Mistake doesn't hurt Hamm

Paul Hamm isn't invincible. Still, he's better than the rest of the country.

Seconds from the end of his parallel bars routine, his last event of the night, the reigning Olympic champion fell and hurt his right hand. The injury didn't appear to be serious, but it put a damper on what had been a spectacular run through the U.S. gymnastics championships on Thursday night.

Even with the fall, Hamm had a commanding lead going into Saturday night's finals. His score of 93.450 was more than three points ahead of Joseph Hagerty, who had 89.750. David Sender and Raj Bhavsar were tied for third (89.7). Defending national champion David Durante rebounded after a rough …