Lakers’ Marc Gasol frustrated with role after Drummond signing: ‘It’s a hard pill to swallow’

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…

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…