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So the Pittsburgh Pirates have fallen back down to Earth, winning roughly one out of three games since the All-Star Break. If there’s any saving grave from the Pirates’ second-half stumbles, it’s Ronny Cedeno’s Nike Zoom Kobe V Cleats. The Pittsburgh short-stop has been rocking Home and Away PEs of the Kobe V since late June and today we’ll take a look back at his curious selection of kicks. Will he break out a Kobe VI Cleat later this season? Check out Cedeno’s Kobe V Cleats after the jump and let us know if you think there should be a LeBron 8 Cleat PE! via Yahoo!.
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The 2011 U.S. Open is set to kick off next Monday, August 29th, and Nike Tennis athlete Rafael Nadal is prepped for the final leg of the 2011 Grand Slam with his Nike Air Max Courtballistec 3.3. Rafa will certainly look to repeat as U.S. Open champion in 2011, but this time, he won’t have the #1 ranking; he relinquished that top spot to Novak Djokovic, but Nadal, who is now ranked #2, will surely meet him in the Championship round for a match-up of epic proportions. The Air Max Courtballistec 3.3 boasts a wide array of top-flight Nike tech, like springy yet responsive Lunarlon cushioning, Max Air heel comfort, and lock-down fit thanks to the off-center lacing, so expect Nadal to be in good hands when he takes the court next week. Nikestore has a number of colorways of the Air Max Courtballistec 3.3. available now so head there to get yours and let us know if you Nadal has what it takes to regain the #1 spot and repeat as U.S. Open champ!
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adidas Basketball’s marquee athlete Derrick Rose wrapped up one of most successful campaigns ever for a third-year NBA pro. He took the Chicago Bulls to a league’s best 62 wins while earning the MVP award and a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. Like their Nike counterparts, adidas sent its top basketball athletes to China this summer to represent the brand and share their talents with the basketball-crazed country, and recently, adidas dropped a limited run of the adidas adiZero Rose 2.0 ‘Windy City Rose’ edition – a Black/Red colorway with a minor splash of aqua blue on the upper and on the shoelaces. The adiZero Rose 2.0 boasts some dope insoles – the right depicting the Chicago transit map and the other showing the flight info display (only Chicago is cleared for flight). Check out the detailed images of the adidas adiZero Rose 2.0 ‘Windy City Rose’ after the jump and let us know what you think of this sweet special edition colorway of Rose’s second signature shoe. via us10.
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The Batman vs. Joker theme is one of the more popular subplots of the Nike Zoom Kobe line thanks to the wide popularity of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight renditions on the big screen. While we haven’t seen a Dark Knight Kobe VI yet, these could very well be the counterpart to the Zoom Kobe VI ‘Chaos’ that dropped just a few months ago; it features a Black upper with blue accents on the upper with a red Kobe Shozoku logo – a similar color combination to the Nike Zoom Kobe V Dark Knight version. Continue reading for a detailed look at this brand new Kobe VI colorway and let us know if you think this version of the Dark Knight is better than the Kobe V version. via air-randy.
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Tinker Hatfield said it best when he mentioned finding inspiration in the most unexpected of places. For example, the classic safari print from the Nike Air Safari was inspired by an old ostrich-skin leather couch Hatfield spotted in a vintage furniture store. Of course, the couch-turned-safari folktale is just one of the many interesting stories that can be told (considering there are just as many sneaker designs), so Complex just compiled a list of the 30 ‘coolest’ sneaker inspirations. The Air Max 95, for instance, was modeled after the human body, and Puma Clyde was taken after Clyde’s intangible (yet clearly visible) ‘swag’. Check out some of the ‘coolest’ sneaker inspirations below and hit up Complex for the full feature.
