Sports

The Week in Commentary
A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments they attracted.
Limited-contact workouts work for winningest coach
Limited contact in practice flies in the face of conventional football culture, in which many coaches seek to build tough and imposing teams. But as concerns about injuries and concussions in contact sports grow, one coach's approach is becoming more mainstream.
Despite winning almost every offensive category, Minnesota found itself in triple overtime against UNLV Thursday night.
Brett Favre shouldn't have to respond to some embarrassing claims about his personal life that two massage therapists are making in a lawsuit, his lawyers say.
Tyler Hamilton says Lance Armstrong gave him an illegal blood booster before the 1999 Tour de France and that the teammates took blood transfusions together during the cycling race the following year.
Teammate says Armstrong gave him performance-enhancing drugs
Tyler Hamilton says Lance Armstrong gave him an illegal blood booster at his house before the 1999 Tour de France and the two teammates compared notes on using performance-enhancing drugs as far back as 1998.
MLB's All-Star game expected to bring fans with cash
Minneapolis officials estimate 160,000 fans will visit the Twin Cities in summer 2014 for the Major League Baseball's All-Star game.
After having won two gold medals for swimming in past Paralympic Games, Justin Zook of Plymouth, Minn. is in London this week to compete in the 2012 games.