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.

Oregon QB Justin Herbert and Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa are competing to become the second quarterback picked in the 2020 NFL Draft. (Image: NY Post)

2020 NFL Draft: Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Tua Tagovailoa Top QB Prospects

The 2020 NFL Draft has several key quarterbacks available for teams in need. Joe Burrow (LSU), Justin Herbert (Oregon), Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama), Jordan Love (Utah State), and Jacob Eason (Washington) are the consensus top 5 QBs in the upcoming NFL Draft. The deep quarterback class also includes Jake Fromm (Georgia) […]

Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady during warm-ups at Super Bowl LIII. (Image: Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)

Gronk Unretires for Tom Brady, Pats Trade Rob Gronkowski to Tampa Bay

The “weird” in our current weird times continues. After a short stint in the WWE and an appearance on “The Masked Singer” karaoke reality show, Rob Gronkowski will unretire. The New England Patriots agreed to trade Gronk, the five-time Pro Bowl tight end, to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers so he […]

Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan sitting on the bench during the Jordan's final season with the Chicago Bulls against Vancouver Grizzlies in 1998. (Image: Andy Hayt/Getty)

The Last Dance, Episode 1: ‘Mike’ Jordan and Cocaine Traveling Circus

ESPN aired the first two episodes of “The Last Dance,” the documentary about Michael Jordan and his final season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98 as they sought to win their sixth championship and complete a second three-peat. The first episode revealed Jordan’s origin story from the freshman named “Mike” […]

North Carolina guard Cole Anthony flexes after hitting a 3-pointer early in the 2019-20 season. (Image: Gerry Broome/AP)

UNC’s Cole Anthony Declares for NBA Draft, NY Knicks Bound?

Cole Anthony, North Carolina’s super freshman, declared himself eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft. Cole, the son of Greg Anthony (New York Knicks point guard), grew up in New York City and has no qualms about getting drafted by his hometown Knicks. Anthony averaged 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.0 […]

Emoni Bates throws down a dunk during a Lincoln HS basketball game. (Image: Scott Hasse/Detroit Free Press)

Emoni Bates First Sophomore Named High School Player of the Year

Emoni Bates made history by becoming the first sophomore to earn High School Player of the Year honors. Bates, the star player at Lincoln High in Ypsilanti, Michigan, won the 2020 Gatorade National Player of the Year. Bates, a 6-foot-9 point-forward, is only 16 years old and still has two […]

The 2020 Tour de France was scheduled to start in Nice for only the second time in its history. (Image: Tour de France)

2020 Tour de France Postponed Until Late August

The 107th installment of the Tour de France, the most popular cycling race in the world and one of the three races on the Grand Tours, will be postponed until late August due to the coronavirus pandemic that has been ravaging France and the rest of Europe. The 2020 Tour […]

Vernon Carey celebrates hitting an "and-one" basket against Virginia in Charlottesville. (Image: Rich Barnes/USA Today Sports)

Going Pro: Duke Big Man Vernon Carey Declares for NBA Draft

Vernon Carey led Duke in scoring as a freshman and now the 6-foot-10 center is officially a “one-and-done” player after declaring himself eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft. Carey averaged 17.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks this season at Duke. He also shot 57.7% from the floor. Carey earned […]

Killian Hayes, point guard for Ratiopharm Ulm in the German basketball league, is a projected first round pick. (Image: Harry Langer/Getty)

2020 NBA Draft Prospect: PG Killian Hayes (France)

Killian Hayes, a point guard prospect from France, declared himself eligible for the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft. Several mock drafts project Hayes as a late, first-round pick. Hayes, 18, already played pro ball in France and Germany. The 6-foot-5, left-handed point guard currently plays for Ratiopharm Ulm in the top […]

What the proposed realignment of teams would look like when the MLB resumes the 2020 season. (Image:  USA Today Sports)

MLB Floats Cactus and Grapefruit Divisions for Post-Pandemic Season

The start of the 2020 MLB season has been postponed indefinitely during the coronavirus pandemic. In the meantime, MLB executives and league officials have discussed multiple scenarios to start the season. One such idea includes division realignment by the MLB, splitting the league in two (the Cactus League in Arizona […]

Rudy Tomjanovich on the sidelines while coaching the Houston Rockets. (Image: Getty)

Rudy Tomjanovich Heading to Basketball Hall of Fame

Rudy Tomjanovich, a five-time NBA All-Star player and a two-time NBA champion as head coach of the Houston Rockets, earned an induction into the 2020 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Tomjanovich won two NBA titles in the mid-1990s with Hakeem Olajuwon. Tomjanovich spent 34 seasons with the Rockets as a […]

Only eight players remain in the special players-only NBA 2K charity tournament for COVID-19 relief. (Image: NBA 2K)

NBA 2K Players Tournament Odds: Devin Booker and Patrick Beverly Favorites

The NBA 2K players-only tournament continues with eight NBA players remaining and the quarterfinals scheduled for Thursday. Trae Young, Deandre Ayton, Patrick Beverly, Andre Drummond, Montrezl Harrell, Rui Hachimura, Devin Booker, and Derrick Jones, Jr. all won their first-round matches and advanced to the second round. Beverly (+225) and Booker […]

Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon star guard, during a victory over Long Beach State in 2019 in Long Beach, CA. (Image: Joe Scarnici/Getty)

Sabrina Ionescu and Obi Toppin Named Wooden Award Winners

The John R. Wooden Award recognizes the top player in college basketball. Sabrina Ionescu (Oregon) and Obi Toppin (Dayton) both won the 2020 Wooden Award as the premier women’s and men’s college basketball players. Ionescu won the Wooden Award in consecutive years. She joined an elite group of five other […]

Theo Maledon, point guard for ASVEL, during action in France's top basketball league in Paris. (Image: Elyxandro Cegarra/Getty)

French Star Theo Maledon Declares for NBA Draft

Theo Maledon, a point guard from France, made himself eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft. Maledon plays on the French national team and he has been playing pro basketball with ASVEL. Maledon, who will turn 19-years old in mid-June, has been regarded as the top young player in France for […]

Kim Mulkey, head coach of Baylor, celebrates winning the 2019 women’s college basketball championship. (Image: Suzanne Greenberg/Getty)

Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey Named to Basketball Hall of Fame

Kim Mulkey, a standout college basketball player with Louisiana Tech in the 1980s and current coach of the Baylor Lady Bears, earned a nod into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Mulkey won three NCAA women’s basketball championships as the head coach of Baylor. She also earned a championship as a […]