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.

Kevin Knox, then a freshman from Kentucky, displays the Fortnite logo on the inside of his suit jacket before the 2018 NBA Draft. (Image: Jennifer Pottheiser/Getty)

New York Knicks Losing Season Includes Fortnite

The New York Knicks are one of the worst teams in the NBA this season, is a young squad that is also losing the battle against the popular survival video game, Fortnite. The Knicks have four players under 21-years old, including rookie sensation Kevin Knox, who is 19. Ten members  […]

Zion Williamson of the Duke Blue Devils winces in pain after his sneaker burst open and he slipped in a Duke/North Carolina game in Durham, NC. (Image: Chuck Liddy/Charlotte News Observer)

NBA Seeks to Lower Age Requirement to 18, One-and-Done Dunzo?

The NBA and the player union, NBAPA, have been discussing lowering the age requirement from 19 to 18-years old, thereby eliminating the troublesome “one-and-done” rule where potential NBA-caliber players must play a year of college basketball or overseas somewhere before they are old enough to enter the NBA draft. The […]

North Carolina senior forward, Luke May, bringing the ball up in the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC. (Image: Jeremy Brevard/USA Today Sports)

Big Rivalry Games: No. 8 North Carolina Visits No. 1 Duke

The #8 North Carolina Tarheels (20-5) are nine-point underdogs heading into Durham to take on Zion Williamson and the #1 Duke Blue Devils (23-2) at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The ACC rivals located 26 miles apart from each other are playing their first of two meetings of the season. This meeting […]

Buddy Hield and De'Aaron Fox, the young back court from the Sacramento Kings. (Image: Rocky Widener/Getty)

Kings and Little Men: Sacramento on NBA Playoff Bubble

The Sacramento Kings (30-27) are the biggest surprise in the NBA, and the young Kings, led by Buddy Hield and De’Aaron Fox, are currently on the playoff bubble heading into the final 25 games of the season. In the Western Conference, the Kings are currently on the bubble. The Kings […]

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski on the sidelines at Cameroon Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC. (Image: Streeter Lecka/Getty)

Duke Regains No. 1 Ranking, Tennessee Plummets After UK Loss

In the latest college basketball AP Poll, Duke (23-2) returned to the #1 ranking after an impressive victory over Virginia (22-2), coupled with top-seeded Tennessee being upset by #5 Kentucky over the weekend. Gonzaga (25-2) moved into the #2 spot, Virginia moved up a spot despite the loss to Duke, […]

Murray State point guard Ja Morant playing in the 2018 March Madness tournament. (Image: Jake Roth/USA Today Sports )

Mid-Majors Watch: Lottery Pick Ja Morant and Murray State

Sophomore guard Ja Morant is having a sensational season for the Murray State Racers (21-4) and he’s poised to become the first college player to average 20 points and 10 assists over a full season. Morant leads Murray State in scoring with 24.3 points and 10.2 assists per game. NBA […]

Rookie Hamidou Diallo of the OKC Thunder dunks over ex-player Shaquille O'Neal during the NBA dunk contest at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Image: Bob Donnan/USA Today Sports)

Hamidou Diallo Soars Over Shaq to Win NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Video)

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Charlotte, North Carolina by unleashing a honey dip dunk over 7-foot-1 Shaquille O’Neal and then revealing a superman logo underneath his jersey while hanging on the rim. Diallo used the former NBA star and now commentator as […]

LA Lakers star LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis "Greek Freak" Antetokounmpo are captains in this year's All-Star Game in Charlotte, NC. (Image: Getty)

2019 NBA All-Star Game Lineups: Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis

This year’s NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte features teams picked by the two players with most votes – LeBron James and Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo – with Team LeBron squaring off against Team Giannis. The NBA tweaked the format this year. For only the second time in its history, the […]