Nike Kyrie 1 “Medium Berry” for First Look

I always had my suspicions, but now there’s no doubt: Kyrie Irving is the type of dude who uses Professor Plum when he plays Clue; Nike Roshe Run Store “Cluedo” to our British friends.

Evidence? Look no further than the upcoming Nike Kyrie 1 Medium Berry, plum-like in its purple mesh upper and textured heel. Crimson accents risk a pop of color on the liner and forefoot, while mint — glow-in-the-dark, perhaps? — Air Max 2013 New Zealand appears on the outsole, ensuring the shoe has a monopoly on colorful good looks.

Sorry, we’re still waiting on confirmed details, so you’ll have to stay tuned. At the moment, this is looking like an April launch though. Ready your battleships for then, and check out another look below.

Nike KD 7 “Aunt Pearl” for more Detail

More Nike KD 7 Aunt Pearl wisdom today. Get it? Wisdom. Pearls. Pearls of wisdom. Moving along. . . .

You likely know the drill by now: Eschewing the annual “Aunt Pearl” motif’s usual affinity for pink, Nike Free Run 2 Online the 2015 edition instead limits that brash tone to the sparse accents, instead opting for solid-white cloaking the entire silhouette, with a pop of metallic gold on the Swoosh and a heretofore unseen feathered texture bringing ornate detail to the model’s midfoot strap.

Grab a pair in just under a month, the Nike Roshe Run Store shoe slated to hit retailers February 19. One of the best KD 7’s yet?

Nike KD 7 “Aunt Pearl”
White/Metallic Gold-Pink Pow-Pure Platinum
Style #: 706858-176
19 February 2015

Air Jordan 11 Low BLACK SUEDE Sample hitting more information

The Air Jordan 11, one of Jordan Brand’s all-time great models, may be undergoing something of an overhaul in the near future. Nike Roshe Run Store Or perhaps you’re looking at a scrapped sample that will never be. Either way, behold — the Air Jordan 11 Low Black Suede.

Boasting the XI’s classic design, albeit in all new materials, the Air Max 2013 New Zealand shoe sports a suede composition throughout both the base of the upper and the overlaid mudguard; all solid black. A white midsole contrasts, meanwhile, before alternating back to black on the outsole and white traction.

At this point it’s hard to imagine an Air Jordan 11 Low Black Suede release actually coming to fruition, but we’ll let you know how that develops. Would you like to see it launch?

Air Jordan 4 COLUMBIA 2015 Edition for another view

As we reported earlier this week, the Air Jordan 4 Columbia release date appears to be set. Nike Free Run 2 Online If everything holds, the shoe will launch January 10, 2015, the first of the new wave of “remastered” retros that employ materials, styling and overall design that’s as authentic as possible compared to the originals. So why not celebrate with another round of photos of the ’15 edition, right?

Impressively faithful to the original — in photos, anyway — Nike Roshe Run Store the classic retro+ colorway sports a crisp white leather upper, simply but starkly juxtaposed with navy on the midsole and liner, and with an added pop of Carolina blue on the Jumpman branding.

You’ve still got plenty of time until the shoe finds its way to retailers, but check out a few more shots below all the same. Is this shaping up to be a must-have?

Air Jordan 4 Retro
“Columbia”
Style #: 314254-107
10 January 2014
$180?

New update for Nike Free Orbit II Polka Dot Pack

The latest masterpiece from the singularly creative mind of Nathan VanHook is set to launch in a unique new style Nike Free Run 2 Online; call it the Nike Free Orbit II Polka Dot pack.

The eye-popping model adds contrast polka dots to its distinctive upper, Nike Roshe Run Store which features ridged midfoots and heavy texturing on the toe and heel, along with laceless zip-up closures. Colors are clean and solid, too, coming in red, white or black, and the shoe’s usual Free 5.0 unit sits beneath in white.

