http://www.scottishrocks.co.uk/admin/newsmanager/../../news.rss This RSS feed was generated out of the newsdatabase of Scottish Rocks website. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=107 Sports betting giant Ladbrokes will be taking bets on this Sunday's BBL Championship Playoff Final, and streaming the game live on www.ladbrokes.com http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=106 The Rocks end of season Fan/Player party will be held Monday night, 28 April at the Sports Cafe (Sauchiehall Street) in Glasgow. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=105 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks fell to the Milton Keynes Lions by 105-93 Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the BBL Playoffs. The loss ends the Rocks 2007/08 season and excludes them from the BBL Finals Weekend for the first time since 2004. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=104 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks will open the 2008 BBL Playoffs in Milton Keynes Wednesday night (7:30 pm – Setanta Sports) against the Lions and player/coach Sterling Davis has several reasons to smile. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=103 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks finished their regular season with an impressive 94-76 win over 2nd place Guildford Heat Sunday night at Braehead Arena. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=102 The Rocks suffered a disappointing loss in Everton Friday night by 82-68. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=101 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks head to Everton today to begin their final weekend of the BBL’s regular season. Despite losing to Plymouth last Sunday after holding a 19 point lead, player/coach Sterling Davis says there are plenty of positives in his eyes. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=100 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks suffered a heartbreaking loss to Plymouth Raiders by 71-76 Sunday night at Braehead Arena. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=99 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks will have their backs to the wall on Sunday night at Braehead Arena when the Plymouth Raiders come visiting. Facing crucial contests in their quest for a top-four finish, the Brahead side have been hit with several minor injuries that will add to the challenge. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=98 AS REPORTED IN THE BBL NEWSLETTER:Gareth Murray has been confirmed as the representative from the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks in the 2008 Molten Dunk Contest, taking place as part of the BBL Finals Weekend at the National Indoor Arena on Sunday 4th May http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=97 Rocks fan Nikola Borland has been named "Scotlands No 1 Sports fan" in the Under-16's, female category and now has her sights set on the grand prize of a £10,000 trip to any sporting event in the world!To see Niki's appearance on STV's the Five Thirty Show visit www.stv.tv/content/tv/thefivethirtyshowHere, in her own words, Niki explains her devotion to the Rocks and why she needs your help to take home the title of "Scotlands No 1 Sports Fan!" http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=94 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks kept their hopes of a top four finish alive after beating the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets 81-89. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=93 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks fell in an overtime thriller to the Milton Keynes Lions by 82-85 before a record crowd of 2,417 Wednesday night at Braehead Arena. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=92 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks forward Julius Joseph is looking forward to his side’s first televised game of the season as they host Marshall MK Lions on Wednesday. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=91 Head Coach Sterling Davis will have a full squad of first-team players on Wednesday night as his SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks take on Milton Keynes Lions in a crucial British Basketball League contest at Braehead Arena. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=90 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks will play their biggest game of the season at Braehead Arena Wednesday night and more than 2,000 tickets have already been booked. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=89 After the success of the opening three games, Setanta have taken the decision to move the live BBL Championship coverage from Setanta Sports 2 to Setanta Sports 1, every Wednesday night at 7.30pm, for the remainder of the BBL Championship regular season. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=88 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks cruised to another impressive victory with a thumping of the Birmingham Panthers by 113-62 on Sunday night at Braehead Arena. The 51 point margin topped the Rocks previous season best victory gap of 47 which they tallied last Sunday against the same Birmingham squad. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=87 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks take on Birmingham Panthers Sunday at Braehead Arena and fans may have a sense of déjà vu. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=86 As you may have read, Braehead Arena have purchased 1,000 tickets which are being made available FREE to local school children. As of today, more than half of those tickets have already been claimed! http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=85 We have been informed by the Rockettes that due to circumstances beyond their control, the Dance Workshop previously scheduled for this Sunday 16 March has been cancelled. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=84 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks are pleased to report that their host venue, Braehead Arena, has purchased 1,000 tickets to the Rocks upcoming match against Milton Keynes Lions (Wed 26 March) to be distributed to local children. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=83 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks got back to their winning ways with an emphatic 110-63 victory over Birmingham Panthers Sunday night at Braehead Arena. The 47 point margin was the largest ever by the Rocks over a Birmingham franchise. