The first ever Sneaker News March Madness Sneaker Tournament is in the books,

The first ever Sneaker News March Madness Sneaker Tournament is in the books, and it’s the mighty Air Jordan 11 left standing as the champion. After taking out a slew of worthy competitors, it wasn’t until the final matchup against the Pigeon Dunk that the AJXI really even got a close fight. In honor of its impressive tournament run and eventual championship win, we thought it would be fitting to take a closer look at the history, design and cultural significance of the legendary shoe. Keep reading after the jump for our championship tribute to the Air Jordan 11.

The New Balance 455 was first introduced as a trail running sneaker way back in 1979, and somehow it has taken thirty years for the shoe to finally be released in the States. The New Balance 455 is a lightweight, yet rugged model with a classic look that is still Nike Free Run 4.0 V2 as relevant today as it was when it first appeared Nike Air Max Mens three decades ago. The shoe features a suede upper with a durable nylon underlay and an outsole that is built for superior traction. There will be six colorways of the New Balance U455 released this spring with a varied assortment of interesting color combinations to choose from. Check out more detailed images of the Brown/Mustard and Beige/Lemon/Orange versions after the jump and if you like what you see, you can already find them at select New Balance accounts. Via Freshness.

Kanye West famously made mention of adopting the lead role in rap from the modified Maybach sedan in 2011′s ‘Otis’ music video.  Here we see Supra tuck at least a portion of their whole summer into this latest style borrowing from the namechecked Diff’rent Strokes dad, as the Supra Skytop ‘Drummond’ takes a ‘Blink’ Air Yeezy 2 Air Jordan 3.5 as a starting point, then dials up the intensity.  So instead of pink and mint, we get a bold red snakeskin embossing on the leather upper as accented by black and a slime green shade.  It’s a neckbreaker that you’ll want to see in more images below, then grab yours straight from Supra.