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.

North Carolina point guard Coby White in a March Madness game against Washington in Columbus, Ohio. (Image: Greg Shamus/Getty)

Ja Morant and Coby White Declare for the 2019 NBA Draft

Murray State’s Ja Morant and North Carolina’s Coby White announced they are leaving their respective schools early and declared themselves eligible for the upcoming 2019 NBA Draft. Ja Morant has been on everyone’s radar for most of the season. The sophomore was recently named a First-Team All-American. Morant led Murray […]

New Nebraska head basketball coach, Fred Hoiberg and his wife, at a press conference in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Image: John Peterson/Nebraska)

New Coaching Hires: The Mayor in Nebraska, Buzz Williams to Texas A&M

The college basketball coaching carousel continues with Nebraska hiring Fred “The Mayor” Hoiberg and Texas A&M hiring Buzz Williams as their new basketball coaches. Williams coached at Virginia Tech for the last five seasons and he returns back home to his native state. Williams also coached at Texas A&M in […]

Michigan State's Magic Johnson (left) and Larry Bird (33) from Indiana State line up for a free throw in the 1979 NCAA Championship game in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Image: AP)

Final Four Flashback: Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson in 1979

Forty years ago, the 1979 Final Four included Michigan State, Indiana State, Penn, and DePaul in one of the greatest Final Fours in the history of college basketball. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson played against each other in the NCAA Championship game and Magic’s Michigan State squad defeated Bird’s Indiana […]

Yankees outfield prospect Clint Frazier during a Spring Training game in Tampa, FL. (Image: Kim Klement/USA Today Sports)

Bronx ER: Meet the Replacement Yankees

One week into the new baseball season, the New York Yankees have only two wins and seven notable players on the injured list, which means manager Aaron Boone will rely on replacements such as Clint Frazier, Tyler Wade, Johnny Lasagna, and Stephen Tarpley to play the role of “next man […]

Ernie Grunfeld, former general manager with the Washington Wizards, during a press conference in 2018. (Image: Getty)

Washington Wizards Fire GM Ernie Grunfeld After 16 Seasons

The Ernie Grunfeld era has come to an end with the Washington Wizards after 16 seasons when the team fired their long-standing general manager and president of basketball operations. In 16 seasons, the Wizards went 568-724 under Grunfeld’s helm. They advanced to the playoff eight times, but failed to make […]

The Auburn Tigers celebrate their first trip to the Final Four with a victory over Kentucky in the Elite 8 in Kansas City, MO. (Image: Jay Biggerstaff/USA Today Sports)

Auburn Tigers Upset Kentucky to Earn School’s First Final Four Bid

The NCAA Midwest regional final featured two SEC teams and #5 Auburn defeated #2 Kentucky 77-71 in overtime to advance to the 2019 Final Four. Auburn came into the game against Kentucky as a four-point underdog. Kentucky had beaten them twice in the regular season, but failed to complete the […]

Texas Tech's Jarret Culver (23) and Davide Moretti (right) celebrate their victory over top-ranked Gonzaga in the March Madness Elite 8 in Anaheim, California. (Image: Robert Hanashiro/USA Today Sports)

First Final Four for Texas Tech, No. 1 Virginia Needs OT to Advance

The #3 Texas Tech Raiders defeated #1 Gonzaga, the top-ranked team in the country and the top seed in the West regional, to advance to their first-ever Final Four. Meanwhile, in the South regional, #1 Virginia, needed an overtime session to defeat #3 Purdue and overcome a sizzling shooting performance […]