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.

Didi Gregorius, NY Yankees shortstop, throws a runner out during a playoff game at Yankee Stadium in 2018. (Image: Elsa/Getty)

Shortstop Didi Gregorius Returns to the NY Yankees This Weekend

Didi Gregorius, who injured his elbow during the 2018 ALDS against the Boston Red Sox and had Tommy John surgery shortly afterwards, returns to the New York Yankees line up as early as Friday after a speedy recovery. Last season, Gregorius hit .286 with 27 home runs and 86 RBI […]

James Holzhauer, with host Alex Trebek, after winning his 32nd consecutive match on Jeopardy! (Image: Sony Pictures Television)

Final Stats: James Holzhauer’s 32-Game Win Streak on Jeopardy!

During James Holzhauer’s 32-game winning streak on Jeopardy!, he posted insane final stats along the way earning over $2.4 million, and also set a record for the second-longest win streak in history behind Ken Jennings’ 74-game run in 2004. Overall, Holzhauer won $2,464,216 during his 33 appearances on Jeopardy! The […]

Will Smith, rookie catcher for the LA Dodgers, gets soaked by his teammates celebrating a walk-off home run against the Phillies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Image: AP)

LA Dodgers Sweep Bryce Harper and the Phillies, First Team to 40 Wins

Two of the best teams in the National League squared off this weekend at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and the Dodgers (41-19) swept the AL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies (33-26). The Dodgers also became the first team to win 40 games this season. This weekend’s sweep also included a walk-off […]

Patrice Bergeron (37) of the Boston Bruins celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. (Image: Jeff Roberson/AP)

Blues Crushed 7-2 in First Stanley Cup Home Game in 49 Years

The Boston Bruins, with goals by their big dogs Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak, stomped the Saint Louis Blues 7-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals to take a 2-1 series lead after the Blues lost their first Cup Finals home game since 1970. The Bruins went a […]

Oskar Sundqvist of the St. Louis Blues and Matt Grzelcyk of the Boston Bruins scrap in the corner of a Stanley Cup Finals game in Boston. (Image: Jim Davis/Boston Globe)

NHL Suspends Oskar Sundqvist for Game 3 After Hit on Matt Grzelcyk

The NHL Department of Player of Safety suspended St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals after a cheap hit on Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk during Game 2. Sundqvist boarded Grzelcyk with two minutes remaining in the first period of Game 2 of […]