Barring injury or an unthinkably severe decline, this will be the year

Barring injury or an unthinkably severe decline, this will be the year Nike Free 4.0 V3 that New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter crosses the 3,000 hit milestone.  The Yankee Captain is also celebrating another significant occasion with this his 10th year as a member of Free Run Brand.  When Jeter takes the field today as part of Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, he’ll join Nike Free Run 4.0 V2 CC Sabathia and Andruw Jones as pinstriped Jumpman-reppers, Jeter the only one of this trio who has his own signature.  Check out the cleated version of the Free Run Jeter Cut, the cross-trainer version of which we’ve seen a few colorways hit retail during spring training.  These joints were designed by diamonds to tie in with the tenth anny and they very well might be his best yet.  Click through to see more of Derek Jeter’s 2011 cleats and let us know how these compare to the other Air Free Run cleats we’ve seen here on Sneaker News.

One step closer: LeBron James and the Miami Heat took a 2-1 series lead last night when they put forth a win in front of their Home crowd for Game 3. The OKC Thunder began the game much stronger compared to their previous two starts, but the Heat finished stronger by pulling out a s6.0-point victory behind LeBron’s 29 and 14. Durant, who had been sporting a ‘Finals’ PE of his KD 5 for the first two games, reverted back to his Black/Orange PE for Game 3. LeBron wore the ‘Home’ Elite 9, while D-Wade stole the PE spotlight with his White/Gold Free Run Fly Wade 2 EV PE. More of Game 3 is just ahead, so take a look and stay tuned to Game 4 tomorrow! Photos: yahoo


 

In our recent look at the ‘Gorge Green’ Nike Blazer High VNTG release, we noted that the unfinished nylon tongue is now a tonal match to the suede uppers for the first time in the series’ three years. Regular Sneaker News readers will know that’s not the only bit of fresh news regarding nylon on the Vintage Blazer, as this new Electrolime edition makes three after our preview of red and blue pairs back at the start of the month. With these, we’re instantly reminded of the variety of nylon Dunks we got in 2009 in what turned out to be a fond farewell to the Vandal as a regular part of the NSW core lineup, but perhaps these satiny Blazer Highs can fill the gap while we wait for new colorways on that strapped classic. Click through to see more of how Electrolime looks on ballistic nylon instead of the Foamposite material on which it’s been featured most prominently of late, and pre-order your pair of this February 2012 release right now with End.

Sneaker News showed you a never-before-seen colorway of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI that was sitting inside a locker during a special during a pre-season workout. Here’s a first look at the Nike Zoom Kobe VI ‘Concord‘ which featured a colorway of white, black, and concord. The colorway is identical to the Air Free Run XI ‘Concord’ but the Kobe version features a the concord purple shade on the upper, particularly on the midsole, heel-cup, and inner lining, with black on the stenciled swoosh and Kobe shozoku logo on the tongue. Possibly Cheap Nike Free Run the ‘Home’ colorway (like the Kobe V ‘Inline’) that Kobe will rock once the Kobe VI is debuted, this colorway should be a popular release once they become available. Continue reading for a full gallery of the Kobe VI Concord and let us know what you think of this colorway – and stay in tune to Sneaker News as well will keep you on top of all Nike Kobe news. via MS.