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.

Egan Bernal (center) flanked by his Ineos teammates on the way to the finish line at the final stage of the 2019 Tour de France in Paris. (Image: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP)

2020 Tour de France Odds: Egan Bernal, Chris Froome Favorites

Oddsmakers at the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas list defending champion Egan Bernal as the favorite at 11/4 odds to win his second consecutive Tour de France. Bernal became the first rider from Colombia to win the Tour de France. He was also the youngest rider (22 at the time) […]

EA Sports revealed the collage cover of Madden 21 featuring 2019 NFL MVP Lamar Jackson. (Image: EA Sports)

MVP Lamar Jackson Snags Cover of Madden 21

Baltimore Ravens quarterback, Lamar Jackson, will appear on the cover of EA Sports’ Madden 21 football video game. The cover of Madden Football has been linked to jinxed players in the past, but the last few players who graced the Madden cover faded the so-called hex. Last season, Patrick Mahomes […]

Allegiant Stadium, the new home of the Las Vegas Raiders, will host the next NFL Pro Bowl in January 2021. (Image: @NFL/Twitter)

NFL Moves Pro Bowl to Las Vegas, Raiders New Stadium Hype Video

The NFL Pro Bowl will host its annual All-Star festivities at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the new home of the Las Vegas Raiders, and host to the next Pro Bowl on January 31, 2021. Meanwhile, the Las Vegas Raiders recently released a “hype video” to fire up fans about […]

Leader board standings after Day 6 in PUBG Mobile Players League Americas. (Image: YouTube)

PUBG Mobile Americas Pro League: Loops, B4, Wildcard Gaming in Top 3

PUBG Mobile Americas Pro League (aka PMPL Americas) features 20 teams from North America and Latin America competing for a $50,000 first-place prize, with the top eight teams qualifying for the PUBG Mobile World League Championship. At the start of the second week of action, 20 teams played through Map […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan during warm ups at NFL Super Bowl 54 in Miami, FL. (Image: Matt York/AP)

San Francisco 49ers Lock Up Kyle Shanahan to 2025

Kyle Shanahan guided the San Francisco 49ers to Super Bowl 54 and the team rewarded him with a six-year contract extension that runs through the 2025 season. In 2019, the Niners went 13-3 and won the NFC West. The Niners knocked the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers out […]

The Freshers (green) and Dairy Dash (blue) compete in Last Marble Standing Event #4 Collision at the Cravendome in Craven Dales, UK. (Image: YouTube)

Last Marble Standing: The Freshers Take Gold in Event 4 Collision

Jelle’s Marble Runs completed four of six events in its latest racing series, the Last Marble Standing. The Freshers finished in first place in Last Marble Standing Event #4, Collision. With two events remaining, Graze of Glory leads overall despite a next-to-last place finish in the Collision event. Graze of […]

Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire acknowledging the crowd at Busch Stadium in St. Louis after he hit home run #62 in 1998. (Image: Getty)

MLB HR Record: Ruth, Maris, McGwire, Bonds Home Run Kings

ESPN aired its latest 30 for 30 documentary film, “Long Gone Summer,” about the 1998 season when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa chased the elusive MLB home run record previously held by Roger Maris (61 HR in 1961). Since the legendary Babe Ruth set the original HR record with 60 […]

Mike Budenholzer, head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, during a game at Fiserv Arena. (Image: Michael Conroy/AP).

NBA Coach of Year: Mike Budenholzer or Nick Nurse?

Budz or NN? For the second year in a row, the 2020 NBA Coach of the Year boils down to a two-man race between Mike Budenholzer (Milwaukee Bucks) and Nick Nurse (Toronto Raptors). Last season, Budenholzer edged out Nurse to win the 2019 Coach of the Year. According to a […]

NY Yankees RF Aaron Judge congratulates SS Gleyber Torres after hitting a home run in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. (Image: Julie Jacobson/AP)

Bronx Baby Bombers Favs to Clinch AL Pennant

Oddsmakers have pegged the New York Yankees as the consensus favorite to win the AL Pennant this season at 8/5 odds. The Yankees’ young stars — Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres, and Gary “Kraken” Sanchez — have yet to play in the World Series together, but the Baby Bombers are the […]

Anthony Edwards, Georgia's freshman shooting guard, takes a layup against Michigan State in the Maui Invitational in Hawaii in 2019. (Image: Darryl Oumi/Getty)

Who Will Go No. 1? Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, or Obi Toppin?

DraftKings updated its odds on which player will end up as the #1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, and Anthony Edwards (Georgia) is the overall favorite at -110. Big man James Wiseman (Memphis) and LaMelo Ball (Illawarra Hawks) are also among the top-three betting favorites as a potential first […]

The LA Dodgers celebrate an extra innings victory in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series. (Image: Thomas York/Getty)

LA Dodgers Favs to Snag Third NL Pennant Since 2017

The Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and Washington Nationals are the consensus top-three favorites to win the National League (NL) pennant in 2020, with the Dodgers the overall favorite at 8/5 odds to represent the NL in the World Series. According to a recent update by William Hill, the Dodgers […]

LaMarcus Aldridge, forward on the Spurs, during a game against the Rockets in San Antonio, Texas. (Image: Eric Gay/AP)

Stop the L-Train, LaMarcus Aldridge Dunzo

San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge won’t return to the team after undergoing surgery to repair his shoulder injury. Aldridge, 34, went under the knife in April to repair a rotator cuff debridement injury. Even with the delayed return to the season and postseason, Aldridge hasn’t fully recovered from […]

Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson in Pac-12 baseball action. (Image: Peter Vander Stoep/AZ Republic)

Tork Time in the Big D, Slugger Spencer Torkelson No. 1 in MLB Draft

The Detroit Tigers selected Spencer Torkelson, the first baseman from the Arizona State Sun Devils, with the #1 overall pick in the 2020 MLB Amateur Draft. The Tigers intend to move their top-ranked, power-hitting prospect to third base. Torkelson, 20, led the NCAA in home runs as a freshman when […]

Model Kendall Jenner and NBA star Devin Booker (of the Phoenix Suns) have been romantically linked according to the Hollywood tabloids. (Image: Harpers)

Sushi Date Night at Nobu with Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner

TMZ reported that Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker were spotted at Nobu in Malibu for a fancy sushi dinner before Booker reported to the Phoenix Suns for the continuation of the NBA season and playoffs. “They both looked really good,” said TMZ. “In fact, Kendall walked out of the restaurant […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal defended by LA Lakers center Dwight Howard in 2019. (Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP)

LBJ, AD, and BB? LA Lakers Interested in Wiz’s Bradley Beal

Bradley Beal, the star guard from the Washington Wizards, has drawn the eye of the Los Angeles Lakers. Beal’s name popped up in multiple trade rumors involving the Brooklyn Nets, New Orleans Pelicans, and the Lakers. In reality, the chances that the Lakers pull off a trade for Beal are […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schorder during a game against the Houston Rockets in 2020. (Image: Cooper Neill/Getty)

NBA Sixth Man of the Year: Dennis Schroder or Montrezl Harrell?

Schro or Trez? Who was the dominant reserve player this season? Dennis Schroder (Oklahoma City Thunder) or Montrezl Harrell (Los Angeles Clippers) are the favorites to win the 2020 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Either Schroder or Harrell will dethrone Lou Williams (LA Clippers), who won the NBA Sixth […]