Pauly McGuire

Pauly McGuire

Sports Writer  |  DENVER, CO

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Pauly McGuire is a Colorado-based sports writer, novelist, and jaded fan of the New York Knicks, Jets, Yankees, and Rangers. Pauly covers the NBA and NFL for OG, but he also specializes in events such as March Madness, the Iditarod, Tour de France, marble racing, and the Oscars. For nearly a decade, he covered the international poker circuit. His critically acclaimed 2010 book Lost Vegas chronicled working at the WSOP -- writing for Tao of Poker, Fox Sports, and Bluff Magazine -- during the wildest days of the poker boom. His most recent novels Guard This (2021) and Fried Peaches (2018) are currently available on Amazon.

The Arizona Cardinals will get the reality TV treatment this upcoming season when "Hard Knocks In Season" features the team this fall om HBO. (Image: Getty)

Arizona Cardinals to Appear on HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks In Season’

HBO will release a second season of its “Hard Knocks” reality show spin-off with the Arizona Cardinals appearing on “Hard Knocks In Season” sometime this fall. “Hard Knocks In Season” will be available on HBO and on-demand at HBOMax. Last season, HBO debuted a spinoff with an in-season version of […]

Jayson Tatum from the Boston Celtics powers his way to the basket against Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat at TD Garden. (Image: Paul Rutherford/USA Today Sports)
2022 NBA Playoffs

Boston Celtics Smoke Miami Heat in Game 4, Even Series at 2-2

Another NBA playoff game, another blowout. This time, the Miami Heat got scorched by the Boston Celtics 102-82 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, as Boston evened the series at 2-2. The final score and 20-point margin of victory made this game seem a lot more competitive. The […]

Payton Pritchard from the Boston Celtics defends Tyler Herro from the Boston Celtics in Game 3, when a groin injury flared up. (Image: Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

Miami Heat Guard Tyler Herro to Miss Game 4 with Groin Injury

The NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year will be sidelined tonight. Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has a groin injury and won’t play in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics. The Heat ruled Herro out after the morning shootaround and currently list him as day-to-day with a left groin strain. […]

Boston Celtics trainers help Jayson Tatum off the court in Game 3 against the Miami Jeat when he suffered a neck injury, but he’s expected to play in Game 4. (Image: Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

Boston Celtics Game 4 Injury Report: Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, RW3

The banged-up Boston Celtics limp into Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat with Marcus Smart (ankle), Jayson Tatum (neck), and Robert Williams III (knee) hoping to play despite getting hit with the injury bug. The Celtics are down 2-1 against the Heat with this series […]

Miami Heat Injury Report: Jimmy Butler (Knee) Intends to Play Game 4
2022 NBA Playoffs

Miami Heat Injury Report: Jimmy Butler (Knee) Intends to Play Game 4

Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler missed the entire second half of Game 3 with inflammation in his knee, but despite the nagging injury, he’s expected to play in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics on Monday night. The Heat listed Butler as questionable, but Butler indicated he’s ready to suit […]

The Dallas Mavs bench have a lot of fun cheering on their team, as well as taunting the opposing team, but the NBA does not like their antics. (Image: Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

NBA Fines the Dallas Mavs $100,000 for Third Bench Violation

The Dallas Mavericks boast a boisterous bench led by little-used Theo Pinson, but the NBA fined the Mavs for a third time this postseason for repeated bench decorum infractions, which will cost them $100,000 in fines. The Mavs earned two fines by the NBA in the Western Conference Semifinals against […]

Luka Doncic (77) from the Dallas Mavs tries to block a shot from Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors. (Image: USA Today Sports)
2022 NBA Playoffs

Warriors/Mavs Game 3 Scoring Prop Bets: Doncic, Curry, Thompson

The Golden State Warriors hold a 2-0 lead over the Dallas Mavs heading into Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday, and DraftKings posted numerous player prop bets on scoring totals and made 3-pointers for all the key players like Luka Doncic, Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Jordan Poole, […]

Donovan 'Spida' Mitchell from the Utah Jazz playing against Julius Randle of the New York Knicks at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. (Image: Getty)
NBA Trade Rumors

Spida Trade Rumors: Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell Eyeing New York Knicks

Donovan ‘Spida’ Mitchell trade rumors involving the New York Knicks are heating up despite the fact that the Utah Jazz indicated they have no desire to trade their starting shooting guard. A rift divided the Utah Jazz the locker room this season involving a specific beef between Mitchell and Rudy […]

Jayson Tatum from the Boston Celtics defends Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. (Image: Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

Heat/Celtics Game 3 Scoring Prop Bets: Tatum, Brown, Butler, Herro

Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics has plenty of individual player scoring prop bets including over/under on made 3-pointers. We targeted 3-pointers totals for Grant Williams and Tyler Herro, and scoring prop bets for Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Jimmy Butler. The […]

Center Kevin Looney from the Golden State Warriors blows by Maxi Kleber of the Dallas Mavs during a comeback in Game 2 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. (Image: Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

Mavs Blow 19-Point Lead, Warriors Up 2-0 with Game 2 Comeback

Inspired from stellar play from Kevin Looney on both ends of the court, the Golden State Warriors rallied back from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 126-117 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, and the Mavs now find themselves down 0-2. The series shifts to Dallas […]

Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James will select a new head coach among three finalists including Darvin Ham (left), Kenny Atkinson, and Terry Stotts (far right). (Image: Clutch Points)

Darvin Ham, Terry Stotts Finalists for LA Lakers Head Coaching Vacancy

The Los Angeles Lakers frantically have been looking for a new head coach and after an extensive search, three candidates are still in the running: Darvin Ham, Terry Stotts, and Kenny Atkinson. With the Lakers narrowing their search to a final three, it quickly ended any speculation that Doc Rivers […]

Steph Curry from the Golden State Warriors shoots a corner 3-pointer against the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Semifinals. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)
2022 NBA Playoffs

What’s the Deal with Ridiculous Blowouts in the NBA Playoffs?

The last five games in the NBA playoffs were unwatchable blowouts decided by 25 or more points, including a disappointing Game 7 performance in the Western Conference Semifinals by the Phoenix Suns when the Dallas Mavs dusted them by 33 points in an unwatchable train wreck where the Suns were […]

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum from the Boston Celtics celebrate a Game 2 victory over the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. (Image: Garcia Jerome)
2022 NBA Playoffs

Sharpshooting Boston Celtics Crush Miami Heat in Game 2, Tie Series 1-1

The hot-shooting Boston Celtics knocked down 50% of their 3-point shots en route to a dominating 25-point victory against the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics evened the series at 1-1. The Eastern Conference finals shift to Boston for the next two games, with […]