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Simone Biles waits to perform on the vault at the Olympics on July 27, 2021.

Simone Biles had ‘the twisties.’ A gymnast explains the sport’s dreaded mental block.

July 29, 2021 at 1:04 p.m.

The words send shivers up the spine of nearly every gymnast. The twisties. It's the mental block that causes gymnasts, even those at the top of their game like U.S....

Mina Kimes, a sports journalist for ESPN, poses for a portrait at L.A. Live near the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

How Mina Kimes turned her passion for football into a profession

September 9, 2020 at 3:06 p.m.

Mina Kimes thinks. Then she counts. Two TV show appearances, one Madden special, two podcasts for six episodes as the host, three podcasts as the guest. It's all in a...

The same gear recommendation applies for doctors, nurses and healthcare support staff who enter the room of a COVID-19 patient, medical transport workers and mortuary workers, the CDC says. But with the shortage of N95 masks, which filter air as it goes in and as it goes out, the CDC advises giving N95s only to workers who perform tasks that carry the most risk of aerosolizing the virus and providing less-protective surgical masks to people who do other jobs.

How to handle the pandemic at work

May 1, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.

How to handle the pandemic at work.

Fewer tables in restaurants. Everyone wearing masks. Staggered start times at schools. The "new normal," as outlined by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, will be a big change in the time of the coronavirus. But the old concept of normal — sharing a drink in a crowded bar or standing shoulder to shoulder with fans at a packed sporting event — might not be back "until we have herd immunity," the governor said. How long until then? In short: it's complicated. Here's what to know about herd immunity, our long-term goal in the fight against COVID-19.

What is herd immunity and why does it matter in the fight against coronavirus?

May 5, 2020 at 11:02 a.m.

How long until we get it? In short: it's complicated.

After a decorated gymnastics career, three-time All-American SADIQUA BYNUM is now a budding star in the Hollywood stunt world, currently working as the stunt double.
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Stunt work took her from UCLA gymnast to ‘Watchmen’ hero

December 12, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

The fog clears, the music intensifies and Sadiqua Bynum gets to work. Wearing a black, hooded trench coat, she fires a single shot from a gun in her right hand...

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