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.

Tex Winter (right) won 9 NBA championships as an assistant coach (Image: AP)

Tex Winter, NBA Coach and Innovator of Triangle Offense, Dies at Age 96

Tex Winter, a Hall of Famer and assistant coach who many say helped translate Michael Jordan’s basketball skills into NBA championships, died on Wednesday. Winter is credited with revolutionizing NBA play with his Triangle Offense, which head coach Phil Jackson implemented in nine NBA championship teams during his tenure with […]

Drew Brees passed Peyton Manning to become the NFL's all-time passer (Image: Sean Gardner/Getty)

Drew Brees Takes Over Top Spot as NFL’s All-Time Leading Passer

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees eclipsed Peyton Manning’s record for all-time passing yards during a 43-19 victory over the Washington Redskins. Coming into Monday Night Football in New Orleans, Brees, playing in his 18th NFL season, needed only 200 yards to tie Manning. He officially passed him in the second quarter […]

Patriots QB Tom Brady tosses his 500th career TD (Image: Maddie Meyer / Getty)

Tom Brady Joins 500 Touchdown Club, Drew Brees Next in Line

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw his 500th career touchdown pass Thursday night in a 38-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. In the 4th quarter, Brady connected with Josh Gordon for touchdown No. 500. Brady joined the exclusive “500 Touchdown Club,” an elite group that includes Peyton Manning and […]

Kentucky running back Benny Snell Jr. leading UK to a 5-0 start (Image: David Stephenson/AP)

SEC Surprise: Basketball Powerhouse Kentucky Starts Football Season 5-0

College basketball is the major sport in the Bluegrass state, but the undefeated University of Kentucky football team is turning heads this season in the SEC. Kentucky is 5-0 and off to their best start in the conference since 1977 after upset victories over ranked Florida and Mississippi State. The […]

Will the Houston Astros be able to do it again? Las Vegas sportsbooks say it's a good bet, even though history begs to differ. (Image: Tim Bradbury/Getty)

World Series Odds: Houston Astros Favorite to Repeat

October postseason baseball has arrived. The Houston Astros are currently 4/1 co-favorites to repeat as World Series champions, but will have to become the first team in 19 seasons to win consecutive titles if they intend to deliver for World Series bettors. According to Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, the Astros […]

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo celebrates the dinger against Milwaukee that helped keep Chicago's postseason dreams alive. (Image: Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI)

NL Wild Card Preview: Colorado Rockies vs. Chicago Cubs

The Colorado Rockies face the Chicago Cubs in the National League Wild Card. It took two tie-breaker games to determine the division winners in the NL Central and NL West, with the losers of both games now facing each other in a single-elimination playoff game. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook […]

Rookie Yankee infielder Gleyber Torres. 21, did the honor of smashing historic home run 265 at Fenway Park on Friday. (Image: Bob DeChiara/USA Today Sports)

New York Yankees Break Single-Season Home Run Record (Video)

The Bronx Bombers lived up to their moniker. On the penultimate day of the regular season, the New York Yankees hit their 265th home run to break a major league baseball record for most home runs in a season. The 1997 Seattle Mariners previously held the record for 21 years […]