This week was either the calm before the storm, or the eye of the hurricane, or that moment when you’re just about to jump out of the plane and you’re only about 46 percent sure you packed your parachute right. Next week brings IFA, followed by events from Nokia, Amazon, …

NFL Rookies review their in-game ratings and are way off! A few weeks back, we asked a bunch of top rookies across the league what their ratings SHOULD be, and it’s no surprise they gave themselves a little more credit than the good folks at EA Sports. Who do you …

Andrew Luck and the new-era Colts are a few short weeks from kicking off their 2012 season on the road against the defensive-oriented Chicago Bears. That’s just the first of three pivotal road games that SB Nation’s Brad Wells breaks down in the following video. Producers: Michael Bean and Mark …

The 2012 U.S. Open commences on Monday, and on the men’s side, one knows what to expect. The trio of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray to be in the mix late in week two. Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal, however, opens the door potentially for a guy like John Isner …

“A laid-off clothing designer killed his former manager before being shot dead by police in New York on Friday after a workplace dispute escalated into a shootout near the Empire State Building. At least nine people were wounded during the attack, in one of the most crowded areas of Manhattan. …

“An on-air gaffe in which a male CTV anchor accidentally and awkwardlty suggested a female reporter “canoodle” with him has gone viral. Andrew Johnson, the anchor, suggested that colleague Astrid Braunschmidt canoodle with him before reading the weather on Wednesday. After an awkward moment, the producer in Johnson’s ear told …

Hurricane Isaac might impact Tampa Florida, the site of the upcoming Republican National Convention. Is climate change a factor? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur speaks to TYT producer Dave Koller. Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/OkX87X Buy TYT Merch: …

Read Joel Thorman’s take here: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2012/8/25/3267406/andrew-luck-robert-griffin-iii-colts-vs-redskins-preseason Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III will meet for the first time when the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins square off in what will be the third preseason game for each team. Brad Wells of Stampede Blue analyzes the play of both star, rookie …

After more than a decade of of battling doping and steroids accusations, Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his unprecedented seven consecutive Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from the United States Anti Doping Agency. Amy K. Nelson provides insight into what this means for Armstrong and …

The Vergecast returns this week with a special king-sized edition running two hours. Is AT&T’s decision to require a new Mobile Share plan for cellular FaceTime calls purely profit driven, or part of an international conspiracy to piss off Nilay? And in a week jam packed with news from Apple …