Bretos attended the Judith Weston Acting Studio in Los Angeles, California, and formerly played for Santa Monica Rugby Club.
[4] On February 18, 2012, Bretos used the term "chink in the armor" in reference to New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, an Asian, while on air as an ESPNews anchor.
In February 2018, Bretos was announced as the new lead play-by-play broadcaster on YouTube TV for Los Angeles Football Club in Major League Soccer.
He continued his anchoring duties on SportsCenter at ESPN's Los Angeles studios until late 2018.
Bretos announced through a tweet that the podcast had come to an end in early 2019, to focus on his responsibilities with LAFC.