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Mike Powell is spotted wearing New Balance 74s on the sidelines at the National Championship. The shoe puts a casual and comfortable spin on classic footwear. Read More…

Here are the MF700 cleats developed by New Balance for the Boston Cannons this season. Don’t forget to cop the other custom pair from last week.

Check out the photos of the custom MF896 cleats developed by New Balance for the Boston Cannons this season. MORE PICS UNDER THE CUT…

The MT580PU from New Balance will be available as of next month in April. Inspired by military jacket designs, the “Fluro Croc” is assembled with white leather, grey suede and reflective material. The heel and quarter panel display vivid green colors and texture hence the name “Fluro Croc”. View Pictures…

Maverik Lacrosse founder John Gagliardi is in the current issue of Fortune magazine. Fortune magazine shows how 3 small businesses stood up to larger competitors. One business is in pharmaceutical sales competing against CVS, another is a small pizza chain battling it out against world renowned Domino’s. John Gagliardi and Maverik, a lacrosse equipment maker, competes with New Balance, which owns two big time brands — Warrior and Brine. Read More…

Ever want something you created to appear on ESPN? Well, here’s your chance.

New Balance has launched a new website where users can create their own mash-up videos of Chazz Woodson. Users can pick and slice video clips, add audio, cool transitions and text to create a mash-up video featuring Woodson and the New Balance 841 training shoe and 700 cleat. More after the jump.

Boston, MA (February 9, 2010) – Major League Lacrosse announced today that they are joining First Lady, Michelle Obama in her efforts to end childhood obesity.

“We are very excited to be working with the First Lady, the White House, our existing league partners such as New Balance, and other sports leagues on such an important cause” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “The First Lady is committed to ending childhood obesity over the next 18 years and as a league we are committed to supporting her efforts and working with her team to make this goal a reality.

New Balance has released its new 841 training shoe, a shoe that was specifically designed with athletes in mind and especially targets the needs of lacrosse players. Lacrosse Playground took a look at the new shoe. Learn more about the design and see pictures and video.

Here are some photos of ESPNU’s feature shoot with Warrior at Disney. Matt Striebel, Geoff Snider, Nicky Polanco, Matt Danowski, Jesse Schwartzman, and Quint Kessenich are featured in the shoot. They got together to prepare for ESPNU’s promotion of their added lacrosse games to their schedule this Spring. More after the jump.

Syracuse star and current player for Chicago Machine, Kenny Nims, just received a nice care package of crisp new sneaks from New Balance. The package has an array of eight pairs of shoes. Each pair practical for certain situations and conditions.