Jason Winders

Jeff Francis capped off his career with a gold medal at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto. (Photo: Baseball Canada).
Baseball

Hall-of-Famer Francis on expectations and success

BC-born Jeff Francis, who calls London home, reflects on a baseball journey that included 11 big-league seasons, Pan Am Gold, and, earlier this summer, induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Lightning celebrate their 2022 NBLC title Wednesday night at the Kitchener Auditorium. (Photo: Matt Hiscox Photography).
Basketball

Lightning shine in perfectly imperfect season

A shortened NBLC season — the first action in over 700 days — had a bit of everything, writes columnist Jason Winders. And it was all welcome. It meant the return of hoops — and some normalcy — to the Forest City.

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Basketball

Around the Perimeter: Playoff prep happens now

With only two games left, the Lightning are making adjustments and planning for playoffs; Is Chris Jones still in the picture? A breakdown of year one of the NBLC-TBL partnership.

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Basketball

Banged-up Lightning return for stretch-run

The injuries have mounted. They’ve played with a short bench. Fortunately, their schedule has lightened. With four games remaining, the Lightning are hoping to peak for playoffs come mid-May

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