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.

Deandre Ayton and Devin Booker congratulate each other after the Phoenix Suns won their last game prior to the All-Star Break. (Image: Christian Petersen/Getty)

NBA Futures: Phoenix Suns Betting Favorite After All-Star Break

With the last quarter of the season upon us after the All-Star Break, the Phoenix Suns are the betting favorite at the top of the NBA futures board to win the 2022 NBA championship at +400 odds. DraftKings updated their 2022 NBA championship odds, and the Golden State Warriors are […]

Goran Dragic played only five games with the Toronto Raptors this season. (Image: Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty)

Brooklyn Nets Bolster Roster After Signing Goran Dragic

The Brooklyn Nets will sign veteran point guard Goran Dragic for the remainder of the regular season, after he agreed to a contract buyout with the San Antonio Spurs. Dragic appeared in only five games with the Toronto Raptors this season before they agreed to find him a new team […]

Chris Paul from the Phoenix Suns clutches his right thumb after a freakish injury against the Houston Rockets. (Image: Getty)

Phoenix Suns Injury Report: Chris Paul (Thumb) Out 6-8 Weeks

Chris Paul suffered a right thumb injury shortly before the All-Star Break, which has been diagnosed as an avulsion fracture, and the floor general of the Phoenix Suns will miss six to eight weeks while it heals. The Suns have 24 games remaining on the schedule, and Paul should miss […]

Tom Clements, then the offensive coordinator with the Green Bay Packers, discusses a play with Aaron Rodgers in 2015. (Image: Getty)

Packers Hire QB Coach Tom Clements to Convince Aaron Rodgers to Stay

The Green Bay Packers are doing everything possible to persuade the reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers to stick around Wisconsin for one more season instead of bouncing to the Denver Broncos or elsewhere, so they went out and hired his former quarterbacks coach, Tom Clements. The Packers convinced Clements to come […]

Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavs silences the crowd at the Smoothie King Center after he torched the New Orleans Pelicans for 49 points. (Image: Stephen Lew/USA Today Sports)

NBA High Guys: Luka Doncic Lights Up Pelicans for 49 Points (VIDEO)

In the last game before the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavs put on a scoring clinic against the New Orleans Pelicans with 49 points, including seven 3-pointers. The Mavs jumped out to an 18-point lead in the first quarter thanks to 19 points from Doncic, […]

Julius Randle from the New York Knicks gives the crowd at Madison Square Garden a thumbs down after the constant boos. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Bad Teams: NY Knicks Blow 28-Point Lead, Lose 13 of Last 16 Games

The New York Knicks were the big surprise team last season with Julius Randle providing an MVP-like performance, but this season it’s the same old Knicks, especially after they lost 13 out of their last 16 games including blowing a 28-point lead against the short-handed Brooklyn Nets. Has head coach […]

Anthony Davis from the LA Lakers clutches his sprained ankle after he suffered an injury on a freak play against the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena. (Image: Getty)

LA Lakers Lose Anthony Davis for 4 Weeks with 2 Injuries

The last thing that the Los Angeles Lakers needed right now was another injury to Anthony Davis, who went down with a sprained ankle last night in the second quarter against the Utah Jazz. An MRI also revealed a sprained mid-foot, so the Lakers will shut Davis down for at […]

Josh Giddey, a rookie guard from the Oklahoma City Thunder, has been turning heads. (Image: Getty)

Smells Like Teen Spirit: OKC Thunder Rookie Josh Giddey

Rookie Josh Giddey from the Oklahoma City Thunder has been turning heads, especially when the teenage Australian became the youngest player in NBA history to post a back-to-back triple-double at just 19-years old. The Thunder (18-39) are the second-worst team in the Western Conference, but they have the second-best betting […]

Giannis 'Greek Freak' Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks drives the lane to score two of his game-high 50 points against Buddy Hield (24) and the Indiana Pacers. (Image: Getty)

NBA High Guys: Greek Freak Torches Indy Pacers for 50 Points (VIDEO)

Giannis ‘Greek Freak’ Antetokounmpo put on a shooting clinic when he scored a season-high 50 points to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to a 128-19 victory over the refurbished Indiana Pacers. The last time the Greek Freak dropped 50 points, it was in the championship-clinching game for the Bucks in the […]