Tag: London Lightning
Sport notes: London Lightning hire new coach; skier Charlie Beatty fundraiser
The London Lightning have hired former Newfoundland Rogues coach Jerry Williams as their new bench boss.
London Lightning’s basketball league adds new boss, first U.S. team
The Basketball Super League has a new commissioner and the defending champion London Lightning will have another foe to contend with this coming season.
Ex-London Lightning MVP rides far-right fandom to GOP senate nomination
Former London Lightning star Royce White, who was as much a lightning rod as an MVP during his Forest City playing days, has taken his next big shot in the United States political arena.
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 […]