I hadn't found the time to respond to this thread til now, but as a long time a recorder of games of games who has balanced the needs of family and work with diminishing time for watching sports, I can say it is very possible to stay "in the dark" on the results of games with minimal effort. Yes, I've shut my eyes and plugged ears, and given disclaimers to company, waiters, friends and foes alike to "please not inform me updates on such and such game". That said, I understand that if I do happen to catch a glimpse of the desired unknown, it's not the end of the world and merely displays the limits of my modern media reality.
I don't particularly have a problem with there being restrictions on putting scores in the title, but it does come across as a wee bit self centered to request others to conform to my needs when it's fairly easily avoidable.