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=82 SAMG and Verve are putting their money where their mouth is and offering one lucky fan at the Rocks game on Wednesday 26 March the chance to win a BRAND NEW CAR! http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=81 After a hard-fought battle for 40 minutes, the Rocks came up with the short end of the stick in Newcastle Friday night suffering a 4 point loss. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=80 Today is March 4th, so let's MARCH FORTH! Now that the Setanta TV deal has been made official and the new fixtures have been announced, it's time to get to work on filling up Braehaed Arena on Wed the 26th of March when we take on Milton Keynes Lions! http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=79 PA Sport, the global leader in sports information, has signed a deal with the British Basketball League, which lasts over four years, to become their multimedia and broadcast rights partner. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=78 The Rocks third loss in a row was also the first ever victory for the Wolves over the League's lone Scottish side. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=77 The British Basketball League (BBL) and Setanta Sports, in partnership with PA Sport, have announced an exclusive deal for the remainder of the 2008 BBL season. BBL games for the 2008 season will be broadcast each week exclusively live on Setanta Sports, commencing with the BBL Trophy Final between the Guildford Heat and Newcastle Eagles this Sunday, March 2, 2008. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=76 Bilal Clarance and the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks will travel to Worcester Saturday to face the Wolves. Clarance knows first-hand just how dangerous Life can be. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=75 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks fell to Guildford Heat at Braehead Arena Sunday night by 72-84. The Rocks fought injury and an off shooting night in recording their second consecutive League loss for the first time since October. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=74 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks take on 2nd place Guildford Heat Sunday at Braehead Arena in a game that could make or break the Rocks’ season. After a disappointing loss in Plymouth on Wednesday, Rocks big man (6’ 10”) Moritz Wohlers is confident the Braehead side will bounce back. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=73 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks dropped into 4th place in the BBL Championship table with 83-79 loss to the Plymouth Raiders in Plymouth Wednesday night. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=72 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks will travel to the Plymouth Pavilions for a match-up with the Raiders on Wednesday night, 20 February. The Rocks and Raiders also faced-off in the BBL Playoff quarterfinals last season with the Rocks prevailing 83-77 in a hard-fought battle at Braehead Arena. Few would be surprised to see the two paired in the playoffs again this season. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=71 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks moved into a tie for 3rd place in the BBL Championship table with an emphatic 77-55 win over London Capital Sunday night before the biggest crowd of the season at Braehead Arena. The Rocks led by as many as 38 early in the 4th quarter before emptying their bench to give the reserves some much deserved court time. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=70 The Twilight Rocks Under 16 squad will face Cumbernauld Chiefs on Sunday at Braehead Arena. The Twilight group are the first junior squad of the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks and are made up of the best players to come out of the “Twilight Basketball” programme run by Scottish Sports Futures (www.scottishsportsfutures.org.uk) and often attended and supported by Rocks players. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=69 Hundreds of Guides, Scouts, Boys Brigade and other uniformed groups have booked places for the Rocks' first ever "Uniform Day" on Sunday at Braehead. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=68 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks face a familiar 10th place London Capital team on Sunday night at Braehead Arena. Just over two weeks ago the same opponent took the Rocks to the brink before 5 points in the final 12 seconds gave the Scots a narrow 1-point victory. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=67 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks continued their strong form with and emphatic 82-56 drubbing of Sheffield Sharks Sunday night. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=66 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks bounced back from last Sunday’s disappointing loss with an impressive 67-89 victory over 2nd place Milton Keynes Lions. The win moves the Rocks into 3rd place in the BBL Championship table. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=65 Rob Yanders wants more. The BBL’s statistical leader in 3-point shooting and one of the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks’ veteran leaders – both on and off the court – says that what he’s getting isn’t good enough. He’s not satisfied. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=64 With an unusual subpar performance, the Rocks missed an opportunity to move into 3rd place by falling in Cheshire by 86-72. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=63 For the second time this season, Sterling Davis of the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks has won the Molten Coach of the Month Award after the Rocks surged up the BBL Championship table and came agonisingly close to progressing in the BBL Trophy in January. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=62 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks moved into a tie for 4th place in the BBL Championship with a nail-biting 79-78 win over London Capital at Braehead Arena Wednesday night. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=61 Pre-game confidence turned intogame-time reality as the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks picked up a vital and impressive 82-88 road win over BBL defending champions Guildford Heat. