Newcastle Eagles and Plymouth City Patriots will battle it out for the BBL’s final playoff berth tomorrow as a frustrating regular season heads for a thrilling finish in the south west. With the two sides locked together on 22 points — and with the league series tied at 1-1 — both teams can still secure a…
It could be an emotional night at the Vertu Motors Arena tonight or it could be the start of another glory run. Such are the permutations as Newcastle Eagles face up to one of their biggest BBL rivals in the Glasgow Rocks. The simple formula is that a Newcastle lose means it’s not only the…
Justin Gordon’s fairytale return to Tyneside is gathering pace after the all-action American led Newcastle to a nailbiting 97-95 comeback win against Glasgow Rocks. The men in black have won three games on the bounce after adding the in-form forward to a roster in serious need of a mid-season boost. And Gordon’s 24 points, nine…
Is momentum the key? That will be the question on most people’s lips as for the second time in five days old rivals Newcastle Eagles and Glasgow Rocks face off in the BBL Championship at the Vertu Motors Arena. Last Sunday on the road in Glasgow, the Eagles made it a double-winning weekend with a…
Livewire Louis Sayers is ready to ‘ramp things up’ against Glasgow Rocks following his winning return to the BBL. Newcastle’s three-point threat bounced back from a six-week injury lay-off to play a key role in successive victories against Surrey and Glasgow. And Sayers senses some much-needed momentum creeping into the Eagles camp ahead of tomorrow’s…
Whisper it quietly but the Newcastle Eagles may just be on the point of finding an identity and turning their season around. Another solid all-round team performance with the starting five all getting into double figures and Justin Gordon adding his from the bench. Wes Person Jr recorded back-to-back twenty point games over the weekend…
It was a spectacular return for flying Eagles forward Justin Gordon on Friday night at the Vertu Motors Arena. His return to Newcastle colours after a successful campaign with the Tyneside franchise last campaign sparked a terrific winning performance from his teammates. True Surrey arrived in Newcastle bottom of The BBL and minus four senior…
A courageous performance from the Newcastle Eagles against all the odds in Glasgow last night saw them come up agonisingly short at the end of heroic 40-minute effort. The last thing Newcastle needed after being hit by COVID-19 protocols which denied them three key players, Darius Defoe, Duke Shelton and Louis Sayers was to lose…
The expression, ‘if it wasn’t for bad luck, you’d have no luck at all,’ was never more appropriate on Friday night when Newcastle Eagles went down to an 85 – 64 defeat at Sheffield Sharks. It was a loss that seriously dents their hopes of qualifying for the next round of The BBL Cup. With…
