It’s Friday y’all, so prepare to kick back and enjoy the weekend with a popular brew-combo

It’s Friday y’all, so prepare to kick back and enjoy the weekend with a popular brew-combo – the Black and Tan. Nike Skateboarding delves further into the ‘sauce’ with the Nike SB Dunk Low ‘Black and Tan’, which features a gradual darkening of brown to near-black from toe to heel on the Nike SB Dunk. The ‘Black and Tan’, a two-hit combo of a light pale ale and a darker ale (usually Guinness), is somewhat of a continuation of the ‘beer’ series which featured the ‘Heineken’ and the far rarer ‘Dos Equis’ SB Zoom URL, with a special insole depicting the popular bar fare. Do these quench your thirst of weekend mayhem? Check out the additional images below and stick with Sneaker News for Nike Free 7.0 more info on this new Nike SB development. via N-SB

Yesterday, LeBron James was on hand for the opening of the new Nike Basketball House of Hoops in Miami at Dadeland Mall. LeBron greeted the large crowd of excited Miami fans and fielded questions about the design of the shoe along with rising star Nike Basketball designer, Jason Petrie, who took over Nike LeBron design duties starting with the Nike Air Max LeBron V2. Aside from the King James appearance and the opening of the new House of Hoops Miami store, the other star attraction of the day was the eagerly-anticipated release of the Nike LeBron 8 ‘South Beach’ or ‘Pre-Heat’ as it has also been dubbed. LeBron was seen wearing a pair of the South Beach LeBron 8′s and matched the kicks with a Florida Marlins New Era cap. Jason Petrie also turned a few heads with a never-before-seen pair of Miami’d out Air Max LeBron V2 Lows. Keep reading after the jump for a look at more pics from yesterday’s LeBron 8 event down in Miami.

Our third ‘On The Fence’ feature of March focuses on the Air Free Run X ‘Stealth’ – a rem6.0ed colorway that shuffles the color-palette of the Air Free Run X ‘Steel’ while using nubuck uppers on a white outsole. While this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a predominantly black Air Free Run with grey and white hints (in fact, the Air Max 90I Black/Chrome is doing just fine in our Sneaker News March Madness Tournament), it’s definitely something new to the Air Free Run X. Nubuck on an Air Free Run X has never been done, although we have seen patent leather on the Old Royals and even the one-piece leather joints on those unreleased samples of the mid-2000′s. So while the Air Free Run X doesn’t necessarily grab the old-time factor of the Air Free Run X as it dabbles with colorways and materials that we are unfamiliar with, does that make these a ‘pass’? Or is this fresh take on the rejuvenated Air Free Run X Nike Free Run 5.0 V3 too irresistible? Let us know what side of the fence you fall on below and if you’re already certain about your decision, grab one of the available pairs on us stroes.

It was a bit of a surprise when Eric Koston announced in spring 2009 he was leaving Lakai, but skaters and sneakerheads alike immediately started to imagine what it’d be like if he hooked up with Nike SB.  He signed on a few months later and in the intervening 18 months we’ve seen two Koston x Nike SB Dunks but it’s taking a bit longer to get his signature model to retail.  The Nike SB Zoom Koston One will make a big splash when the initial colorways release this summer including a black/silver pair, one in blue and gold that mimics his SB Dunk Low ‘Thailand’ and a dope Sport Red edition with Tiffany Swooshes we saw teased last month as a Supreme collaboration.  Click through to see em all, look for Nike Free Run 5.0 V1 the Zoom Koston One SB at select retailers like K6.0-Files soon and stick with Sneaker News for the exact release date.