Call it revenge. Call it redemption. Or call it a critical, momentum-building win with a week to go until the playoffs. After another inexplicable dip in form Newcastle needed this homecourt victory. That it came against bogey side Surrey — who imploded in the final minute — made a nailbiting triumph taste all the sweeter….
The Newcastle Eagles inconsistent form once again proved their nemesis on the road in Worcester as they slipped to another road loss to the hungry Wolves. Newcastle do still have two regular season games left but it’s looking likely that their final finishing position will be fourth after this latest loss. Coach Ian Macleod once…
When it comes to basketball it’s never ever over until the fat lady sings. North of the border her throat had been cleared, the mic switched on and the backing track set to play. But with a second remaining of this all-consuming cross-border clash, Newcastle Eagles somehow won possession, engineered a shooting chance and converted…
There are sporting rivalries. And then there’s this sporting rivalry. Newcastle Eagles and Leicester Riders is a once in a generation head-to-head founded on a mix of respect, enmity and a will to win. No other franchise has come close to breaking the two clubs’ near monopoly on the British game during the last 10…
Unpredictability is what drives the glorious spectacle that is professional sport. The fact that a rank outsider could defy the odds and win today’s Grand National persuades millions of punters to take a chance. And the possibility of an unheralded pro emerging from the pack to take the green jacket at this weekend’s US Masters will…
Another day and another humbling defeat at Surrey Scorchers. Lightning struck twice for Newcastle Eagles who were predictably unpredictable in surrendering a three-game winning streak and slumping to a ninth league loss. Newcastle never led in a one-sided clash that exposed a team still searching for consistency in the final month of the regular season. And…
Double doubles for Rahmon Fletcher and Evan Maxwell paced a third win on the bounce for the men in black as Newcastle Eagles stayed second in the BBL Championship. But a 20-point victory against basement side Glasgow Rocks didn’t tell the true story as the combative visitors pushed Ian MacLeod’s men all the way in…
They say lightening never strikes in the same place but in the case of the Newcastle Eagles this saying may have to be changed. The Eagles completed a superb double-winning weekend last night with a tremendous 103 – 87 win on the road in Cheshire. Just like Friday night in their win over London it was…
A statement game from Cortez Edwards sent London Lions spiralling to a sixth league defeat as Newcastle Eagles went 4-3 for the season against Vince Macaulay’s men. It was a classic case of after the Lord Mayor’s show for the capital’s big spenders as the BBL Trophy winners came crashing down to earth. And it…
