The Nike Running Shield Collection spanned six silhouettes when it released back last month, plus the option for you to customize their waterproof designs on NIKEiD.  Not to be outdone, the Training divison jumped on board with their own Shield set, this collection featuring PE colorways of the Trainer 1.3 Mid designed after seven of the country’s biggest college football programs.  They’re not done with the waterproof Free-soled trainers, just the college theme, as the new Nike Training Shield Collection drops its affiliations in favor of a darker take on the same palette the runners used.  This time around, it’s only the Nike Free TR2 getting the special treatment, a shoe that’s joined by the Pro Combat Hyperwarm Shield Mock and Nike Shield K.O. Hoodie for a pack that’ll keep your training more comfortable all winter long.  Click through for detailed images and stick with Sneaker News for word on the US release date.

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Many of our readers may be quick to call this new winterized version of the adidas Originals Hardland a little to close to the string of “wheat” releases from another footwear giant, but the difference is in the details. This model works in the organic tan look on the upper through a premium nubuck, which is embossed with some subtle patterning on the tongue and towards the back end of the sneaker. The rounded black and yellow boot-laces are there, driving home the workwear look on this winterized offering from adidas Originals. Get the detailed pictures after the jump of the adidas Originals Hardland WNTR and be on the lookout for them now at your local adidas stockist.

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Few looks in footwear are as timeless as a clean pair of suede adidas with the leather stripes on the side. Adidas is clearly aware of this, and even in the midst of off the wall Jeremy Scott releases and Muppet tie-ins they’ve made sure that the purists get theirs, with drops like this batch of the adidas Originals Campus II. These clean low tops don’t go overboard on the color, keeping it pretty low-key with some relatively muted tones that let the pops of white do all the work. Then of course there’s the black pair for those of you who want to keep it as straight forward as possible. Get a look at all four pairs of the adidas Originals Campus II that just dropped after the jump and be on the lookout for them at retail spots like Undefeated.

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The concept of ‘trill’ finds itself somewhere at the intersection of ‘keeping it real’ and ‘being true (to yourself)’, and is more associated with hip-hop superstar sneakerhead Bun B than any other individual.  Bun is a known Jordanhead, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that Jays are the only ‘trill’ kicks out there, an assertion Supra looks to test with their latest three-pack.  The new Supra Trill Pack takes its name from the waxed black twill that makes up the uppers of the Supra Society Mid, Assault and Cuttler, each of which adds red eyelets and lining to approach that classic Air Jordan vibe.  Click through to see all three and if you find them congruent with your personal brand, pick up a pair straight from Supra.

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The immense popularity of the Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals collaborative collection has reached the stars – pop-stars, that is. Korean pop group 2NE1 had their hand in two different colorways of the Wings, and both couldn’t be more in contrast with one another. One version featured a wide array of colors with animal print, achieving a feral/rainbow-effect, but the other is a pure tonal white, an angelic tone only accentuated by the 2.0 Wings on the heel. Euro retailer Asphalt Gold has these in stock so take a look for additional images below and look out for these at select adidas Originals retailers soon.

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Nike Air logos were used on Air Jordans III to the Air Jordan VI, and during the earlier part of the last decade, the Nike branding was supplanted by Jumpman symbols, which has caused an interesting debate in the Air Jordan community. While some weren’t too pleased with the ‘original’ state being tweaked, others were just happy to rock their favorite sneakers without fear of having them fall apart. Then came the Air Jordan XI ‘Silver Anniversary’, which featured no Jumpman at all. Instead, Jordan Brand released twenty-three pairs of a Jumpman’ed version, randomly dispersing them to retailers worldwide. However puzzling that may sound, not all twenty-three pairs have been accounted for (or those lucky few simply did not know what gems they had in their possession). Here we have another look at the rare Air Jordan XI; this version is actually a size 13 and like the previous Promo Sample we showed you, could have originally been made for Michael himself. Check out the extra shots below and if you’re interesting in bidding, hit up the auction from oregonsole on eBay.

