MMA’s crossover female star stopped in the first round of historic bout

Turns out, Usain Bolt can be beaten after all — in a ho-hum second-round heat, when he’s clowning around with the runner next to him and shutting down that effortless stride nearly 40 meters short of the finish.

Michael Vick flicked his wrist and fired tight spirals deep downfield. A two-year layoff sure didn’t hurt Vick’s arm strength.

Veteran comeswith endorsementfrom Asomugha

A’s updateDuchscherer might not be ready to returnThe A’s remain cautious in their discussion of right-hander Justin Duchscherer, who appears no sure thing to come off the disabled list and start Tuesday against the Yankees.

Who helped themselves, who hurt themselves

Already just barely getting by, family hobbled by broken scooter

The red numbers on the digital clock speed by, fingers move with a rhythmic and automatic precision, and the blocks of color click into place. That’s the scene at Stanford University’s Dinkelspiel Auditorium, which is playing host this weekend to the U.S. National Rubik’s Cube Championship 2009.

The man who was shot Thursday morning by a police detective while trying to drive away from a San Mateo home during a drug raid remains hospitalized, authorities said.

If Jack Quon and his family had gone on a planned trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Aug. 8, their home, which was in foreclosure, would have been sold at public auction before they returned on Aug. 15, according to a statement from his family.