Ian MacLeod has reassured Newcastle fans that the Eagles camp remains fully focused on the task in hand against a backdrop of growing anxiety and disruption related to COVID-19. Fresh fixture postponements across the BBL, coupled with the decision to switch the venue for Newcastle’s cup semi-final against Leicester Riders tonight, are evidence of the…
Ian MacLeod insists a changing of the guard has put Newcastle on the offensive as the club continues to evolve as an attacking force. Ahead of this afternoon’s trip to Glasgow Rocks, the Eagles head coach paid tribute to his new-look backcourt pairing and outlined the multiple benefits of a killer combination. Rahmon Fletcher and…
Newcastle Eagles fly into Cheshire hoping to douse the Phoenix’s flames and continue their tremendous work that they’ve put in this week. The high-flying Tynesider’s made it three wins in six days with an 88 – 75 victory over Worcester on Friday night at the ECA. That result followed Wednesday’s Quarter Final BBL Cup 72…
Chris Bunten is ready to kiss goodbye to a difficult December and focus on a fresh assault for honours in the new year. The Newcastle Eagles WBBL playcaller leads his injury-ravaged and confidence-sapped roster into action against London this afternoon wishing 2020 was over already. But Bunten still believes his patched-up team is underperforming and…
48 hours after shooting down the Flyers from Bristol, the Newcastle Eagles return to the court at the ECA tonight hunting down the Wolves from Worcester. The Tynesiders will be looking to follow up their Cup win over Bristol with another two Championship points as they continue to build their identity in a season, despite…
Newcastle Eagles return home to the ECA tonight for a huge BBL Cup quarter-final match-up against Bristol Flyers. The Eagles go into the game in good heart on the back of an excellent 98 – 84 win at Manchester in the BBL Championship on Sunday. A game where the ever-reliable Louis Sayers once more was…
EAGLES WBBL AT MYSTICS EAGLES WBBL VS SUNS Aussie ace Jorjah Smith is convinced a fully fit Newcastle Eagles roster can mix it with the WBBL’s big guns this season. And the ex-Manchester Mystic is relishing this afternoon’s trip to her former club before tomorrow’s homecourt showdown with Sevenoaks Suns. Smith was a key close-season…
It was interesting that in amongst all the deserved plaudits for Newcastle Eagles and the likes of Rahmon Fletcher, Justin Gordon, Evan Maxwell and Cortez Edwards, Head Coach Ian MacLeod picked out another player for a special mention after Thursday night’s game That player was 36-year-old veteran forward Darius Defoe currently plying his trade in…
Newcastle Eagles must tame London Lions in tonight’s league opener if the men in black are to consider themselves genuine title contenders. That’s the verdict of Drew Lasker as the multi-tasking Texan prepares to juggle his new role as Sky Sports pundit with that of impact player off the Newcastle bench. Back-to-back fixtures at the Eagles…
