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.

Jayson Tatum from the Boston Celtics takes a pull-up jumper against the Brooklyn Nets. (Image: Getty)

NBA High Guys: Jayson Tatum Drops 54 Points vs Brooklyn (VIDEO)

The Brooklyn Nets had Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the lineup together for only the fourth time this season, but that did not deter Jayson Tatum, who scored 54 points and led the Boston Celtics to an inspiring victory. Tatum averages 26.5 points per game and he’s ranked #8 […]

Aussie Josh Giddey has been a bright spot for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, but he'll be sidelined for a couple of weeks with an injury. (Image: Nic Antaya/Getty)

OKC Thunder Injury Report: Josh Giddey (Hip) Out for 2 Weeks

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Josh Giddey suffered a hip injury and he will sit out for two weeks and get re-evaluated then. In 54 games with the Thunder, Giddey averages 12.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game. The Australian-born Giddey was named the Western Conference NBA rookie of […]

Susan Butcher secures her fourth victory at the 1990 Iditarod with lead dogs Sluggo and Lightning. (Image: Getty)
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OG’s Complete List of Alaska Iditarod Winners and Lead Dogs

This year marks the 50th running of the grueling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska from Anchorage to Nome, and to celebrate a half-century of sled dog racing, we compiled a complete list of Iditarod winners, including the names of the lead dog or dogs for every champion from […]

The Philadelphia 76ers added DeAndre Jordan to their roster after an unsuccessful stint with the LA Lakers. (Image: Getty)

Philly 76ers Add Big Man DeAndre Jordan to Bolster Bench

The Philadelphia 76ers signed center DeAndre Jordan after the Los Angeles Lakers sent him on waivers. Jordan will add depth to the 76ers as the backup for center Joel Embiid. Jordan, 33, is former All-NBA center and defensive standout after he spent his first ten seasons of his career with […]

Joe Harris from the Brooklyn Nets will miss the remainder of the season and postseason because a lingering ankle injury has not healed properly. (Image: Sarah Stier/Getty)

Brooklyn Nets Lose Sniper Joe Harris to Season-Ending Surgery

At the end of November, the Brooklyn Nets lost their best 3-point shooter when Joe Harris went down with an ankle injury. The Nets expended Harris to return in a couple of months, but he suffered a disappointing setback and will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery. Last season, Harris averaged 14.1 […]

Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers congratulates teammate James Harden on hitting a bucket. (Image: David Sherman/Getty)

NBA Weekend Betting Preview: Bucks/Bulls, 76ers/Heat, Suns/Bucks

There’s a quarter of the NBA season remaining with only five full weekends of action left on the schedule. The Milwaukee Bucks have two big games this weekend against the Chicago Bulls and the Phoenix Suns, which marks a rematch of the 2021 NBA Finals. The top two teams in […]

The LA Lakers are in trouble but LeBron James thinks they still have a chance to make the playoffs and make a championship run despite their injury problems and offensive woes. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Will LeBron James and the LA Lakers Miss the Playoffs?

The Los Angeles Lakers lost three games in a row without Anthony Davis in the lineup, and everyone in Tinsel Town is wondering if LeBron James and the Lakers will miss the playoffs this season after they slipped seven games below .500. The eggheads at FiveThirtyEight estimated that the Lakers […]

Tight end Rob Gronkowski catches a pass for the Tampa Bay Bucs against the Buffalo Bills, but Gronk could end his career with his old hometown team. (Image: Kim Klement/USA Today Sports)

Buffalo Bills Interested in Adding Tight End Rob Gronkowski

Will Gronk be heading back home to play for the Buffalo Bills in his final season? The Gronkowski clan is from Western New York in the Buffalo suburbs, and their native son Rob aka Gronk would like to continue his NFL career with the Bills Mafia. The Bills Mafia will […]

Joel Embiid is all smiles since the Philadelphia 76ers traded unhappy Ben Simmons for James Harden, and now Embiid is outright favorite to win the MVP. (Image: Getty)

NBA MVP Odds: Joel Embiid Betting Favorite with 21 Games to Go

With 21 games remaining in the regular season for the Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid is the consensus betting favorite to win the 2022 NBA MVP at +120 odds even though the Sixers added James Harden in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets for Ben Simmons. Embiid holds a slight edge […]

Jimmy Garoppolo from the San Francisco 49ers evades a pass rush against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card game, where Jimmy G suffered a shoulder injury that requires surgery. (Image: Richard Rodriguez/Getty)

Quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo, Dak Prescott Undergo Shoulder Surgery

A pair of high-profile starting quarterbacks underwent shoulder surgery this week including Jimmy Garoppolo from the San Francisco 49ers and Dak Prescott from the Dallas Cowboys, but the Jimmy G injury is the biggest story because he will not be able to throw any balls in the offseason for at […]

Saquon Barkley from the New York Giants tries to evade a tackle from the Denver Broncos in 2021 (Image: Getty)

Trade Rumors: Will the New York Giants Deal RB Saquon Barkley?

Joe Schoen, the new general manager of the New York Giants, said that he would field phone calls from teams interested in acquiring running back Saquon Barkley in a trade because the Giants are having trouble getting below the salary cap. The Giants went 4-13 last season and had one […]

Xavier McDaniel from the Seattle SuperSonics during a home game at the Seattle Center Coliseum in 1987. (Image: Rick Stewart/Getty)

NBA to Add Expansion Teams in Seattle and Las Vegas?

During a segment of the Bill Simmons Podcast, Simmons suggested that the NBA will add expansion teams to Seattle and Las Vegas, which would expand the NBA from 30 to 32 teams and mark the return of the Seattle SuperSonics. If the NBA adds two teams to the Western Conference, […]