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.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone during warmups against the Boston Red Sox in the 2021 AL Wild Card. (Image: USA Today Sports)

MLB Rumors: Will the New York Yankees Fire Manager Aaron Boone?

The New York Yankees were knocked out of the postseason by their longtime rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in the AL wild-card game, and everyone is wondering if the Yanks intend to fire manager Aaron Boone in the offseason. Even Boone speculated on his future in the postgame press conference. […]

Dak Prescott from the Dallas Cowboys celebrates a touchdown pass against the Carolina Panthers. (Image: Tim Heitman/USA Today Sports)

Anyone Beat Dak Prescott for NFL Comeback Player of the Year?

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is the consensus favorite to win the 2021 NFL Comeback Player of the Year and he’s currently -175 odds over at DraftKings. Joe Burrow from the Cincinnati Bengals, one of the preseason co-favorites with Prescott to win Comeback Player of the Year, is the closest […]

Rookie quarterback Trey Lance scrambles against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4 after Jimmy G went down with an injury. (Image: Ezra Shaw/Getty)

Rookie QB Trey Lance Named Week 5 Starter for 49ers

Trey Lance will make his first official start at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers when the rookie takes over for injured Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 5’s game against the undefeated Arizona Cardinals. On Friday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan officially named Lance the starter. Jimmy G continues to nurse […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield fails to tackle Justin Reid from the Houston Texans after an interception in Week 2. (Image: Ron Schwane/AP)

Cleveland Browns Injury Update: Baker Mayfield to Play with Torn Labrum

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will play the remainder of the season with a torn labrum injury on his left shoulder, or non-throwing shoulder. Mayfield initially suffered a minor shoulder dislocation in Week 2 against the Houston Texans, but the trainer popped the partially separated shoulder back into the socket, […]

Rookie quarterback from Zach Wilson from the New York Jets holds his ground in the pocket against the Tennessee Titans. (Image: Getty)

NFL Returns to London with Jets/Falcons, Dolphins/Jaguars

The NFL returns to the United Kingdom for games in London after a hiatus last season during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this year’s London games are lackluster once again with the New York Jets and Atlanta Falcons meeting this Sunday in Week 5, and the Jacksonville Jaguars […]

Tom Brady from the Tampa Bay Bucs checks out a pre-snap defensive read. (Image: Kim Klement)

Week 5 Survivor Picks: Bucs, Pats, Vikings, Cowboys, Ravens

Congrats on navigating the first month of the football season and avoiding an early bustout. We pinpointed five potential Survivor Pool picks in Week 5 including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers if you haven’t used the Bucs yet, along with the New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Ravens. […]

Trevor Ariza high-fives LeBron James during the Los Angeles Lakers media day last week in El Segundo. (Image: Getty)

Lakers Forward Trevor Ariza Out 2 Months After Ankle Surgery

Trevor Ariza signed a one-year min-deal with the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason, but he’ll have to wait a couple of months to join the team after he underwent arthroscopic debridement surgery to repair a lingering ankle injury. Ariza, 36, played for 10 teams during 17 seasons in the […]

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson dives into the end zone for a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers. (Image: Tony Avelar/AP)

Home Dog Alert Week 5: Seahawks, Bengals, Texans, Jaguars, WFT

As the NFL season heads into Week 5, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans are among the home dogs once again along with a rare appearance by the Seattle Seahawks, plus the Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Football Team. The Seattle Seahawks host the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football […]

The NBA continues its amended policy of not drug testing their players for marijuana. (Image: High Times)

420-Friendly NBA Will Not Drug Test Players for Marijuana

Th NBA Players Union released a memo which announced that the NBA will not randomly drug test its players for marijuana during the upcoming season. The NBA is more focused on making sure their players are staying away from performance-enhancing drugs and harder substances such as opiates. During the restart […]

Logan Thomas, tight end from the Washington Football Team. dives for a first down against the New York Giants in September. (Image: AP)

WFT Injury Report: TE Logan Thomas (Hamstring) Out 4-6 Weeks

It’s another bad beat for the Washington Football team, who are playing without a starting offensive lineman, quarterback, and now tight end after the team announced that Logan Thomas will miss at least four weeks with a hamstring injury. Thomas suffered the initial injury in the first quarter of the […]

Mac Jones, rookie quarterback from the New England Patriots, in action against the Tampa Bay Bucs on Sunday Night Football at Foxboro. (Image: Getty)

Mac Jones, Ja’Marr Chase Co-Favorites for NFL Rookie of Year

After a sluggish start from #1 pick Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars, he’s no longer the consensus favorite to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year because Mac Jones from the New England Patriots (+400 odds) and Ja’Marr Chase (+500) from the Cincinnati Bengals emerged as the new […]

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa gathers himself after the porous offensive line allowed a sack. (Image: Getty)

Dolphins Injury Update: QB Tua Tagovailoa Eyes Week 6 Return

Even though his ribs haven’t fully healed, the Miami Dolphins expect to have starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa back in the lineup when they fly to London, England, to play the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6. Tagovailoa initially suffered the injury when he went down in the first quarter of the […]

Kyler Murray from the Arizona Cardinals calls for a block during a scramble against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in LA. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Kyler Murray New MVP Betting Favorite Over Mahomes

After leading the Arizona Cardinals to a 4-0 start as the only remaining undefeated team remaining in the NFL, quarterback Kyler Murray is the new favorite to win the MVP at +450 odds. Murray started the season at +1600 odds to win the MVP over at DraftKings, but his odds […]

Kyler Murray from the Arizona cardinals evades pass rush from the Los Angeles Rams in their Week 4 victory at SoFi Stadium in LA. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Arizona Cardinals Start 4-0, Only Undefeated NFL Team

In a battle of 3-0 teams, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Rams to improve to 4-0 and become the last remaining undefeated team in the NFL. The Cardinals are the only 4-0 team remaining in the league, which is an indication of the current level of parity in […]

Teddy Bridgewater of the Denver Broncos hits the turf in the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens, and did not finish the game due to a head injury and concussion. (Image: AAron Ontiveroz/Getty)

Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater in Concussion Protocol

The Denver Broncos lost quarterback Teddy Bridgewater for the second half of their game against the Baltimore Ravens after he suffered a head injury and concussion on the last play in the first half. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Odafe Oweh dinged Bridgewater with a helmet-to-helmet hit late in the second quarter […]