Hotshot Hannah Shaw insisted Team Northumbria will be ready for the best that Caledonia Pride can muster when the two sides do battle for the second time in three days at Sport Central on Sunday. The GB international and England Commonwealth Games hopeful marked her homecourt debut with an impressive double double of 16 points…
The biggest game in the BBL Championship so far, with no disrespect to the rest of the league’s teams, takes place at Northumbria University Sports Central tonight. Its Esh Group Eagles Newcastle v Leicester Riders, it’s top versus second as it seems to have been for many seasons now, writes Jeff King. Whilst it’s not…
Tomorrow night’s BBL Championship game against Leicester Riders is a huge one in the 2017/18 BBL season for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and for their Captain and veteran forward Darius Defoe it could be a double celebration if he can play his part in a home town win, writes Jeff King. The long-serving Londoner, now…
This week only one Eagle makes a showing in the BBL’s top picks of players as Jaysean Paige joins the elite roster off the bench. Here’s the leagues full list: Neil Watson (Plymouth Raiders) The Raiders’ playmaker has taken things up a gear of late and he mustered another brilliant showing to help catapult Raiders…
It was Andy Warhol who supposedly coined the phrase, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Esh Group Eagles Newcastle Head Coach Fab Flournoy has his own version, writes Jeff King. It’s not quite as cut and dried as Warhol’s but it goes along the lines of what he often says to…
Chris Bunten is confident Team Northumbria can overcome border raiders Caledonia Pride twice in three days and deliver the perfect early Christmas present to the Sport Central faithful. A confidence-boosting 79-60 WBBL win against Oaklands Wolves proved to be the perfect preparation for Friday’s live BBC clash against the Scottish franchise. But Bunten already has…
Newcastle U18s lose away to Manchester Magic The game started with the home team asserting their dominance in transition and going on a 10-0 run as the eagles struggled to find their feet in the opening minutes. The home team capitalised on this forcing the Eagles coach to call time out and adjust their defensive…
Can raw talent trump proven experience? Four weeks ago and the answer appeared blindingly obvious. Thrills, spills and audacious skills had catapulted new-look Newcastle to the summit of the BBL Championship table in double quick time. Undefeated in the league and undaunted by a journey into the unknown, it seemed the Eagles’ red hot rookies…
Seems like a good time to launch another blog especially as I haven’t for over a week now. Perhaps this one will get lost in the myriad of all other things that will be going on this weekend, not least of which is tonight’s crucial game against The Scorchers. Plus, non-Eagles wise but very much…
