening to it and if anyone wins a game Im like hooray but if I dont know them personally it doesnt actually affect me.
My former boss used to always play sports radio when driving the ute but I would tune out cos it was nothing but people yabbering on about sports. However, he thought it was super important, he coached hockey and I suppose was interested in all that was going on.
My dad too, would onterrupt me whatver I was doing and announce some random cricket news of whatever score it was. He didnt coach or even play for any team so Im like why is it so important? But then thats the thing, it was news for him, just because.