It was another tough night for The Eagles on Wednesday as they slipped to a fourth consecutive defeat in London at the hands of the Lions 92 – 74. Already shorn of the services of Wes Person Jr through injury Newcastle also lost Justin Gordon in the final period on Wednesday. The star forward who…
Another disappointing night in the BBL Championship for the Eagles down at Sheffield saw them slip to a third consecutive defeat and their fifth in a row to Sheffield in all competitions this season. The Eagles total points of 53 was their lowest total since December 1994 and their sixth lowest ever. A sobering thought…
After a break of a fortnight the Newcastle Eagles go to Ponds Forge, Sheffield tonight to take on a Sharks team they’ve failed to beat in four previous outings this season, writes Jeff King. It’s the start of a run of four very tough looking fixtures that lie ahead for Newcastle. There will be a…
The consistently inconsistent Newcastle Eagles once again showed both sides of their character on Friday night as they slipped to a disappointing home loss to Manchester Giants. As the final buzzer sounded it was an eerie silent Vertu Motors Arena that surveyed another tough night for their favourites. The Eagles had been due to travel…
There may be many emotions and ways of describing Newcastle Eagles Friday night loss at the Vertu Motors Arena to Plymouth City Patriots by 91 – 87. An entertaining excellent spectacle for the neutral, a thrilling win for The Patriots and a disappointing night for the Eagles. It was a great game, not the purist…
Newcastle Eagles fly into tonight’s BBL Championship clash against Plymouth City Patriots looking for a fourth successive league win to keep their play-off challenge rolling. It won’t be easy against a Patriots side who are also in great form having won seven of their last ten games. That run has seen the Eagles’ visitors rise…
Is momentum the key? That will be the question on most people’s lips as for the second time in five days old rivals Newcastle Eagles and Glasgow Rocks face off in the BBL Championship at the Vertu Motors Arena. Last Sunday on the road in Glasgow, the Eagles made it a double-winning weekend with a…
Whisper it quietly but the Newcastle Eagles may just be on the point of finding an identity and turning their season around. Another solid all-round team performance with the starting five all getting into double figures and Justin Gordon adding his from the bench. Wes Person Jr recorded back-to-back twenty point games over the weekend…
It was a spectacular return for flying Eagles forward Justin Gordon on Friday night at the Vertu Motors Arena. His return to Newcastle colours after a successful campaign with the Tyneside franchise last campaign sparked a terrific winning performance from his teammates. True Surrey arrived in Newcastle bottom of The BBL and minus four senior…