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=60 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks head to Guildford on Sunday to take on the defending BBL champions Guildford Heat. Rocks player/coach Sterling Davis and his captain Julius Joseph are both confident of a good result. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=59 In BBL Trophy competition, the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks downed the League-leading Newcastle Eagles by a score of 100-78 Sunday night at a jam-packed Braehead Arena. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=58 If you're not yet on our E-list, or if you just want to read it again, here's a look at yesterday's Rocks Report. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=57 In case you missed yesterday's Sun, but sure to browse to http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/article686761.ece (copy into your browser) to read all about the Rockettes new calendar. Mini slide show included! http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=56 Rocks sharp-shooter Bilal Clarance made it through to the final round of the BBL's inaugural 3-point shoot-out in Birmingham, held just prior to the BBL Cup final. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=55 The Rocks completed a critical weekend double with their second convincing win in as many days with a 34 point victory over the Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=54 The Rocks put in another impressive BBL Trophy performance Friday night with their fourth win of the season over Everton Tigers by 70-90 http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=53 Bilal Clarance, sharpshooter of the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks, is favoured to win the BBL’s inaugural 3-point Shootout contest Sunday at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=52 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks gained their first win in the BBL Trophy with a 86-79 win over Everton Tigers at Braehead Arena Sunday night. The win comes just 2 days after a disappointing loss to league leaders Newcastle. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=51 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks begin play in the group stage of the BBL Trophy competition Friday night against a familiar opponent. After falling to the Newcastle Eagles in the BBL Cup semi-final just 3 weeks ago, the Braehead side will look to return the favour in the BBL’s “other” mid-season competition on the Eagles’ home court. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=50 A limited number of tickets for the Rocks away BBL Trophy game at Newcastle (MetroRadio Arena) are now available via the Rocks on-line shop. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=49 The Rocks came up just short in a hard-fought semi-final vs Newcastle Eagles, losing 69-75 at Crawley's K2 Arena. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=48 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks take on perennial nemesis Newcastle Eagles on Saturday in the semi-final of the BBL Cup at Crawley’s K2 Arena (3:30pm tip off). Rocks player/coach Sterling Davis has high expectations… for both sides. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=47 Dec 10 2007 by Paul Nilsen, Evening Chronicle NEWCASTLE Eagles’ skipper Andrew Bridge believes the players have everything to prove on Saturday when they bid to reach the BBL Cup final. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=46 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks fought off a second half surge by the Scotland Select squad at Braehead Arena Sunday night to win by 83-57. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=45 Dec 3 2007 by Paul Nilsen, Evening Chronicle ANGRY coach Fab Flournoy has launched a scathing attack on his players after te Newcastle Eagles’ 11-game winning run came to an abrupt halt in Glasgow last night. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=44 Arbroath’s Gareth Murray typically dons the saltired strip of the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks on a Sunday afternoon. However, this Sunday Murray will switch sides and play for Iain Maclean’s “Scotland Select” team against the Rocks. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=43 Courtesy of BBL.org.ukSterling Davis, Head Coach of the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks, has won the Molten Coach of the Month award for November after guiding his team to a 6-1 record and the BBL Cup semi-finals. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=42 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks avenged an early season loss to the League leading Newcastle Eagles with a convincing 92-73 defeat of their Tyneside rivals at Braehead Arena Sunday night. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=41 We've had some techincal delays in getting the Rock Talk interview with Rob Yanders up on the site, but you can find it on YouTube if you search for "Rock Talk" or member "gorocks1". http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=40 SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks player/coach Sterling Davis spent Thursday night with his team captain Rob Yanders. The two debated and analyzed the big game well into the early hours of Friday morning. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=39 The Rocks will face the Newcastle Eagles in the semi-final of the BBL Cup on Saturday 15th December at the K2 Arena in Crawley. Tickets are available through the Rocks. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=38 SAMG VERVE SCOTTISH ROCKS SUPPORT ANTI DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=37 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks continued their hot streak with a solid win over Worcester Wolves at Braehead Arena Sunday night. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=36 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks avenged two previous losses to the Sheffield Sharks - including one by 4 points last Sunday at Braehead - with an emphatic 59-73 victory in the BBL Cup quarterfinals. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=35 The Rocks 4-game win streak came to an end tonight when they dropped their BBL Championship game Sunday night by 81-85 to Sheffield Sharks. