You're still saying that a crime shouldn't be a crime just because it happens to be committed in order to cheat at sports. Should I be able to get away with theft if I'm just stealing some other team's sticks and balls to make them play worse?
That's the typical attitude on communities like HN re sports. Even though the computers may contain trade secrets worth millions (for instance, trade discussions), it's worthless because it's a game. However, if their Github was hacked and someone stole the source for their Rails/Bootstrap startup that's an AirBnB for Umbrellas, it'd be the crime of the century.
