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Nike’s limited-edition British Open footwear is inspired by dartboards

The limited-edition Air Max 90 G, Air Zoom Infinity Tour and Air Zoom Victory Tour take their cues from the popular “19th hole” activity.

For the past few seasons, Nike staff players have received special, limited-edition versions of the company’s footwear to use during major championships. These shoes are given themes, often that match the venues where the tournaments are being played. So, while this year’s Masters theme was using recycled materials, during the recent PGA Championship at Kiawah in May, some players’ shoes had a seersucker pattern of light blue and white.

This week, with the British Open taking place at Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, England, Nike has created three more limited-edition versions of its Air Max 90 G, Air Zoom Infinity Tour and Air Zoom Victory Tour 2 shoes. The theme is games played in pubs, taprooms and the “19th hole” in England. That means darts, pool and snooker. The shoes are below, and as you can see, they are trimmed in cork to commemorate the dartboards and green to represent the felt of a pool table.

Space Jam-themed LeBron 18 Low to drop in exclusive bundle on Nike SNKRS app

You can get your hands on the new LeBron 18 Low through an exclusive bundle on the Nike SNKRS app on July 15.

“Space Jam: A New Legacy” is set to release in about two weeks, and there will be new apparel up for grabs involving LeBron James’ shoes.

Along with the movie, Nike is releasing several new designs of the LeBron 18 Lows that encapsulate themes from the iconic Looney Tunes characters.

Among the designs is a “Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote” creation, which extracts traits from each character and merges them onto one shoe.

Xbox, Nike and Warner Bros. are linking up to have an exclusive bundle featuring that shoe design and an exclusive Xbox controller available through the Nike SNKRS app. It will be the first time a controller is dropping on the app.

The controller is part of the new “Space Jam: A New Legacy – The Game” that is available to play only on Xbox. There will be three additional exclusive controllers called the Tune Squad, Goon Squad and Serververse.

This new design shown above is another integration of Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote. Dust clouds from Road Runner are visible throughout the design, including “ACME” on the D-pad.

The bundle will be live on the SNKRS app in North America on July 15 at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET while supplies last. It will cost $220 USD.

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NFL ditches 1-helmet policy paving way for Seahawks throwback uniforms

The NFL will be eliminating its one-helmet policy, paving the way for the Seattle Seahawks to introduce new throwback uniforms.

The NFL has announced a small rule change that could very well have a major impact on the Seattle Seahawks. Every offseason, the league constantly tweaks the rules to improve its product, and on Thursday morning, the NFL decided to ditch the one-helmet policy starting in 2022.

How does this impact the Seahawks? Two words . . . Throwback. Uniforms.

Since 2013 the NFL has implemented a one-helmet policy in its constant effort to make the game safer for players. The idea behind the policy was to have one set of helmets for the players with strict safety standards and custom fitting. Removing other sets of helmets that might not have been up to the NFL’s code was the intent.

However, this truly limited uniform options for a lot of clubs. Teams like the Rams, Dolphins and Bills were able to still keep their throwback uniforms because they could simply change the logo decal on their helmets to match an older design. But it eliminated throwback options for teams like the Patriots, Buccaneers and of course, the Seahawks.

This policy was always the hang-up for the Seahawks when it came to throwback uniforms. Now the NFL is allowing alternate helmets as long as teams abide by the same safety guidelines. This rule change paves the way for the team to once again don their original colors of royal blue and silver, with the classic logo design inspired by the coastal Kwakwaka’wakw tribe.

Teams have until July 31 to announce if they plan to wear alternate helmets for 2022, presumably to give the league’s uniform sponsor, Nike, time to develop new threads for the organizations.

Although the Seahawks haven’t announced if they will wear the throwback uniforms next season, it’s hard to imagine they won’t. The 12th Man has long clamored for a return to the uniforms the Seahawks wore from their inception in 1976 through the 2001 season. Why wouldn’t they? It’s an iconic look completely unique to the Pacific Northwest.

It doesn’t take elite detective skills to locate a throwback Steve Largent, Cortez Kennedy, or even Shaun Alexander jersey in Seattle on gameday.

Not for nothing, if the Seahawks don’t decide to wear throwback uniforms they would be passing up a goldmine in new merchandise sales to hungry 12s.

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SNKRS just had a huge restock and it didn’t matter because everyone still took L’s

The L’s were everywhere.

Nike’s SNKRS app is just straight-up terrorizing sneakerheads at this point. There’s no other way to describe it.

Thursday was a huge day for SNKRS. There were a couple of huge hyped drops with the Neutral Grey Jordan 1 lows and the University Blue Nike Dunk lows.

Turns out there were also a few big restocks. Surprise! They came out of nowhere. And they weren’t just any sneakers — these were fairly hyped pieces when they came out.

It included the Cool Grey Jordan 3, Taupe Haze Jordan 4, Paris Saint Germain Jordan 1 and “Change the World” Jordan 9 came back to the app.

So, clearly, there was a lot going on.

Surely, there had to be plenty of W’s to go around with so many choices available. And they were all dropping as drawings? There HAD to be lots of wins, man. Just had to.

Wrong. L’s everywhere. Sneaker Twitter was hurt.

