BBL Cup Semi-Final (First Leg) Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders 90 (15, 40,55) (Wierzbicki 32, Hardy 18, Royston 16) Newcastle Eagles 90 (28, 58,65) (Gause 22, Smith 18, Chapman 15) Newcastle Eagles thought they had one foot in the BBL Cup Final after a first half blitz initially poured cold water on the recent red-hot…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 90 (24,49,68) (Defoe 22, Chapman 18, Gause 13) UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders 67 (8,28,48) (Colbert 19, Rowe 14, Bell 11) The Newcastle Eagles continue to set the pace in the BBL Championship as they remain top with a 6-0 record after a 90-67 destruction of the UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders on…
BBL Championship Cheshire Jets 74 (20,42,58) (Cole 24, Page 19, Brown 17) Newcastle Eagles 78 (14,35,57) (Chapman 18, Smith 18, Defoe 15) Newcastle Eagles completed their best ever start to a BBL league season to regain outright control at the summit of the BBL Championship table after fighting back from a 15 point deficit at…
The line up for the BBL Cup semi-finals was completed over the weekend, with some contrasting last eight ties. The closest game came at Sport Central where Newcastle Eagles continued their winning start to the season with a 78-75 victory against old rivals Glasgow Rocks. They did it the hard way, though, against a Rocks…
Defiant Deirde Hayes is determined a final-quarter collapse at the hands of a star-studded UWIC Archers won’t prove detrimental to Team Northumbria’s top flight campaign. The Sport Central club delivered one of their finest displays in years for two quarters of an enthralling clash on Tyneside. But there is a danger TN will still be…
Marc Steutel admits Team Northumbria will have to be firing on all cylinders in the capital this weekend if the early-season pacesetters are to stay in pole position for promotion. The EBL Division Two leaders travel to London Westside bidding to maintain their 100% league record. And Steutel feels last weekend’s fiery encounter against Glamorgan…
BBL Cup Newcastle Eagles 78 (15,30,55) (Smith 25, Chapman 19, Thomson 18) Glasgow Rocks 75 (16,35,60) (Green 28, Davis 18, Huffor 10) Not for the first time Charles Smith was the hero for Newcastle Eagles as his three-point shot in the final minute sent the Eagles through to the BBL Cup last four. It had…
Guards dominated during Week 6 of BBL action and not surprisingly, it’s reflected in a smaller than usual line-up which includes two debutantes. Demarius Bolds (Prestige Homes MK Lions) While Lions have endured a roller-coaster season so far, one of the few consistent factors has been the form of all-action guard Demarius Bolds. He makes…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 100 (27,55,74) (Chapman 23, Smith 21, Thomson 21) Prestige Homes MK Lions 88 (25,45,69) (Crawford 25, Bolds 22, Northern 15) Newcastle Eagles opened up some early daylight in the race for the BBL title after moving to four wins from four games after a hard fought success at Sport Central against…
