When Marc Gasol was a free agent in November, one of the reasons he decided to sign with the Lakers was a recognition of his impending basketball mortality. He loved his time in Toronto, he said, but “I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to be the player that they needed me to…
Day: April 4, 2021
How colleges and universities across Southern California will celebrate graduation
Some college graduates will receive their diplomas — as their families cheer. Others will walk across a stage, but will hear nothing. For the unlucky ones, though, graduation 2021 will be a replay of last year, when the coronavirus pandemic required drive-by or entirely virtual commencement ceremonies. A survey of major Southern California universities has…
Runner nears finish of Disneyland to Disney World run — undeterred by pandemic pause
Don Muchow was determined nothing would stop his 2,761-mile cross-country run from Disneyland to Walt Disney World — not the blisters on his feet, his Type 1 diabetes or the once-in-a-century COVID-19 pandemic. Muchow will complete his Mouse-to-Mouse run on Monday, April 5 at the Magic Kingdom in Florida — barring any other cataclysmic world-changing…