Look at my above post. Following sports isn't necessarily worse than being fully into politics, it simply doesn't enter our world. Politics after all is legitimate news, it is about our government, it's covered in the frum papers, inevitably when you're open to it there will be those who'll get all caught up.
There's a small difference in the culture background that maybe the reason people don't follow it as much.
Order to follow sports you need either a TV or minimum internet for internment. In the chasidish world ppl don't have the easy way to follow a game!.
Going to a ball game also considered much bigger issue than following politics on kol mevaser or WhatsApp