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I grew up in a family that was 1/2 from Pittsburgh, 1/2 from Cleveland. The rivalry between my two families was legendary-- driven mostly by the die-hard Steelers/Browns female fans. So I don't get the idea that only men like sports, but I think that class is probably a pretty big part of this. In working class families in working class neighborhoods it is far more common for women to know sports, especially football, because it is a communal activity wrapped up in regional pride.
This Sunday my wife and I are hosting a Super Bowl party, complete with terrible towels and enough screaming at the tv to make the dogs hide under the dining room table. Yes, we are lesbians, but the mix of people we are hosting-- straight and gay men, straight and lesbian women-- does represent that perception and reality aren't always playing on the same team.
