Tag: Basketball
Q+A: New Ontario Hockey League boss Bryan Crawford
The retired Ontario Hockey League commissioner passed the torch with a few simple words of encouragement. âGo get ’em, kid,â David Branch said to Bryan Crawford before an introductory news conference Thursday at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Replacing a 45-year legend at the helm is no small feat, but the 42-year-old from […]
London Lightning one win away from BSL championship
London routed the KW Titans 105 to 83 in what the Titans coach called “an old-fashioned butt-kicking,” and could win their series Saturday.
London Lightning in ‘perfect position’ to close out BSL title at home
The London Lightning need two wins at Budweiser Gardens to celebrate another championship.
As London Lightning enter league final, coach’s confidence soars
The London Lightning will start the Basketball Super League finals with two straight road games in the best-of-five series. That isn’t stopping their coach from turning up the heat on the K-W Titans. “If I was K-W, I would not be happy (with the format),” Bolts bench boss Doug Plumb said. “You’ve got the defending […]
New league, same success: London Lightning punch ticket to finals
The London Lightning are heading to the Basketball Super League finals. The Bolts knocked off the Sudbury Five 114-111 Friday in the Nickel City to win the semifinal set 3-1 and advance to the championship series. They will face the first-place K-W Titans, who swept the Newfoundland Rogues 3-0 thanks to a clinching 128-115 triumph […]
London Lightning hold 2-1 series lead in Basketball Super League semifinal
The London Lightning didn’t get the sweep, but they’re still in good shape in their Basketball Super League semifinal against Sudbury. The Bolts fell 128-118 to the Five in Game 3 of the best-of-five series before 2,223 on Wednesday at Budweiser Gardens. The visitors pumped in 41 third-quarter points to take control and stave off […]
Record-setting three-point shooter paces London Lightning to win
Nick Garth’s long-distance shooting can change games – and, he hopes, playoff series. The London Lightning guard came off the bench to knock down 11 three-pointers – a record in the new Basketball Super League – in a 138-104 victory over the TBL’s West Virginia Grind Wednesday at Budweiser Gardens. His final three-ball, uncontested in […]
SEE IT: London Lightning alum’s ‘amazing’ jump stuns NBA rivals, fans
A former London Lightning star made one of the most improbable NBA plays you will ever see.
PHOTOS: London Lightning vs. St. Louis Griffins
The London Lightning fell 125-122 to the visiting St. Louis Griffins at Budweiser Gardens in downtown London on Friday night. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
London Lightning ride schedule upheaval amid drive for No. 1 overall
The London Lightning need to win out and get some help to finish first in the Basketball Super League.