As Storm Arwen raged across the North East, Newcastle Eagles’ fans were desperately hoping for the winds of change. A near fully-fit roster and back-to-back wins meant a familiar air of optimism filled a sold-out Vertu Motors Arena prior to tip-off. But two hours later and Newcastle had been blown away by fierce rivals Sheffield…
Newcastle Eagles take to the court tonight after a break of nineteen days. The do so at their home base the Vertu Motors Arena and in front of the Sky Sports Cameras. There will also be a capacity sell-out crowd to witness a vital Championship game. The Eagles last played down at Plymouth when they…
Beaten but unbowed Newcastle Eagles face a last-minute body count ahead of tomorrow’s cross-border clash in Glasgow following a fraught end to a difficult week. The BBL Cup holders lost both Rahmon Fletcher and Kyle Williams after the break as a bruising battle in Sheffield stretched the visitors’ resources to the limit. And with three…
After picking up a win last weekend against Cheshire Phoenix to get themselves back in the race to qualify for the quarter finals of the BBL Cup, Newcastle Eagles have been hit with a fresh blow to their hopes of retaining the trophy they lifted back in January last season. Some players and coaching staff…
This weekend two road trips are on the schedule for our Eagles who look to continue winning ways after last Friday’s victory over Cheshire Phoenix. On Friday night our Eagles visit the Sheffield Sharks and then on Sunday they cross the Scottish border to take on the Glasgow Rocks. Tickets to sit with Eagles fans…
Prior to tip-off, rookie forward Duke Shelton had insisted ‘every game is a rivalry’ as he refused to discriminate between those teams stacking up to knock Newcastle Eagles off their perch this season. But when it comes to the biggest rivalries in British basketball few are more keenly fought than this historic northern heavyweight contest….
The Newcastle Eagles go into tonight’s second BBL Cup North Group at the Vertu Motors Arena searching for their first win over the season after last Friday’s home reverse against Glasgow Rocks. Standing in their way is one of Newcastle’s fiercest rivals Sheffield Sharks. The Sharks also opened their season campaign last weekend with mixed…
Rahmon Fletcher has revealed patience will be the key to a new-look Newcastle discovering their identity and realising their potential this season. But the two-time BBL MVP insists the sky’s the limit for a group of players still smarting from last week’s opening night reverse at the hands of Glasgow Rocks. And Fletcher is excited…
Cometh the hour or even the second cometh the man or was it men? Somehow, some way, Justin Gordon and Rahmon Fletcher came up with a last-ditch play to take the Eagles through to the BBL Play-Off semi-finals. It could not have been more dramatic nor could this Newcastle side have shown any more character…
