Chris Bunten has pledged to address his anger management after taking the blame for a 72-60 defeat at the hands of Manchester Mystics. The Team Northumbria playcaller was ejected from a feisty WBBL clash just three minutes from time and with TN trailing by four. And a frank Bunten admitted he owed his team an…
Newcastle Eagles 127 v Barrow Thorns 70 Eagles sitting mid table were looking to continue their good run and build on their great win away at top of the table Calderdale… The Thorns of Barrow were 2nd bottom coming into this game with only one win…. The game started with the Eagles flexing their defensive…
It is almost time for the buzzer to sound on Coach Andreas Kapoulas and his staff as we pass under the 50 days to go mark until the 2018 Commonwealth Games while they look one more time at the potential players for their final men’s roster. The first stages of the process began back late last year…
North East basketball stars of the future have scored a slam dunk by securing the support of two of the region’s largest shopping centres. intu Metrocentre and intu Eldon Square are sponsoring the Rookie League, run by our Eagles Community Foundation, which is a turn up and play, fun and friendly way for kids in…
It was a brief snapshot in time that might have gone unnoticed by the majority of those inside Sport Central had the venue’s observant match-night announcer not celebrated a truly historic feat. In the context of British basketball’s most successful franchise, the work of the club’s proud player-coach and the development of homegrown talent it…
This week’s line-up from the league includes two of our Eagles playing off the bench. Well done Jaysean and Darius. Here’s the full pick of players from the BBL: Brandon Parrish (Worcester Wolves) It’s the second time that the Wolves’ guard has grabbed a slot in our fantastic five, his latest appearance coming off the…
Sunderland primary school Hoops4Health finalists came to play prior to a Newcastle Eagles game with a guarantee that a new primary school would take the title as current holders Seaburn Dene failed to make it through. 2017 former semi finalists St. Cuthbert’s RC, Barnes Juniors and Farringdon returned with Richard Avenue being the newcomer to…
Newcastle Eagles looked every inch the title contender as the BBL’s second-placed side brushed aside the bitter disappointment of Friday’s homecourt loss against London to cut the Giants down to size in Manchester. On the back of a fourth league loss of the campaign – a defeat that handed Leicester Riders the initiative in the…
For the second home game in a row, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle went down to a damaging defeat. This time it was a Championship clash against a shorth-handed London Lions that proved their downfall, writes Jeff King. The Lions came in to The Eagles Nest shorn of their best player and Captain, Justin Robinson as…
