Packers win: How do you pronounce Favre anyway?

The Packers beat the Vikings today. That makes them 4-0 for the first time since 1998. But what's really attracting attention is the fact that Brett Favre, the quarterback, just beat Dan Marino's record for most touchdown passes. This story seems more substantial than the typical sports record story partly because Favre is famously modest. But also because his work ethic and dedication are almost universally lauded. The guy has played 17 years in a sport that pretty much grinds your bones to dust (having 350 pound guys trying to jump on you all day will do that). And to top it off, it was only two years ago that the Packers went 4-12 and the sports writers and fans were howling for him to give it up. Better than most stories now right?

I thought I would compare the AP story to the Green Bay Press-Gazette and look at their different writing styles and focuses.

Both of these stories combine the news that the Packers won with the news that Favre beat the record. They both lead with this record information, but the AP uses it to segue into news of the win (and the Packers record). The Press-Gazette explains the how (the slant pass) to set up the story. Then they go into chronological mode and describe the scene leading up to Favre's first touchdown and the ensuing celebration. An analysis of his performance follows, closing by getting a teammate to describe his post-game speech.
The AP is more information based. They talk about the issues: the record, the win, the 4-0, and the interception record he's approaching. It closes by providing some drama, essentially some calls that Vikings staff didn't like. My impression would be that it's a boring way to end such an interesting story (especially when you have the awesome tools of sports journalism at your fingertips), but maybe it's just that it's the AP and they need to just provide the straight facts while the Press=Gazette, the hometown paper, can emotionalize it.