North East basketball news, latest on the Newcastle Eagles

Eagles in swoop for star Midgley

NEWCASTLE Eagles are planning an audacious swoop for Great Britain star Richard Midgley as they prepare for life without their influential captain TJ Walker Read

NEWCASTLE Eagles officials have not given up hope that TJ Walker will return to contest an eighth BBL campaign in the North-East – even though the popular playmaker has been offered the chance to start his coaching career. Read

Walker to join Eagles rivals

NEWCASTLE Eagles icon TJ Walker is set to tread the boards again on Tyneside next season – only with a different club. Read

Tough opener for Eagles

NEWCASTLE Eagles will open their 2007-08 BBL campaign with a mouthwatering home fixture against Guildford Heat, the English game’s ULEB Cup representatives and current Championship title holders. Read

Heat is on from start

NEWCASTLE Eagles face an explosive start to their new season. In their opening game they come up against defending league champions Guildford Heat who took the Eagles’ coveted title last season. Read

Eagles facing battle to keep Olu

NEWCASTLE Eagles forward Olu Babalola, who was crowned the MVP in the club’s triumphant play-off final success back in April, might have played his last game in an Eagles vest. Read

Eagles' bye into BBL Cup quarters

Newcastle Eagles will benefit from the British Basketball League's summer restructuring process - with Fabulous Flournoy's side having been awarded a bye into next season's BBL Cup quarter-finals. Read

Stars of the show!

Following the successful conclusion of the Central Venue League season, the annual All-Star event took place at John Spence School in North Shields. Read

Murray nets a major honour

Team Northumbria's assistant coach Jeanette Murray has been recognised for her long service to the women's basketball squad. Read

Sharper Spurs put Cavaliers to the sword

San Antonio Spurs claimed an 83-82 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers to clinch their fourth NBA championship since 1999. Read

Plug is pulled on big game

Gb basketball chiefs have sensationally pulled the plug on plans to host a key European Championship qualifying game in Newcastle during the summer. Read

Surprise as Eagles fans snub ace Fab

Tony Dorsey has been crowned Newcastle Eagles player of the year after fans surprisingly snubbed player-coach and League All Star Fab Flournoy. Read

MVP man waits for a verdict

He has just collected British basketball's most coveted personal prize, but Olu Babalola's future is uncertain after he admitted he has no idea whether Newcastle Eagles want to retain his services for next season. Read

Eagles sign off in style

He has spent the last 12 months carrying the weight of expectation that follows a season of unprecedented success, but all Fabulous Flournoy was carrying last night was British basketball's most-prized silverware. Read

Treble shooters

Newcastle Eagles last night became only the third team in British basketball history to win three successive play-off championships. Read

From zero to hero as Olu steal show

Olu Babalola looked as though he may have been heading out of the door in December after the Eagles suffered a turbulent spell. Read

Soaring into play-off finals

The Springfield Honda Newcastle Eagles are still on course to end the season with a trophy after a hard-fought play-off semi-final win yesterday over the Sheffield Sharks. Read

Defeats haunting Flournoy

It was just before 7pm on March 4 and as he approached the locker room with a face like thunder, Fabulous Flournoy's mood was as black as the curtain that hid the on-court celebrations that, for the first time in a long time, did not involve him. Read

Bidding for silver lining

When Newcastle Eagles held their pre-season Press conference they proudly showed off the four trophies they had won in a clean sweep of domestic honours. Read

Only the trials of court matter

From a police cell to the play-offs, Jeremy Hyatt's life has improved beyond measure over the last 12 months. Paul Gilder met a man determined to put his problems behind him this weekend. Read

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