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=34 The Rocks won their 4th consecutive game with a 77-99 win at Everton Tigers. A close game at halftime (47-51) turned into a rout when the Rocks opened up a 16 point lead. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=33 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks will be in heated British Basketball League battle on both Friday and Sunday, but they’ll be watching football on Saturday… with interest. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=32 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks earned their second road victory in the past 24 hours with a 95-69 demolition of the Birmingham Panthers. The win moves the Rocks into sole possession of sixth place in the BBL Championship table. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=31 BBL.org.uk reports: http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=30 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks hit the road Saturday morning with confidence in hopes of two BBL Championship victories. The Rocks travel to Leicester Riders for a 7:30pm start Saturday night, and then have a quick turnaround before facing BBL newcomers Birmingham Panthers at 4:00 Sunday. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=29 Following is a press release issued by NS Design - Official Web Partner of the Rocks. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=28 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks notched an impressive win by 84-55 Sunday night at Braehead over Worcester Wolves to advance to the quarter-finals of the BBL Cup. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=27 Rob Yanders, co-captain of the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks says his team are better than their current 8th place position in the British Basketball League. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=26 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks have added Rafael Silva as Assistant Coach to aid player/Head Coach Sterling Davis. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=25 The Rocks went to overtime for the second time this season and this time they came out on top. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=24 Poppyscotland will be on-site at the Rocks v Everton contest on Sunday to collect donations and distribute the new stick-on poppies. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=23 The Rocks lost a close and strangely low-scoring affair Wedesday night to the Leicester Riders. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=22 Not everyone will be glued to the telly on Wednesday night. For those who can’t pry their partners away from the football, the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks have a special offer for their game v. Leicester Riders on Wednesday night (7:30pm Braehead Arena). http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=21 The Rocks fell tree points short of victory on Sunday afternoon as Milton Keynes won by 97-94. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=20 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks evened their record at 2 wins and 2 losses with an impressive 112-71 road victory at Worcester Wolves Saturday night. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=19 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks have started the new BBL season with three strong performances, but have just one win to show for it. Saturday morning they board the Team bus with the belief that they can pick up wins at both Worcester and Milton Keynes this weekend. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=18 It was a game for the ages as the Rocks and Eagles battled for six periods of edge-of-your-seat action at Braehead Arena Wednesday night. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=15 Sterling Davis of the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks has been battling on the hardwood with player/coach Fabulous Flournoy of the Newcastle Eagles for years now. The competition takes a new twist on Wednesday night (7:30pm, Braehead Arena) as Davis has also taken on the "Player/Coach" title for the Rocks' 2007/08 BBL campaign. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=14 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks take to their freshly branded home court on Sunday for their first home game of the 2007/08 British Basketball League season. Player/Coach Sterling Davis hopes the 5:00pm match-up with Cheshire Jets will also be his first win at the helm of the Braehead side. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=8 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks have signed 6’5” Danish national player Bilal Clarance to play for the Braehead based club. Player/coach Sterling Davis has confirmed that Clarance will arrive in Glasgow this weekend to start practice Monday with his new team-mates. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=6 Head Coach Sterling Davis has signed two more of his team-mates from last season to re-join the SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks for the upcoming 2007/08 campaign. 23 year-old American Maurice “Squeaky” Hampton and British veteran Julius Joseph have agreed to terms with the Braehead side. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=5 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks have lured big man Moritz Wohlers (a.k.a. “Big Mo”) back from Germany to re-sign for the Braehead side. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=4 The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks are pleased to announce the signing of 6’7” Forward Gareth Murray who will return to play a 3rd season for the Braehead side. Rocks new player/coach Sterling Davis has high praise for the Arbroath native. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=3 The Scottish Rocks professional basketball team have signed two major sponsorship deals for the upcoming 2007/08 British Basketball League (BBL) season. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=2 Well, it’s been a busy summer and we know that you’ve all been patiently waiting for more info. While you’ve seen very little from us lately, there has certainly been a lot going on. Read on for the quick and dirty update. http://scottishrocks.co.uk/Home/News&action=fullnews&id=1 The Rocks will have 21 home games this season and a Rocks Season Ticket represents great value. You can book your season ticket now for £130 per adult (£75 per child/concession) and ensure the following benefits