Kick-Crew has new images and sizes available of the upcoming Nike Sportsear Air Force 1 featuring LeBron james. The shoes are part of LeBron's new Nike Sportswear Collection that features more lifestyle-oriented products rather than stuff you would see on a basketball court.
LeBron has already been featured on the Air Force 1 before, this will be his first with the new "Lion" logo. The black/red colorway will also feature some unique design choices, including using a perforated swoosh outline instead of having a stitched on material to show the logo.
With an NBA lockout that is threatening to basically cancel the entire 2011-12 season, Nike would do right by themselves to market their signature basketball athletes in other ways and avenues besides the basketball court. They have already started a new "Basketball Never Stops" campaign and featured shoes James would have worn in college basketball teams and video games.
No official release date has been set for these shoes to drop, but check back here for all the latest Nike news.
2011年11月3日星期四
He's quirky, but power gives Horns' Tucker a leg up on other kickers
Justin Tucker sings opera in the shower, has rapped with Sergio Kindle and once developed such a fondness for soccer shoes that his mother likened him to Imelda Marcos.
Other than that, Texas' place kicker/punter is not much different from other Longhorns football players.
"Quirky. That's a good word for him," offensive guard David Snow said.
Tucker is one of the best kickers around. The senior from Westlake has converted 10 of his 11 field goal attempts, including a personal-best 52-yarder against Kansas last Saturday. His 90.9 percent accuracy mark ranks second in the Big 12.
As a punter, Tucker averages a pedestrian 39.9 yards, seventh-best in the league, with the rugby style approach he uses. But the average return against Texas has been a mere 2.2 yards.
Tucker kicks in bright orange Nike soccer shoes that at least one teammate appreciates.
"I'll maybe try to steal a pair," cornerback Carrington Byndom said. "I would definitely wear them."
Mack Brown does not necessarily favor those shoes, but the Longhorns coach would never say that to Tucker.
"I'm not going to mention shoes to a kicker that's making kicks," Brown said. "I would be the reason that he missed, because he changed shoes."
Tucker said he would wear black and white shoes, but the model he prefers is only available in bright colors.
"A lot of soccer players are a bit flashier," said Tucker, who played the sport until he was 15. "They might wear the purple and the fluorescent green. I get told by members of the officiating crews that 'we keep running after your feet because we think they are penalty flags.'"
Tucker's mother, Michelle, says Justin's passion for soccer boots reminded her of Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines famous for her shoe collection.
"In high school, I called him Imeldo Marco, the male version," Michelle Tucker said. "I had to hide the Eurosport magazine or throw it away. He'd want to order four pairs."
Not that Tucker is shallow. Indeed, he gives legitimacy to the term student-athlete. He's a music recording technology major who makes good grades, plays several instruments and writes songs.
He auditioned for admittance to his major by performing opera.
Tucker has bonded with teammates by rapping, including in a group that included Kindle, a former star at defensive end and linebacker.
But it's the opera that caught linebacker Emmanuel Acho's attention.
"He's weird, singing in the shower. But he's got a leg on him," Acho said. "He hit from 52, so more power to him. I don't care what he does if he keeps kicking like that."
Tucker's sister Samantha, a sophomore on the Texas women's swimming team, said she is impressed with how her older brother handles one of the occupational hazards of his job.
"There is a lot of pressure," Samantha Tucker said. "If you miss one kick, everyone hates you. If you make it, that's what you are supposed to do."
Tucker handles kickoffs along with punting, field goals and extra points. That's why the staff offered Tucker extra time off to rest when the Longhorns had two weeks between games against Oklahoma State and Kansas.
"We asked him to do nothing except tune up and make sure he got his energy back," Brown said.
Tucker responded with the 52-yarder against Kansas.
"I love to play every snap, every kick of every game," Tucker said. "But during the course of a season, I might lose a couple of yards here or there. I noticed, even after just a few days of limiting the number of hits, it helped out tremendously. Right now I feel I'm hitting the best ball I've ever hit."
Other than that, Texas' place kicker/punter is not much different from other Longhorns football players.
"Quirky. That's a good word for him," offensive guard David Snow said.
Tucker is one of the best kickers around. The senior from Westlake has converted 10 of his 11 field goal attempts, including a personal-best 52-yarder against Kansas last Saturday. His 90.9 percent accuracy mark ranks second in the Big 12.
As a punter, Tucker averages a pedestrian 39.9 yards, seventh-best in the league, with the rugby style approach he uses. But the average return against Texas has been a mere 2.2 yards.
Tucker kicks in bright orange Nike soccer shoes that at least one teammate appreciates.
"I'll maybe try to steal a pair," cornerback Carrington Byndom said. "I would definitely wear them."
Mack Brown does not necessarily favor those shoes, but the Longhorns coach would never say that to Tucker.
"I'm not going to mention shoes to a kicker that's making kicks," Brown said. "I would be the reason that he missed, because he changed shoes."
