First Take - Awful Announcing

By Brandon Contes on 08/30/202308/30/2023

About 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

View all posts by Brandon Contes Follow on Twitter

TV and streaming viewing picks for August 18, 2026: How to watch Hard Knocks

The latest episode of Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks premieres tonight on HBO and HBO Max.

Pat McAfee refutes fabricated claim he’s taking over Lee Corso’s headgear picks on ‘College GameDay’

"I have come to a fun chapter where folks just make stuff up to make me look like a bigger a**hole."

Sports media world reacts to death of Ravens legend O.J. Brigance

"This is a tremendously sad day for Baltimore."

Dan Orlovsky eats cold chicken as replacement birthday cake on ‘NFL Live’

"That's actually pretty good. I don't understand why people hate."

Elle Duncan: ‘Right now, the WNBA is the most toxic space to cover’

"...I think we are wasting [the moment] by muddying it down with everything else that's bothering us in this country right now."

Luke Kuechly reportedly replacing Bill Belichick on Peyton Manning’s ‘The Breakdown’

Kuechly is clearly the hottest name in NFL broadcasting right now.