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BBL
March 18, 2023
Report: Eagles 85-88 London Lions

Champions-elect London survived an almighty scare at the Vertu Motors Arena after Newcastle Eagles came within a whisker of ending the Lions’ 17-game BBL Championship winning streak. Marc Steutel’s men led until deep into another dramatic night on Tyneside but the league leaders proved their class to close out a barely deserved three-point victory. And…

BBL
March 17, 2023
Preview: Eagles vs London Lions

It seems as if every week for Newcastle Eagles brings another must-win game and a chance to try and ignite a run to make the playoffs. Tonight is no exception despite it being the multi-talented London Lions that are in town. Last weekend was another one typical of what this BBL season seems to have…

BBL
October 8, 2022
Report: Eagles 72-85 London Lions

Another heroic effort from in-form Javion Hamlet was not enough to deny London Lions a fourth league victory on the bounce. Newcastle Eagles’ new fan favourite dropped a game high 29 points before fouling out in the final 10 seconds of a fiery Friday night clash. And Hamlet will be a marked man at Plymouth…

BBL
October 7, 2022
Preview: Eagles vs London Lions

Newcastle Eagles go into tonight’s tough home game with BBL Championship favourites London Lions looking for their first win of the 2022-23 season. The Eagles lost both games last weekend although in truth they could have come out with two wins. Last Friday night in a sold-out Vertu Motors Arena they led after three quarters…

BBL
October 5, 2022
Eagles Face Big Test As Lions Roar Into Toon

Marc Steutel’s new-look Newcastle Eagles are set for a tough test of Friday night when they take on the London Lions at the Vertu Motors Arena. London’s equally fresh-looking roster led by Ryan Schmidt, who coached the Toronto Raptors G-League side Raptors 905, will put the Eagles through their paces in front of a packed…

BBL
April 1, 2022
Preview: Eagles vs Leicester Riders

It was another tough night for The Eagles on Wednesday as they slipped to a fourth consecutive defeat in London at the hands of the Lions 92 – 74. Already shorn of the services of Wes Person Jr through injury Newcastle also lost Justin Gordon in the final period on Wednesday. The star forward who…

BBL
March 30, 2022
Preview: Eagles at London Lions

Newcastle Eagles are fighting to keep their campaign alive despite suffering the latest in a long line of cruel setbacks this season. That’s the defiant message from head coach Ian MacLeod after it was confirmed that Wesley Person Jr will miss this week’s BBL action. Newcastle travelled to London for tonight’s clash against the Lions…

BBL
January 24, 2022
Report: London Lions 103-94 Eagles

A brilliant double double from Brandon Peel couldn’t prevent former club London Lions from sealing a second win in 10 days against Newcastle Eagles. The in-form forward added 16 rebounds to his 12 points as the battling visitors fell just short of a famous result in the capital. And if Peel’s Newcastle head into an…

BBL
January 23, 2022
Preview: Eagles at London Lions

Newcastle Eagles go into this afternoon’s BBL Championship game at London with a spring in their step and some confidence and belief restored after Friday night’s thrilling 113 – 111 overtime win at the Vertu Motors Arena over Manchester Giants. It was perhaps not a vintage Eagles performance but it was an explosive offensive display…