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Polygonal designs on the toeof a Hyperdunk; haven’t we seen that before? Indeed we have, but it might have been a bit more difficult for you to find without an immediate memory of the fact the ‘Hyperdunk 2009′ was called the Hyperize. The Playoff Pack edition was actually an Air Max Hyperize, so with all these little shifts, it’s fitting that the next geo-toed release is ready to go just before the (scheduled) start of the NBA season. The Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 ‘Geometric Pack’ consists of six Quickstrikes with colors borrowed from teams in big cities and small, LA getting two of the set but joined by small markets like San Antonio and Memphis. Click through to get a better look at each pair and stick with Sneaker News for updates on the US release date because they’re available now from Hong Kong’s Kix-files.
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The film industry is all about the next-generation movie-going experience – namely the ’3-D’ visual technology that has become oh-so-popular over the last couple of years. The Nike Zoom Kobe VI ‘LA Pack’ touched upon Kobe’s tinsel-town base and released a ’3-D’ colorway of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI, but this new 3-D ready pair of kicks is a bit more close to Kobe’s heart. Check out the Nike Zoom Kobe VI ‘Lakers 3-D’; it features a mix of yellow, purple, and grey on the upper with a similar mix of colors blocked all around the shoe, but take not that the left and right pairs are different colors!. These are awfully similar to the Kobe VI ‘Lakers Gradient’ that has popped up recently, but we can clearly witness that this 3-D version is bit more advanced in the visual sense. More images await you below, so take a look and let us know what you think. via MarqueeSole.
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The Air Jordan 1 typically stays quiet during the calendar year. Not to say that it isn’t a noiseworthy shoe, but it does get overlooked from time to time in favor of the more marquee releases, like the Air Jordan XI Concord, the Ray Allen XIIIs, and other big-time Jordan Retro releases. However, one of the most controversial releases of the year has been of the Air Jordan 1 variety; not long ago, Jordan Brand scrapped the Air Jordan 1 ‘Banned’ and released the shoe in limited numbers at Nike Factory Stores, and currently a pair of these contemporary ‘banned’ kicks fetch up to $300 a piece. Whether it was truly a scrapped release that experienced unforeseen popularity, or if it was a shrewd coercion tactic remains to be seen, but it all reminded us that the original Air Jordan sneaker has that staying power in today’s sneaker game. If you missed out the Banned 1s, it’s quite alright because Jordan Brand is set to release six team-based colorways of the Air Jordan 1 High Retro; these are slated to be an August 2011 release, but have yet to pop up in stores in the U.S., so perhaps a late-month release or a postponement to September is likely. Japanese retailer LTD-Online has all six available, so check out the new detailed shots of all six pairs below and stick with Sneaker News for updates regarding this sweet six-pack of AJ1s.
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Earlier today, Sneaker News showed you a Jeremy Scott design from his adidas Originals by Originals capsule that reprises the legendary silent collaboration he authored a decade ago on the ‘Money’ Forum His. J.Scott’s clearly got a thing for hightops and his latest design converges with another recent Three Stripes initiative as the Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals adiMEGA Torsion joins the fall footwear lineup. This model adds a Chicago-style bred palette with patent leather you might attribute to one Michael Jeffrey Jordan, though the silhouette and its exaggerated suspension and forefoot medallion clearly rectify any confusion as to who created these. Click through to see more of Jeremy Scott’s adiMEGA Torsion and stick with Sneaker News for the US release date. via mita sneakers
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The Jordan Brand Future Sole program has been cultivating young design potential since the program was first created in 2009. While there is just one winner each year, all participants and finalists depart the program with a gained experience that very few others can add to their respective resumes, and this year, finalists Nick Diaber and Jacob Rochester will be fortunate enough to add ‘Jordan Brand Future Sole Design finalist’ to their growing list of accomplisments. Over the weekend, both finalists were amidst the final stages of creating their NYC-inspired Jordan Melo kicks, working with Jordan Brand Material Designer Suzette Henri to put on the finishing touches. Continue reading for a recap of the entire process and stick with Sneaker News as we will announce the winner of the Jordan Brand Future Sole 2011 Design Contest!
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