There’s no concrete US release information yet, but Spain’s Sivasdescalzo will stock all three on September 25, and it looks like global NikeLab accounts may follow suit. Updates as they develop.

Air Jordan 6 SPORT BLUE retailed at $170

You’ve known about it for months, but let’s make it official by way of Nike-provided photos: The Air Jordan 6 Sport Blue release date is set for this Saturday, August 30, Nike Roshe Run Store at Jordan accounts nationwide.

Something of a rarity in today’s landscape of constantly-retroing colorways, the Air Max 2013 New Zealand “Sport Blue” is an OG edition of the Air Jordan 6 that has never been re-released. That of course means that, when this mix of white leather, black trim and royal blue accents hits shelves in five days, it’ll be the first time since 1991 you’ll get a shot at a pair at retail.

So take in a slew of new photos today, as you count down the minutes until that Saturday launch. In a year full of must-have Air Jordan 6 releases, is this one of the best?

The Sport Blue VI will hit select retailers nationwide on August 30, including Nike.com beginning at 8am EDT.

Air Jordan 6 Retro
White/Sport Blue-Black
Style #: 384664-107
30 August 2014
$170

New Nike Air Aloha HAWAII is the Return of the Floral Print

Nike Sportswear appears poised to bring about the return of another 1980s running model, Nike Roshe Run Store but even some of the older sneakerheads may not recall this one. Initially launched in pretty limited numbers back in 1984, a celebration of that year’s Honolulu Marathon, this is the Nike Air Aloha Hawaii pack. (Though I’m not really sure there was another, non-Hawaii pack.)

The shoe’s overall design is clearly influenced by the Air Pegasus 83 that had debuted the year before — nzfreerunning.com check the suede overlays, textile base and overall silhouette — but with a clear distinction: wild, colorful Hawaiian-flower graphics printed on the upper, beneath contrast, solid overlays.

There’s no official word yet on whether these are actually releasing, but 2014 is the model’s thirtieth anniversary; what better time, right? Would you like to see the Nike Air Aloha back on shelves?

Nike LeBron 12 Orange/Volt is really charming

LeBron’s twelfth signature shoe has been caught in a team purgatory of sorts so far, Nike Free Run 2 Online designed while he was still with the Heat, and thus bereft of Cavs-specific colorways, though that’s where he’ll be playing during the coming season. (Although, thanks to both squads sporting red, a couple colorways so far are more or less interchangable.) As a nice change of pace, the latest colorway ignores all of that, Nike Roshe Run Store coming straight out of left field. Heat related? Nope. Cavs inspired? Not at all. Wildly eye-popping? In spades.

One of the first editions to feature a patterned overlay, the Nike LeBron 12 Orange/Volt rocks a bright orange mesh construction, set off by volt branding and blue accents. Then comes that overlay, which starts out grey with a slight orange gradient, before striking volt streaks run the length of the piecing.

It’s an aggressive look, undoubtedly, but then LeBron’s shoes have never really been about playing it safe. How do you like this beacon of brightness?

Find the new Nike Kobe 9 Mid EXT online

Just one in a sea of must-have launches this weekend — albeit one of the best — the Nike Kobe 9 Mid EXT release date is set for August 23, in the lead black/black colorway.

Merging the technology and general silhouette of Kobe’s on-court shoe with the fashion-forward styling and off-court sartorial sense of Nike Sportswear, Nike Roshe Run Storethe mid-top features snakeskin-embossing and diamond perforations through a premium black leather upper. Metallic inlays stabilize the midsole while adding a pop of flair, and a gum outsole features just a hint of transparency, nzfreerunning.com toeing the line between timeless fashion and modernized style.

Grab a pair at select retailers Saturday, August 23, including online accounts beginning at 8am EDT. Here’s the Footlocker.com purchase link.

Nike Kobe 9 Mid EXT
Black/Black
Style #: 704286-001
23 August 2014
$225
446

News from world cup, Fans watch valiant US World Cup exit

Millions of Americans stopped work early to watch their national football team get edged out of the World Cup by Belgium in a thrilling match in Brazil.

