Tag: London Lightning
Tourist spending in London jumped 11 per cent in 2023: Report
Spending on tourism in London shot up last year, surpassing a billion dollars, a new report says
Champs, again! London Lightning win third straight league title
They were kings of the old National Basketball League of Canada. Now, the London Lightning rule the Basketball Super League. The Bolts were clutch at both ends of the floor down the stretch to win their third consecutive championship with a 117-112 victory in Game 4 of the inaugural BSL final against the K-W Titan […]
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 […]
Sport notes: London Lightning vs. Sudbury Five; Jared McCann going to worlds
The London Lightning never crossed playoff paths with the Sudbury Five in the National Basketball League of Canada days.
Sport notes: London Lightning still in hunt for first; Ball hall opens May 1
The London Lightning are in first-place waiting mode after just one win in three games in Newfoundland this past weekend.
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 […]