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 Columbia University Marching Band (CUMB) during a home game in Manhattan in 2018. (Image: NY Post)

Columbia University Pulls Funding and Bans Notorious CUMB Marching Band

Three days before their first home football game, Columbia University officially banned the Columbia University Marching Band (CUMB) from all school events, including the halftime show, where their hijinks and questionable musical talent have been entertaining students, alumni, and fans since the early 1950s. Columbia University placed the notorious CUMB […]

Pittsburgh Steelers backup QB Mason Rudolph drops back against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2. (Image: Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)

Degen Game of the Week: Winless Bengals and Steelers Battle on MNF

The Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers are both 0-3 heading into a Monday Night Football matchup between the two AFC North rivals. Someone has to win in this Degen Game of the Week, with the Steelers a 3-point favorite in Pittsburgh. The Steelers and Bengals are slugging it out in […]

UCLA head coach Chip Kelly on the sideline during UCLA’s comeback victory over Washington State in Pullman, WA. (Image: Jason Snook/USA Today Sports)

Pac-12 After Dark: Chip Kelly and UCLA Expecting a Shootout in Arizona

In one of the last games on the Saturday college football schedule, this week’s installment of the Pac-12 After Dark features Chip Kelly’s UCLA Bruins (1-3) fresh off a comeback victory against Washington State, and looking at another potential shootout against the high-scoring Arizona Wildcats (2-1) in Tucson. Arizona is […]

Jason Castro (15) and Willians Astudillo (64) of the Minnesota Twins congratulate Jonathan Schoop (16) for hitting the team's 300th home run of the season. (Image: AP)

Minnesota Twins First Team to Hit 300 Home Runs in a Season

It’s no surprise, considering the juiced balls in play this season, that the Minnesota Twins became the first team in MLB history to hit 300 home runs in a single season. On Thursday afternoon, Jonathan Schoop smacked a two-run homer against the Detroit Tigers for Twins homer number 300 on […]

Maryland running back Anthony McFarland rushes for a touchdown over Temple. (Image: Maryland Athletics)

Friday Night Football: Maryland Home Dog vs. No. 12 Penn State

The Maryland Terrapins are 6.5-point home dog on Friday night against the #12 Penn State Nittany Lions, who are seeking to stay undefeated and improve to 4-0. In this Big Ten battle, Terrapins are hoping they can fend off Penn State and avoid sinking to a 2-2 record. #12 Penn […]

Buffalo Bills fans, the self-professed #BillsMafia, rooting for their team at a home game in Orchard Park, NY in 2018. (Image: Getty)

NFL Home Dog Alert Week 4: Lions, Saints, Bills, Cards

In our Week 4 Home Dog Alert, four NFL home teams are underdogs, with the Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, and Arizona Cardinals all getting points at home. Technically, five teams are home dogs in NFL Week 4. However, you can toss the Miami Dolphins game out the […]

New Orleans Saints QB Teddy Bridgewater surveys the defense against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3. (Image: Scott Eckland/AP)

Hemingway Report Week 3: Backup Quarterbacks Win 5 Games

Almost 25 percent of the games in Week 3 featured backup quarterbacks in their first start of the season and overall, backups won five games during a underdog heavy week in which dogs went 9-7 against the spread including Teddy Bridgewater and the New Orleans Saints upsetting the Seahawks in […]

New England Patriots WR Phillip Dorsett scores a touchdown against the NY Jets in Week 3. (Image: Getty)

Waiver Wire Pickups: Phillip Dorsett, Daniel Jones, Wayne Gallman

If you are seeking waiver wire pickups heading into Week 4 in your fantasy football league, then you should keep tabs on QB Daniel Jones (NY Giants), WR Phillip Dorsett (New England Patriots), and RB Wayne Gallman (NY Giants). The NY Giants finally benched Eli Manning in favor of rookie […]

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon takes the ball from relief pitcher Jose Quintana at Wrigley Field. (Image: Jon Durr/USA Today Sports)

NL Wild Card Race: Nats and Brewers In, Cubbies Dunzo After 6-Game Skid

The NL wild-card race might have decided itself over the weekend when St. Louis Cardinals swept the Chicago Cubs, who dropped four, one-run games in a row, and now find themselves four games behind the Milwaukee Brewers and Washington Nationals with only six games remaining in the regular season. What […]

The Cleveland Indians are in playoff mode in the final two weeks of the season while vying for an AL Wild Card berth. (Image: Phil Long/AP)

AL Wild Card Race: Tampa Bay and Cleveland Tied with 6 Games to Go

Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Oakland A’s (94-62) hold a two-game lead in the AL wild-card standings over the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians. The Rays and Indians are tied, with six games remaining in the AL Wild Card race that will come down […]