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The Air Jordan XIV was inspired by Italian sports super-car Ferrari. Is that where this pizza box idea grew from? If you’re hungry for a cool collectible, look no further than the Air Jordan XIV Pizza Box; it features a blueprint of all the Air Jordan XIV functional parts, which you can cut out and built your own cardboard model Air Jordan XIV. Open up the box and you’ll find an Air Jordan XIV ‘Blueprint’ t-shirt as well as a set of instruction on how to bake the perfect Air Jordan XIV pizza pie. This is definitely all sorts of cool, but if you plan on ordering one of these, don’t expect delivery under thirty minutes. The Pizza Box was spotted in China, but will it hit retailers in the U.S.? Check out the extra shots below and we’ll keep you updates. via hoopchina.

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With the NBA canceled, now seems like as good a time as any for LeBron James to go back and catch up on the college experience, since he skipped that stepping stone on his way to the pros. PHANTACi out in Taiwan has come together with Nike Sportswear to make this a possibility with their unique build out of the Lamda Beta Jamma Fraternity, an unit so exclusive that we’re pretty sure it consists solely of King James himself. The redone retail space is littered with all things LeBron, from memorabilia from his past to the more recent end of his sneaker catalog like the Nike LeBron 9 and the Nike Sportswear x LeBron James collection. Follow us after the jump to check out the full gallery of photos from the Lamda Beta Jamma fraternity and hit us up in the comments if you plan on rushing LBJ.

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The latest retro running release from Nike Sportswear’s Air Max legacy looks like it could have dropped last month with a jack-o-lantern hangtag, which means it also bears a strong reemblance to another pair of Nike Air Max 95s that had already earned the ‘Halloween’ nickname.  But a closer look at this new pair reveals that not only is the shade of orange on this pair more of a tangerine whereas the earlier joints were bold like a Team Orange, but also that the eyelet striping is slightly different as well.  That means more sneakerheads will have a chance to get their hands on another orange-accented Air Max 95s when these release in mid-December; how do they rank agianst the ‘Halloween’ and ‘Mandarin Orange’ pairs from earlier this year?

Nike Air Max 95
Black/Anthracite-Medium Grey
609048-054
$145

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The Nike Air Flight ’89 was one of the first sneakers to represent Nike Basketball’s ‘Flight’ wing (the anti-thesis to the rough-edged Force). At that point, Michael Jordan was considered to take the helm for the new Flight squad, but Nike chose to go forward with the Air Jordan line, and appointed Ron Harper as the face of Nike Flight – with the Air Flight ’89 right beside him. Now considered a classic by many Nike connoisseurs, the Air Flight ’89 was re-issued quite a number of times over the decade, but there’s no doubt it’s a shoe that we can’t get enough of. Sneaker News gave you a preview of Spring 2012 releases of this Flight originator, and here we have a look at a sample of the White/Blue/Red colorway (we’ll call it the ‘True Blue’ for now). These are expected to release in early 2012, so take another look below and check out the listing from loco_1979 on eBay.

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More and more sneakers are appropriating rugged boot-derived design elements into their designs these days, but here’s a case where that boot look is applied to an actual boot.  A hybrid of Air Jordan Legacy standouts even before it was ruggedized, the Jordan Winterized Six Rings Boot now brings a bit of that timeless Red Wing Boots energy into the mix with a burgundy suede getup that adds yellow/brown corded laces to complete its blue collar appeal.  These are just the latest in a long line of impressive Winterized Six Rings; are they the best pair we’ve seen so far?  Look over a few more images after the jump to aide in your decision, then look for these at select Jordan Brand retailers like Oneness.

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The Ohio State Buckeyes are one of three NCAA Mens Basketball teams to not only receive their own Nike LeBron 9 Player Exclusives, but have them release to the public. The Ohio State’s dropped yesterday at Nike Basketball retailers, but the general release version does not feature the Ohio State ‘O’ logo on the tongue, but instead the LeBron James signature. Here we have a detailed look at the Ohio State Buckeyes sporting their LeBron 9 PEs during a team photo-shoot as well as during games; we’ve got a nice gallery of images courtesy of o-zone for you below so take a good look and let us know what other college PE colorways you’d like to see, and if you still haven’t copped your Ohio States yet, snag one now on eBay.

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