The Travis Scott and Playstation Nike Dunk collab from 2020 is actually a real thing

They really are real.

Last year when Nike and Travis Scott dropped their collaboration for the Playstation Dunks, it was truly unbelievable. Like literally. It was unbelievable. Like, we didn’t know whether they were actually a thing or not.

Well, I mean, let me clarify. They were definitely a thing. They had to be real — Nike would never market something that wasn’t real.

But there were only a handful of pairs in existence. We’d never seen them before. No one posted a picture of their raffle win. No one had ever been seen with a pair in hand. There was no sign that these things actually ever existed.

Until now. Someone posted the package to Twitter and, well, it’s actually a thing!

And it also comes with a Playstation! And a note from Travis Scott. That’s pretty dope.

So, boom. There we have it. These Dunks are actually real.

Watch our sneaker unboxing series, Special Delivery 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOBrXkjW2PQ&list=PL89E_SzPNzLqXug9ytQ_TRLxehRIDfI52

Golfweek 2021 Father’s Day Gift Guide

From cool golf gear to stylish clothing to cool gadgets and great bourbon, there is something here for every golf-loving Dad.

Father’s Day and golf have become synonymous because so many dads love to play and, traditionally, the final round of the U.S. Open is contested on Father’s Day Sunday (June 20). This year, with the West Coast time advantage as the tournament is played at the South Course at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, many dads have plenty of time to get in 18 holes in the morning before settling in to watch the game’s best players tackle one of the most beautiful and challenging venues in golf.

If you are struggling for ideas about what to get a golf-loving father this year, Golfweek has you covered. Check out the cool gear and accessories in the 2021 Father’s Day Gift Guide.

We occasionally recommend interesting products, services, and gaming opportunities. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. Golfweek operates independently, though, and this doesn’t influence our coverage.

SPECIAL DELIVERY: These brand new Nike shoes really look like a PlayStation 5

This is the PlayStation 5 in sneaker form.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxjnPPyOLD8

Nike and Sony seem like an odd couple, but they actually have a pretty long history of working together.

It all starts with the PlayStation Air Force 1 that dropped in 2006. And through those 15 years, they’ve dropped a number of collaborations together on a few different silhouettes.

The latest one is the PlayStation PG5 of Paul George’s signature shoe line and the details on this thing are incredible.

It truly looks like a PlayStation 5 in sneaker form with colors and details matching a few exactly off of the system and its Dualsense controller. There’s a reason for that, though.

Sony actually gave Nike a sneak peek on what the PS5 looked like before anyone else saw it so they could build this shoe. The story is absolutely incredible.

Sykes and the crew dig into it as they unbox this masterpiece on the latest episode of Special Delivery. Tap in.

The White Sox’s new ‘Southside’ City Connect jersey might really be the best in baseball

These might really be the best jerseys in baseball.

Nike and Major League Baseball have been dropping lots of heat lately with their City Connect uniforms.

The City Connect Series will feature seven teams: The Diamondbacks, Red Sox, Cubs, White Socks, Dodgers, Marlins and Giants. So far, we’ve seen the Red Sox’s uniforms and the Marlins’ uniforms.

Now, we’ve got a first look at the Chicago White Sox’s new joints. And, fam, these are incredible.

The White Sox unveiled the new uniforms on Friday via their Twitter account and they’re so cool. They’re meant to pay homage to the southside of Chicago.

The team shared a video of the new look.

It looked even better on the players.

MLB fans absolutely loved the new look.

Yeah, this might be the best jersey in baseball.

Check out our new sneaker unboxing series, Special Delivery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxjnPPyOLD8&feature=youtu.be

PGA Championship: Brooks Koepka’s golf equipment at Kiawah

A complete list of the golf equipment Brooks Koepka is using this week during the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah.

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A complete list of the golf equipment Brooks Koepka is using this week at the 2021 PGA Championship:

DRIVER: TaylorMade SIM2 (10.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 70 TX

FAIRWAY WOOD: TaylorMade M2 Tour HL (16.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX shaft

IRONS: Nike Vapor Fly Pro (3), with Fujikura Pro 95 Tour Spec shaft; Srixon ZX7 (4-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts

WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (52, 56 degrees), SM4 (60 degrees), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts

PUTTER: Scotty Cameron T10 Select Newport 2

BALL: Titleist Pro V1x

GRIPS: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord Midsize

SPECIAL DELIVERY: How women’s exclusive shoes like this new Nike Dunk are changing the culture

Nike’s ‘Green Glow’ Dunk SP is part of a big change in sneaker culture. Find out more on the latest episode of Special Delivery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJh3IRDNRo4

Women’s exclusive sneakers have had quite the run so far in 2021. The best shoes in the culture have been made for women.

We’re talking about the A Ma Maniere Jordan 3’s, the Califa Jordan 1 Zoom CMFT’s, and shoes like the one we’re unboxing on the latest episode of Special Delivery — Nike’s ‘Green Glow’ Dunk SP.

Women are buying shoes now more than ever before and they won’t take less from any brand. As a result, more women’s exclusive sneakers are being created specifically for women sneakerheads.

In this episode, Sykes talks about how women within sneaker culture are spearheading the change that it has desperately needed for years.

Enjoy.