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Yesterday, Terrelle Pryor chose Ohio State over Michigan. Michigan fans were disappointed, but not TOO much; after all, he's just one recruit, and an attention-seeking one with a seeming propensity for getting into fights. And so, in the measured words of one bad sports writer, "the gap between Ohio State and Michigan is a little wider." The headline? "Jim Tressel 1, Rich Rodrigues 0."

Fortunately, there is also a good sports writer in Detroit: "To dub this latest entry in the rivalry "Ohio State coach Jim Tressel 1, Michigan coach Rodriguez 0," is foolish."

Why anyone besides State fans pays attention to the Freep's sports coverage is beyond me. Drew Sharp (the aforementioned bad writer) is guaranteed to replace meaningful and substantive analysis with unrelenting cynicism and downright bitterness. Mitch Albom, a sports writer for girls, is guaranteed to use the Mitch Albom Patented Repetitive Theme/Word that mostly makes me want to puke. It's horrifying.

The News, on the other hand, is fantastic. Bob Wojnowski, Angelique Chengelis (the aforementioned good writer), John Niyo, Eric Lacy, and even the token State writer, Dave Dye, are all better than anyone working for the Freep. Yesterday's columns provided an excellent example of that ownage.