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.

Zion Williamson has missed more games due to injuries than he played since he joined the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019. (Image: Getty)

Could Zion Williamson Return to the Pelicans for the Playoffs?

Zion Williamson returned to New Orleans to continue rehabbing his foot injury and was cleared for one-on-one drills, but most likely won’t return to the Pelicans before the end of the regular season, and it’s also a slim chance he’ll be ready for the NBA playoffs. Zion, the former #1 […]

Doug Edert, a junior guard from Saint Peter’s celebrates a 3-pointer during an upset against Kentucky. (Image: Getty)
March Madness

Sweet 16 Deep Thoughts: Saint Peter’s Cinderella, Houston Sleeper

The 2022 March Madness college basketball tournament continues with the Sweet 16 starting today, and we’ve compiled 16 deep thoughts about all 16 teams, including the Saint Peter’s Peacocks, who are this year’s Cinderella. We’re also keen on the Houston Cougars who could make a deep run if the 3-point-happy […]

Tyreek Hill celebrates a first down with the Kansas City Chiefs. (Image: Getty)

Cheetah to the Fins: KC Chiefs Trade WR Tyreek Hill to Miami Dolphins

Things just got a little more interesting in South Beach. The Miami Dolphins pulled off a huge trade when they acquired speedster Tyreek Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs for five draft picks. The Chiefs and Dolphins agreed to trade Hill in exchange for one first-round pick (2022 NFL Draft), […]

Brent Sass posses with his lead dogs Morello and Slater at the finish line in Nome after winning the 2022 Iditarod. (Image: Anne Raup/ADN)

Brent Sass Wins 2022 Iditarod with Lead Dogs Slater and Morello

You must root for a musher who named one of his lead dogs after a character from “Dazed and Confused”, the 1993 stoner film by Richard Linklater. Brent Sass and his lead dogs — Slater and Morello — held off five-time champion Dallas Seavey and won the 2022 Iditarod, which […]

Karl-Anthony Towns pulls up for a jumper and scores two of his career-high 60 points for the Minnesota Timberwolves against the San Antonio Spurs. (Image: Dan Dunn/USA Today Sports)

NBA High Guys: Karl-Anthony Towns Unleashes Career-High 60 Points (VIDEO)

Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves erupted for a league-high, career-high, and franchise-high 60 points during a 139-129 shootout victory against the San Antonio Spurs. The Timberwolves improved to 40-30 on the season and hold down the #7 seed in the Western Conference playoff hunt. They’re chasing the Denver Nuggets […]

Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady from the Tampa Bay Bucs celebrate a victory in Super Bowl 55. (Image: Mike Ehrmann/Getty)

Tampa Bay Bucs Super Bowl Odds Spike After Tom Brady Returns

What a difference a quarterback makes, eh? Tom Brady announced that he would return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as their starting quarterback after he reconsidered his retirement, and as a result, the Bucs saw their Super Bowl 57 odds jump from +3000 to +850. Right now, the Bucs are […]

Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets pulls up for a 3-point shot against Julius Randle of the New York Knicks. (Image: Getty)

NBA High Guys: Kevin Durant Torches Knicks for 53 Points (VIDEO)

Kevin Durant unleashed his savage mode when he lit up the New York Knicks for a season-high 53 points in a 110-107 victory for the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn. Durant knocked down a 3-pointer to break a 103-103 tie with 56 seconds remaining. He added four […]

Amari Cooper catches a touchdown pass for the Dallas Cowboys against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card round. (Image: Tim Heitman/USA Today Sports)

Dallas Cowboys Trade WR Amari Cooper the Cleveland Browns

The Dallas Cowboys were prepared to cut wide receiver Amari Cooper and shed his $22 million salary to get under the cap, but they were able to find a trade partner with the wideout-depleted Cleveland Browns. The Browns acquire Cooper and a sixth-round pick, while the Cowboys get a 2022 […]

Jaime Jaquez from UCLA defends Isaiah Mobley from USC in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament semifinals at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Image: Getty)

Pac-12 Championship Preview: Arizona Wildcats (2) vs UCLA Bruins (13)

As expected, the top two teams in the Pac-12 square off in the conference tournament championship tonight in Las Vegas with the #13 UCLA Bruins installed a +1.5 underdog against #2 Arizona. Heading into the Pac-12 tournament, Arizona was awarded with the #1 seed, while UCLA got tapped with the […]