Tucker said he would wear black and white shoes, but the model he prefers is only available in bright colors.
"A lot of soccer players are a bit flashier," said Tucker, who played the sport until he was 15. "They might wear the purple and the fluorescent green. I get told by members of the officiating crews that 'we keep running after your feet because we think they are penalty flags.'"
Tucker's mother, Michelle, says Justin's passion for soccer boots reminded her of Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines famous for her shoe collection.
"In high school, I called him Imeldo Marco, the male version," Michelle Tucker said. "I had to hide the Eurosport magazine or throw it away. He'd want to order four pairs."
Not that Tucker is shallow. Indeed, he gives legitimacy to the term student-athlete. He's a music recording technology major who makes good grades, plays several instruments and writes songs.
He auditioned for admittance to his major by performing opera.
Tucker has bonded with teammates by rapping, including in a group that included Kindle, a former star at defensive end and linebacker.
But it's the opera that caught linebacker Emmanuel Acho's attention.
"He's weird, singing in the shower. But he's got a leg on him," Acho said. "He hit from 52, so more power to him. I don't care what he does if he keeps kicking like that."
Tucker's sister Samantha, a sophomore on the Texas women's swimming team, said she is impressed with how her older brother handles one of the occupational hazards of his job.
"There is a lot of pressure," Samantha Tucker said. "If you miss one kick, everyone hates you. If you make it, that's what you are supposed to do."
Tucker handles kickoffs along with punting, field goals and extra points. That's why the staff offered Tucker extra time off to rest when the Longhorns had two weeks between games against Oklahoma State and Kansas.
"We asked him to do nothing except tune up and make sure he got his energy back," Brown said.
Tucker responded with the 52-yarder against Kansas.
"I love to play every snap, every kick of every game," Tucker said. "But during the course of a season, I might lose a couple of yards here or there. I noticed, even after just a few days of limiting the number of hits, it helped out tremendously. Right now I feel I'm hitting the best ball I've ever hit."
Kanye West wears the Nike Air Yeezy II during 'Watch The Throne' tour with Jay-Z
DJ Proto J is a hero today to sneakerheads everywhere because he has brand new images of the Nike Air Yeezy II, the upcoming sneaker collaboration with Kanye West. And unlike the photos we have posted here before of Yeezy wearing the Yeezy II, these pictures are up close and really show off details that we have not seen before.
This black/pink colorway was found during a recent "Watch The Throne" show with Jay-Z. The Yeezy II features mesh on the toe box and side panels, snakeskin print on the upper, a glow-in-the-dark sole, and a visible air bag. While the shoe is not that much of a dramatic departure from the original Yeezy, it does look like a streamlined version that looks very slick.
No word on when these shoes are officially scheduled to drop, but stay here for more news on the Yeezy and other Nike releases.
Oh, and if anybody was wondering, Jay-Z was wearing the Air Jordan I "Banned."
This black/pink colorway was found during a recent "Watch The Throne" show with Jay-Z. The Yeezy II features mesh on the toe box and side panels, snakeskin print on the upper, a glow-in-the-dark sole, and a visible air bag. While the shoe is not that much of a dramatic departure from the original Yeezy, it does look like a streamlined version that looks very slick.
No word on when these shoes are officially scheduled to drop, but stay here for more news on the Yeezy and other Nike releases.
Oh, and if anybody was wondering, Jay-Z was wearing the Air Jordan I "Banned."
2011年11月1日星期二
Waukesha Man Indicted in Truck Thefts
A 35-year-old Waukesha man is facing federal charges alleging he and five other men were involved with the theft of truckloads of Nike shoes, Pepsi, Chex Mix, fruit snacks, antifreeze, ice melter, chocolate and other items transported to Michigan, Illinois and Indiana for a total value of $1.3 million, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Jeffrey Meyers was indicted one count of conspiracy to transport stolen vehicles and other stolen property in interstate commerce and two counts of theft. He faces up to 25 years in prison and maximum fines of $750,000 if convicted.
Jeffrey Meyers was indicted one count of conspiracy to transport stolen vehicles and other stolen property in interstate commerce and two counts of theft. He faces up to 25 years in prison and maximum fines of $750,000 if convicted.
2011年10月30日星期日
Shoe Association Investigates Dumping Allegations on Nike and Adidas
The Indonesian Shoe Association has begun investigations over dumping circumventions on Nike and Adidas producers in Indonesia following allegations made by Brazil. The association's secretary-general Binsar Marpaung said the investigation would take one month.
we must investigate and clarify this first because it's a sensitive matter, he told Tempo yesterday. After the investigation on 10 shoe factories belonging to both brands is complete, the association will be able to verify the allegations.
Binsar said the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalcados) filed the accusation on October 4. The association promised to obey the antidumping circumvention principles. we won't support circumvention, said Binsar, calling on the Brazilian government to be fair.
On a separate occasion yesterday, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said he was still studying the allegation.
