Li-Ning’s been making moves left and right and at this point

Li-Ning’s been making moves left and right and at this point, and the movement has been going upwards. Li-Ning introduced its upcoming basketball line as well as a ruing shoe and recently brought on Evan Tuer as an endorsee and those strategic moves should bode well for the China-based athletic outfitter. Its NBA endorsee line-up is also gaining some steam on an inteational level; here’s a look at two Player Exclus5e colorways made for Jose Calderon of Spain (and of the Toronto Raptors of the NBA);  a special logo of Calderon holding up ‘three’ hand signs lies on the lace-shroud and his jersey number ’8′ is placed on the ier ankle. On to forefoot are the words ‘Humility’ and ‘Sacrifice’. Outside of the contrasts in color of the two pair, one big difference can be seen in the logos; the blue pair (a Raptors Hardwood Classic colorway Calderon wore last season) features Li-Ning’s older logo while the red pair uses the newer design. Take a look at Calderon’s Li-Ning PE’s after the jump and let us know what you think of the designs.

Saturday was host to the Semi-final games of the 2012 NCAA Mens Basketball National Championship Touament, as Kentucky, Louisville, Kansas, and Ohio State clashed for the right to advance to the National Championship Game that will go down tomorrow. Each game was a match between Nike and Nike, and it looks like the National Championship game will be the same as Kentucky and Kansas will meet tomorrow at the Mercedes Benz Superdome for the trophy. Who will be this year’s wier? Check out the recap of the Final Four Games after the Nike Free Run 5.0 V1 jump and stick with Sneaker News for a recap of the big game tomorrow! via yahoo

Legendary skater Christian Nike Zoom Elite 5 Hosoi continues to extend his influence long after his days dominating the halfpipe are done.  The Christian Hosoi x Vans Bash Vulc is ready to go in two new tonal colorways that make the most of this WTAPS-designed silhouette in a year when tonal=high fashion.  Pairs in black or royal blue each manage some depth of each shade by contrasting various leathers and suede atop Vans’ signature vulcanized waffle sole, but the coolest part might be the multicolored sockliner that hearkens back to Hosoi’s mid ’80s heyday.  Have a look at both pairs after the jump and look for these at select Off the Wall retailers now; they just hit Japan’s Beams and are also available on us stroes.

You might cringe at the thought of an older star getting involved in some XXX action, but relax it’s just the Nike Air Force 1 celebrating thirty years of dominance. Each passing year, the Air Force 1 becomes more refined and the legend behind the shoe continues to grow, and this March 3rd, Nike Sportswear will launch three new designs of premium nature that will suit the tastes of sneakerheads of all ages. Starting with the High the Nike Air Force 1 Lux Max Air features hidden-seam white leather upper with a full-length visible Max Air unit with a reflect5e silver strap, reinvigorating the OG White/Grey colorway that was such a stuer on and off the court. Of the two Lows one is fashioned in black denim (all the way down to the midsole) while the second g5es the ‘white-on-white’ some classier undertones by g5ing the upper a full 3M-reflect5e treatment while replacing the solid white outsole with the opaque milky white. The entire Air Force 1 XXX Pearl Collection will carry consistent design cues like Mother of Pearl-finished lace dubraes and aglets, the grid graphic on the sockliner, and a special edition pearlized finished box. Take a gander below and count on the XXX Pearl Collection Nike Free Powerlines to appear at select Nike Sportswear retailers on March 3rd.