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Posts by Brandon Contes

Brandon Contes is a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. He previously helped carve the sports vertical for Mediaite and spent more than three years with Barrett Sports Media. Send tips/comments/complaints to bcontes@thecomeback.com

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Craig Carton accuses Toronto Blue Jays of cheating against Yankees: ‘I’ll go to my grave thinking that’

"Maybe we have another Houston Astros scandal on our hands with those rascals."

By Brandon Contes OnOct 15, 2025 0

Tony Rizzo wants Peyton Manning to run the Browns: He ‘knows a lot about football’

"I would go after Peyton Manning. I know that Peyton Manning knows a lot about football and is very connected"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 14, 2025 0

Charles Barkley rips ‘sh*t show’ NCAA for letting athletes bet on pro games

"Talk about putting your kids in the kitchen and turning the stove on"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 14, 2025 0

Joe Buck: Troy Aikman is ‘intense’

"He’s got a great laugh. And he’s got a really good sense of humor, but you gotta get there"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 14, 2025 0

Kevin Burkhardt fears Joe Davis may have gotten food poisoning from pink turkey

"I just hope the tum tum is okay"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 14, 2025 0

Kirk Herbstreit vows to keep sliding hip terms into ‘Thursday Night Football’

"The Eagles are chalked right now."

By Brandon Contes OnOct 10, 2025 0

Kevin Harlan says he’s trying to stay relevant with Amazon NBA on Prime job

"My job is to stay relevant and current and sharp. I owe it to my employers… and I owe it to myself too"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 10, 2025 0

ESPN’s Dave Rothenberg energizing radio by opening his butt cheeks

"I’ll open my butt cheeks and give you energy today."

By Brandon Contes OnOct 10, 2025 0

Skip Bayless is ready to mute Tom Brady: ‘The more I listen…the worse he gets’

"I just can’t listen anymore. I’m to the point I’m turning down the sound."

By Brandon Contes OnOct 10, 2025 0

Dan Patrick has two and a half years to convince himself to retire: ‘I have to come to grips with that’

"I have to come to grips with that. I haven’t yet. So, if you hear me kind of not really being declarative, you’re right."

By Brandon Contes OnOct 10, 2025 0

Charles Barkley cautions WNBA players against overplaying their hand

"Billionaires always have the upper hand on millionaires"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 9, 2025 0

Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian confronts Stephen A. Smith over Super Bowl halftime criticism

"I generally try to stay in my lane in the advice department"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 9, 2025 0

Ryan Clark apologizes for Kyren Lacy comments: ‘Nothing matters to me more than the truth’

"It's always important to me that I gather all factual and important information to provide the complete story"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 9, 2025 0

Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter trash Yankees front office after playoff loss

"One of the worst constructions of a roster I’ve ever seen"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 9, 2025 0

Scott Van Pelt apologizes for ‘incomplete reaction’ to Kyren Lacy video

"I apologize for the incomplete reaction that aired on this show on Monday night"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 9, 2025 0

JJ Redick mocks ‘idiots’ in media duped by LeBron James’ ‘second decision’

"You guys are idiots. We all knew it was an ad, right?"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 8, 2025 0

Boomer Esiason’s ‘Vagisil’ comment about Suzyn Waldman goes over poorly

"She could use like, uh, Vagisil daily fresh wipes"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 8, 2025 0

Buster Olney ‘laughed’ at notion Aaron Judge exorcised postseason demons

"He's not gonna totally get over it and conquer that thing until they actually win a World Series"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 8, 2025 0

David Ortiz sends FS1 postgame show off the rails with ‘Hitler’ joke

"Sounds like Hitler"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 8, 2025 0

Chase Daniel says London NFL team ‘will never work’

"Hell no. I would never go there"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 8, 2025 0

Paul Finebaum trashes Bill Belichick for becoming ‘Worst coach in college football history’

"It’s an abject disaster. I feel badly for the guy"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 8, 2025 0

Alex Rodriguez bashes Yankees reliance on analytics: ‘Stop depending on iPads’

"Get back to playing the game of baseball, teaching the game of baseball, and stop depending on iPads"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 7, 2025 0

Joy Taylor reacts to Molly Qerim leaving First Take: ‘It’s not an easy job’

"It requires a lot of emotional intelligence"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 7, 2025 0

Robert Griffin III survives ‘worst car accident’ of his life

"Thankful to God that my wife and kids are safe."

By Brandon Contes OnOct 3, 2025 0

Greg Olsen had nightmare trip home from Dublin: ‘Everything possible went wrong’

"We took three trains, three buses and walked four miles around Heathrow"

By Brandon Contes OnOct 3, 2025 0

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