After a string of fine saves from US goalie Tim Howard, Nike Free Run 2 Online Belgium went 2-0 ahead in extra-time. The US then pulled one back to set up a pulsating finale.

Thousands packed public viewing areas areas across the country, Nike Roshe Run Store despite a a kick-off time of 16:00 EST (20:00 GMT).

Afterwards, the 2-1 defeat was hailed by many as the best game so far.

Leaving Soldier's Field in Chicago, where nearly 30,000 people watched the drama unfold on big screens, fans said they were "heartbroken" but proud of how the team had played.

It was a magnificent defensive effort, as Belgium launched wave after wave of attacks in the second half but each one foundered as American bodies - most often Howard's - were flung in the way.

Even England fans were impressed, many commenting on social media how much they admired the American spirit, which was ultimately extinguished after a late, desperate attempt to equalise in the closing minutes failed.

As many as 14 million workers were predicted to down tools to watch Tuesday's game, costing the US economy more than $600m (£350m) in lost labour productivity, according to an estimate by Yahoo Finance.

Watch: Beats Outplays Nike at Its Own Game

With every major sports event that comes along, Nike’s usually the one that comes out with an aspirational sports ad that’s meant to serve as a rousing anthem to bring the world together and inspire the athlete in all of us.

Not this time — at least not with Brazil’s World Cup.

This year, Beats has beaten Nike on the marketing field with its Nike Roshe Run Store “The Game Before the Game” spot — a five-minute commercial for its Powerbeats 2 headphones that’s been viewed over 18 million times on YouTube alone since it debuted on the web June 5. Within just days it was at 10 million. Shorter versions of the ad also air on TV.

Beats knew that with the World Cup occurring every four years it would have an audience of billions tuning in. By casting some of soccer’s top stars, as well as NBA icons like LeBron James, it would find viewers of its own. Air Max 2013 New Zealand But the ad had to be good, not a crass attempt to say, “Hey, we like soccer too. Wear our headphones.”

Instead, the ad, produced by agency RG/A, gets Beats into the branded entertainment space in a clever, creative way. It makes the company a storyteller rather just marketer, hard seller of merchandise we don’t need but now all of a sudden feel we must have. It’s what Apple, Beats’ new owner, has always done so well.

In “The Game Before the Game,” Beats pulls back the curtain on the pre-game rituals of soccer’s elite. Brazilian star Neymar Junior as he speaks to his father ahead before his country’s opening World Cup match, Nike Free 4.0 V2 Free Shipping for example (see the spot above). Other guest stars include Germany’s Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Gotze; Spain’s Cesc Fabregas; Mexico’s Javier Hernández Balcázar; England’s Daniel Sturridge; and the Netherlands’ Robin van Persie.

On the celebrity front, the ad also features LeBron James, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Serena Williams interspersed with the athletes, raising the interest level among non sports fans.

By releasing the ad, directed by Nabil Elderkin, before the first soccer matches kicked off June 12, Beats was able to get ahead of the barrage of commercials tying in with the World Cup.

The campaign isn’t just meant to promote the new Powerbeats 2 headphones (pairs of its Solo2 and Studios are also featured in the ad); the company is also using the spot to push its Beats Music subscription streaming service, which is offering up a World Cup-themed playlist. The tracks include the commercial’s “Jungle,” by X Ambassadors & Jamie N Commons, as well as “Get Low” by Dillon Francis, and Justice’s “Genesis.”

But let’s not forget about Apple, which just acquired Beats for $3 billion last month. The acquisition already was considered a smart move, given Beats’ popularity among buyers of premium headphones. Apple needed an injection of cool at a time when its iPods and iPhones are starting to suffer from sequelitis.

Now with Beats, it has a powerful promoter as an ally. Apple already was known for its innovative advertising campaigns. With Beats, it now has another major player on its side with which it can try to rally consumers on the retail playing field.