Seven-times BBL Trophy winners Newcastle Eagles fell at the first hurdle last night as London Lions avenged December’s shock league defeat in style. The damage was done during a desperately disappointing first period as Ian MacLeod’s men paid a heavy price for an inexplicably slow start. And for the second time this season the Eagles…
Earlier this season in the BBL Cup the Newcastle Eagles lost five games in a row for the first time since January/February of 2000. A loss tonight in the crucial BBL Trophy clash against London Lions at the Vertu Motors Arena would mean a second losing stretch of five games. That is something that Head…
Brandon Peel has warned his former club to prepare for history repeating itself when Newcastle Eagles host London on Friday. The men in black confounded their critics and raised their game on the way to a highlight win against the Lions last month. But Peel and co. face the capital’s big spenders on the back…
Newcastle Eagles have been rocked by a second injury blow in as many weeks after it emerged that Louis Sayers faces up to two months on the sidelines. The three-point specialist and one of the BBL’s most improved players has enjoyed a strong start to his second season in an Eagles vest. But Sayers broke…
Not the happy start to the New Year that the Newcastle Eagles were hoping for as they went down to a close defeat on the road in Manchester last night. It now means the Eagles are on a four-match losing streak as they continue to be unable to find a winning formula. In essence even with…
Newcastle Eagles head to Manchester this afternoon to contest their first game of the New Year looking to get back to winning ways. They go into the game on the back of three consecutive defeats, the last being on Tuesday at home against Cheshire Phoenix 74 – 77. Their opponents, The Giants, await and it’ll…
Former Eagles player Jaysean Paige will pull on a Detroit Pistons jersey to start 2022 after signing a 10-day contract with the NBA team. Paige suited up for the Eagles in our 2017-18 BBL season when he averaged 22 points and 6 assists. The signing marks the first time a former Eagle has gone on…
Our Eagles’ visit to London Lions on Sunday 20 February 2022 is going to be rearranged. The new date will be announced in due course Add our schedule to your devices calendar to automatically stay up to date with our games from our fixtures and results page.
According to mid-season recruit Brandon Peel, Newcastle Eagles’ players ‘watched a lot of film’ during the festive period. But there was no time to settle down and enjoy Home Alone, Elf or It’s A Wonderful Life while pulling crackers and tucking into turkey. Instead, Ian MacLeod’s men were told to sit through a series of…
