Sometimes it is not about statistics or quality of performance but how you can show heart, determination and overcome adversity that makes the difference. That was very much in evidence after Esh Group Eagles took an incredible road win at Surrey this afternoon in overtime. The sides had been tied at 85 – 85 at…
It is almost 20 years since Paul Blake and business partner Ken Nottage – a familiar face on the North East basketball scene – paid a nominal sum to Sir John Hall for sole ownership of the Newcastle Eagles. Two decades down the line and it feels as if that investment is finally reaping rewards….
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle will move in to the brand-new Eagles Community Arena next Friday night in great form after a securing a second successive road win in the BBL Championship to move up to 3rd place in the table. What a win it was too, ironically against the same opposition who will be the…
A superb performance on the road catapulted Esh Group Eagles Newcastle back in to the BBL title race last night in Leicester. It included an explosive final quarter burst where the Eagles under severe foul pressure shrugged that off to power home to a vital win. The Eagles had gone in to the game having…
Christmas came early for Newcastle Eagles tonight as the club bade a fond farewell to its home of the last eight years with a big BBL Trophy win. Edinburgh’s Kings came bearing gifts in the shape of lax defence and visible first half nerves. And Newcastle made the Scottish minnows pay with a destructive show…
The woes continue for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle as they were unable to stop the red-hot in-form Sheffield Sharks on the road last night, writes Jeff King. The Eagles now fall further behind in the Championship race as their record slips to 7 – 5 whilst the streaking Sharks now move to 9 – 3….
Aggregate Score: 170-160 The dreams of Esh Group Eagles Newcastle of returning to a BBL Cup Final at the Arena Birmingham were shattered this afternoon down in London. After taking a slender two-point lead in the first-leg at home it was always going to be tough going in to the Lions Den and so it…
It was advantage Newcastle Eagles in the first leg of the BBL Cup semi-finals after they managed to dispatch BBL leaders London Lions in nerve wracking fashion. Heading into the contest, the hosts had lost their last two on the road – with the Lions themselves handing player-coach Fab Flournoy’s men a damaging 96-78 loss…
For the second night in a row Esh Group Eagles Newcastle faded at a crucial stage of the game allowing their opponents to pull away and open up a gap they couldn’t close. It meant more Capital punishment for an Eagles side that looked dispirited and dismayed as the final buzzer sent them home pointless…
