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.

Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask stones Boone Jenner of the Columbus Blue Jackets during a penalty shot in Game 4 of the Eastern Semifinals in Columbus, Ohio. (Image: Paul Vernon/AP)

Blue Jackets Dunzo, Boston Bruins Advance to Eastern Conference Finals

The Columbus Blue Jackets squandered a 2-1 series lead and the Boston Bruins won three-straight games, including a 3-0 victory in Game 6, to clinch the series and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Carolina Hurricanes. The Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning with an […]

Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors after hitting a three-pointer in Game 4 against the Philadelphia Sixers in Philadelphia, PA, (Image: Vaugh Ridley/Getty)

Kawhi Leonard Scores 39 Points, Toronto Raptors Even Series 2-2

Kawhi Leonard topped all scorers with a 39-point outburst to lead the Toronto Raptors to 101-96 victory over the Philadelphia Sixers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The series is now tied at 2-2. Toronto won Game 1 but dropped two games in a row before ending their […]

Yankees first baseman Luke Voit celebrating after hitting a home run at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. (Image: Julio Cortez/AP)

Luke Voit and Gary Sanchez Carrying the Replacement Yankees

With the Yankees suffering injuries to 16 different players this season, first baseman Luke Voit and catcher Gary Sanchez are carrying the Yanks with 20 combined home runs while sluggers Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are on the IL indefinitely. Sanchez and Voit combined for 20 home runs through 33 […]

Portland’s CJ McCollum (right) congratulates teammate Rodney Hood (right) for helping the Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets in 4 OT thriller in Portland, OR. (Image: Getty)

Blazers Smoke the Nugs in 4 OT Burner, CJ McCollum Drops 41

The Portland Trailblazers, led by CJ McCollum’s 41-point outburst, defeated the Denver Nuggets 140-137 in a marathon thriller that required four overtime sessions to determine a winner in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The 4OT nailbiter tied a record for longest playoff game in NBA history. Back in […]

D'Angelo Russell of the Brooklyn Nets during a playoff game in Brooklyn. (Image: Elsa/Getty)

Brooklyn Nets Star D’Angelo Russell Busted for Weed at NYC Airport

A couple of days after being eliminated from the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell got busted at the airport for trying to sneak marijuana on a flight from New York City to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. On Wednesday night at LaGuardia Airport, police […]

James Harden of the Houston Rockets moments after suffering an accidental eye injury against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. (Image: AP)

Punch Harden in the Eye, Warriors Take 2-0 Lead Over Rockets

The Golden State Warriors won Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals over the Houston Rockets 115-109 in a game where Rockets star James Harden suffered blurry vision most of the night after an inadvertent eye rake from Draymond Green. Harden scored 29 points in a losing cause despite the […]

Casey Mize, top pitching prospect with the Detroit Tigers, throws a pitch during his AA debut for the Erie Seawolves in Erie, PA.(Image: Mark Olson/MiLB)

Tigers No. 1 Pick Casey Mize Throws No-Hitter in AA Debut

Casey Mize is living up to the hype after the first pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2018 MLB Draft hurled a no-hitter in his debut for AA Erie Seawolves. Mize, 21-year old right-hander, threw only 98 pitches to secure the no-hitter in a 1-0 win over the Altoona […]

Pitcher Kirby Yates during a relief appearance for the San Diego Padres in 2017. (Image: Keith Srakocic/AP)

MLB Best Closers: Kirby Yates, Shane Greene, and Kenley Jansen

Kenley Jansen, the long-time closer for the LA Dodgers, along with Shane Green from the Detroit Tigers and Kirby Yates from the San Diego Padres are among the best closers through the first 28 games of the 2019 season. Yates leads the league with 13 saves for the upstart San […]