Jason Winders

Lightning crashes: London calls it quits on BSL, Forest City - Gameday London The London Lightning will not return for a 14th season of professional basketball this winter.

There will be no Lightning in the forecast for the 2025-26 Basketball Super League (BSL) season, as Canada’s most decorated professional basketball franchise has called it quits on the eve of the upcoming season. #LdnOnt

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We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.

Be you Christian, Jew, or miscellaneous, as Rev. Lovejoy would say, we can all agree that whoever won this painting at the carnival should have bought three more balls and gone for the Mötley Crüe mirror.

Haven’t talked payroll with the boss. Haven’t talked future of lame duck manager. Maybe he has been busy landing on what the #StlCards version of ‘Sweet Caroline’ will be?

How is it possible that after 25 years, Bill DeWitt still cannot speak about payroll in a normal way. Just be clear. This is obviously not true. (Or, if it is, this is one of the worst run business ventures ever.) The lack of follow-up questions to this was a miss. #StlCards

Thank you! So happy to have such a strong #StlCards presence on BlueSky!

Ugh. “Five games out of a playoff spot.” That’s the kinda crap we’ve had to deal with on the broadcast. This team finished 19 games back in a division they once owned, and closer to last-place Pirates than second-place Cubs. A bad playoff system doesn’t make a good team. They ain’t close. #StlCards

We don't get nearly enough "Cartesian plane" references in sports writing.

Nice to hear from him. Still too buddy-buddy (although not as embarrassing as KMOX Oli lovefests). Some day would love a deep dive into Luhnow era, hacking scandal, player development cratering, continuity v. outside hires, stadium experience stagnation, does Michael Girsch exist, etc. #StlCards

Looks like Johnson & Johnson didn't pay their protection money this month. #Tylenol

Good article. Thanks for not dumping on the fans for being uninspired by this hot mess (as so many of your colleagues have turned to doing). #StlCards

a woman in a red shirt is making a funny face and saying `` sure , jan '' . ALT: a woman in a red shirt is making a funny face and saying `` sure , jan '' .

Don’t let these guys anywhere near your taxes. Some real voodoo math went into getting to 2.2 million. #StlCards

#OTD Cardinals were 77-77 when eliminated from the playoffs on Sept. 20, 2024. They went 6-2 in garbage time to finish above .500. Gonna be another sprint to mediocrity this week. #StlCards

Feels so good to know I’m not alone. May I add that the overly positive rejection letters are particularly irksome (and I feel bad for feeling that way).

Spotted this abandoned on the recycling bin while I was making some copies today. Follow me for more lifestyle and fitness advice.

Uncle! Anyone else exhausted by lectures from local media types about how fans should think and behave? We get it. You’re covering an uninteresting team (and spending way too much time on social media), but it has been constant this season. #StlCards #ForTheLou #Cardinals

If only we could figure out a physical way to ticket events, some sort of small document the buyer could carry, and they alone would be allowed to use it and sit in that seat. Maybe we could even make them colourful, or use pictures, and the buyer could then hold it as a keepsake of said event.

Agree. Such a unique piece of the skyline. Always loved how it stood proud, even in fading beauty, in not exactly the best area. Glad it will have new life. #LdnOnt

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.
This is a must-watch. 🔥 #cdnpoli

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

They are such pros, and while home team announcers, they are far from homers. They’re also adults, instead of the immature buffoons #StlCards fans are subjected to.

Inside Kawhi Leonard’s bizarre list of secret demands from Raptors and how they line up with the alleged Clippers deal During 2019 contract talks, Leonard’s camp wanted a trade for Paul George, Leafs shares and at least $10 million a year in no-show sponsorship income.

In 2019 Kawhi Leonard’s uncle asked the Raptors for a piece of the Leafs and a Paul George trade, but also for two notable extras: no-show sponsorships, and ownership shares in outside companies. Which he seems to have gotten with Aspiration, and the Clippers. www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...

Any chance this rebuild can include both radio and TV broadcast booths? Given most fans experience the team one of those ways, you can argue those jobs are, at least, as important as in-stadium experience changes. We went from some of the best in the biz to a guy who giggles at '69'. #StlCards

Canada needs to take this seriously, perhaps consider travel advisories for U.S./Florida as it has become dangerously dumb. Way too many snowbirds travel south in the winter and god knows what they're going to be dragging back north that they picked up from a waitress at the Fort Myers Chili's.

YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT "I'm Team Ballmer!" Mark Cuban vs. Pablo Torre Got HEATED on the Kawhi Leonard Scandal | PTFO

Perfect snapshot of our current reality.

Pablo: I’ve done seven months of research, interviewed dozens of key figures, examined 1,000s of documents, and hold all the receipts proving this investigation.

Mark Cuban: I am rich and have an opinion based on being rich.

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Weird how they’ve had nearly three years with him, getting worse every year, and yet it’s not until Oli is in full job-saving mode with a handful of weeks left in another lost season, he trots out a coach in front of the always willing #StlCards media to suddenly reveal it’s probably Walker’s fault.

"Listen, Pete, beyond still needing to smooth out that delivery, we've been doing this fascism thing for six months, and we expect you to be off book by now."

Melting pot vs. multicultural. It was the biggest distinction I noticed when moving north 15 years ago. Each with challenges. Each evolving, too. Still think about it.

One thing we can all agree on, however, is we're tired of being lectured by walking, talking comparative lit degrees on TikTok.

Great idea. To make it easier on everyone, I'll swing by your home and pick up any sealed bottles you have, especially the Northern Harvest Rye.

Gotta say, this interview is as much of a must-listen as you can get in #LdnOnt media - and it's a heck of a ride at times. Spend the 52 minutes with Craig and Shmuel. Well worth the time.