NEWCASTLE Eagles have one hand on the BBL title after reigning league champions Guildford Heat suffered shock successive defeats over the weekend. While the Eagles followed up their vital victory against Scottish Rocks on Friday with a comfortable 88-67 success over Birmingham Panthers on Saturday, their closest challengers slumped to surprise losses against London Capital…
Newcastle Eagles 79 Scottish Rocks 75 DARIUS DEFOE has spoken of the relief that he and the rest of the Eagles players were feeling last night after completing a nail-biting 79-75 win over Scottish Rocks. Certainly in the context of the title race and taking into account the Trophy Final loss and the serious injury…
EAGLES chief Paul Blake has warned the club’s players they need to put things right when they make a return to action against Scottish Rocks tonight. Blake also revealed that he met with Flournoy and the players earlier in the week to discuss their second-half performance in the final, although he stopped short of declaring…
NEWCASTLE Eagles have been left shell-shocked by the news that Charles Smith could be out for the rest of the season. The influential forward complained of pain in his knee after Sunday’s BBL Trophy final in Plymouth. And after returning to the North-East with his team-mates, medical staff revealed he had sustained a hairline fracture…
EAGLES play-caller Fab Flournoy was named BBL Coach of the Month award last night – just 24 hours after losing the BBL Trophy final. While such awards should always be seen as an honour, the timing of the announcement is likely to make a proud Flournoy feel a little uncomfortable as he is still stewing…
The Guildford Heat have won the BBL Trophy for the first time by beating the Newcastle Eagles 86-79 at the Plymouth Pavilions. EJ Harrison scooped the MVP award after scoring 25 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, as the Eagles were condemned to their second defeat in a major final this season. Harrison’s score…
He is supposed to be one of basketball’s bad boys, but actually Steve Leven is a bit of a mummy’s boy. Stuart Rayner reports. Those Newcastle Eagles fans without the necessary satellite TV subscription will have to travel to Plymouth Pavilions to see their team play in a fourth successive British Basketball League Trophy final…
EAGLES ace Jeremy Hyatt is hoping to make his long-awaited return against Milton Keynes tonight but has admitted that Sunday’s BBL Trophy Final is barely on his radar. The club’s longest serving player has had a worrying record of missing big games and played only a bit part role in January’s BBL Cup Final. The…
GEORDIE coach Gary Stronach believes he will be handing the BBL Trophy to his hometown club Newcastle Eagles on Sunday. Stronach returned to his native North East last year to lead Plymouth Raiders to their first piece of BBL silverware by beating hot favourites Newcastle on their home court. When Plymouth Pavilions was announced as…
