Basketball

An Elgin County high school’s swim team will be motoring ahead after an insurance dispute between the province and the region’s largest school board threatened to cancel the season. The swim team at East Elgin secondary school in Aylmer will be back in the water in the coming weeks after

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

A former London Lightning star made one of the most improbable NBA plays you will ever see.

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

The London Lightning need to win out and get some help to finish first in the Basketball Super League.

Head coach Doug Plumb believes the London Lightning will add to the roster in the aftermath of a historic 110-106 home loss to the TBL’s Kokomo (Ind.) BobKats Tuesday at Budweiser Gardens.

The hunger was missing. The Basketball Super League-leading London Lightning suffered through the indignity of their first ever home loss to a foe from The Basketball League, falling 110-106 to the Kokomo (Ind.) BobKats Tuesday at Budweiser Gardens. “I just think they had a little bit more fight than us,”

The London Lightning edged the KW Titans 118-113 in Basketball Super League action at Budweiser Gardens on Sunday afternoon. Jachai Taylor led the way for the Bolts with 25 points. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com

There is no cruise control option with Doug Plumb at the wheel.

The London Lightning shattered the Glass City Wranglers, out of Toledo, Ohio, with a 127-95 victory at Budweiser Gardens on Sunday. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about a season of change for the London Lightning, who've had an up-and-down year so far in their new loop, the Basketball Super League.

Nick Garth played just four minutes in the first half and six through three quarters. But when the London Lightning called his number during crunch time, his dead-eye shooting and energy helped turn a nail-biter into a laugher. The 6-foot guard was 5-of-6 from the floor for 11 points off