Previously, the Trade Ministry's trade security director Ernawati said Brazilian businessmen had asked for antidumping protection against Indonesian exported shoe products.
Since July 2010, Brazil has accused Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia of dumping cheap shoes from China on the Brazilian market. Ever since, Brazil has been reinforcing its antidumping circumvention law by applying a regulation which requires 40 percent local content on exported products and 25 percent additional content.
we must investigate and clarify this first because it's a sensitive matter, he told Tempo yesterday. After the investigation on 10 shoe factories belonging to both brands is complete, the association will be able to verify the allegations.
Binsar said the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalcados) filed the accusation on October 4. The association promised to obey the antidumping circumvention principles. we won't support circumvention, said Binsar, calling on the Brazilian government to be fair.
On a separate occasion yesterday, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said he was still studying the allegation.
Previously, the Trade Ministry's trade security director Ernawati said Brazilian businessmen had asked for antidumping protection against Indonesian exported shoe products.
Since July 2010, Brazil has accused Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia of dumping cheap shoes from China on the Brazilian market. Ever since, Brazil has been reinforcing its antidumping circumvention law by applying a regulation which requires 40 percent local content on exported products and 25 percent additional content.
2011年10月27日星期四
Man pleads guilty to having counterfeit sneakers
An African man pleaded guilty Monday to having dozens of counterfeit Nike tennis shoes and will likely be deported following the crime.
Alio Ango, 39, of Wind Road, Greensboro, pleaded guilty to felony criminal use of a counterfeit trademark. Graham police charged him with possession of 77 pairs of counterfeit Nike sneakers on Aug. 29, 2010. Ango was arrested April 19 and remained in the Alamance County jail until Monday’s hearing.
Following the hearing, Alamance County Assistant District Attorney Larry Brown said Graham police didn’t have evidence that Ango was selling the shoes, only that they were counterfeited and he had possession of them.
Defense attorney Brad Buchanan told Superior Court Judge Elaine M. Bushfan that Ango was “trying to survive.” Ango speaks very limited English and has no formal education, Buchanan said.
Ango speaks Hausa, a language common in the west African nations of Niger and Nigeria. It was unclear where he was born. His hearing was delayed for some time while the court located an interpreter fluent in Hausa.
He had no prior criminal record.
Bushfan issued an active three- to four-month sentence with credit for 189 days spent in jail. Payment of court costs and $450 for attorney fees were waived. Following the hearing, Ango was placed in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It is likely he will be deported.
Bushfan ordered the counterfeit shoes be given to a charitable organization or destroyed.
Alio Ango, 39, of Wind Road, Greensboro, pleaded guilty to felony criminal use of a counterfeit trademark. Graham police charged him with possession of 77 pairs of counterfeit Nike sneakers on Aug. 29, 2010. Ango was arrested April 19 and remained in the Alamance County jail until Monday’s hearing.
Following the hearing, Alamance County Assistant District Attorney Larry Brown said Graham police didn’t have evidence that Ango was selling the shoes, only that they were counterfeited and he had possession of them.
Defense attorney Brad Buchanan told Superior Court Judge Elaine M. Bushfan that Ango was “trying to survive.” Ango speaks very limited English and has no formal education, Buchanan said.
Ango speaks Hausa, a language common in the west African nations of Niger and Nigeria. It was unclear where he was born. His hearing was delayed for some time while the court located an interpreter fluent in Hausa.
He had no prior criminal record.
Bushfan issued an active three- to four-month sentence with credit for 189 days spent in jail. Payment of court costs and $450 for attorney fees were waived. Following the hearing, Ango was placed in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It is likely he will be deported.
Bushfan ordered the counterfeit shoes be given to a charitable organization or destroyed.
2011年10月26日星期三
Nike designer wears Kevin Durant "Year of the Dragon" KD IV to charity game
As it turns out, Kevin Durant and LeBron James were not the only Nike stars debuting some new colorways during last week's Oklahoma City All-Star Classic. Nike designer Leo Chang may have outshined both Durant and James with his "Year of the Dragon" Nike Zoom KD IVs. Change tweeted a picture of the shoes as he was hanging out with Kevin Durant's mom, Wanda Pratt, who also happened to be rocking the "Nerf" KD IVs herself.
With scales resembling that of a dragon (as if we know what a dragon actually looks like, but whatever...) on the midfoot strap and a color scheme that resembles that of the highly popular Nike LeBron 9 "China," the overwhelming theme seems to be, "yeah, Nike really loves the Asian market." No release information has been given on this colorway, but here's hoping it won't be exclusive to Asian territories and people have to be insane prices to get them stateside.
With scales resembling that of a dragon (as if we know what a dragon actually looks like, but whatever...) on the midfoot strap and a color scheme that resembles that of the highly popular Nike LeBron 9 "China," the overwhelming theme seems to be, "yeah, Nike really loves the Asian market." No release information has been given on this colorway, but here's hoping it won't be exclusive to Asian territories and people have to be insane prices to get them stateside.
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