Ed Scimia

Ed Scimia

Sports Writer  |  BETHEL, CT

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Ed Scimia covers gaming industry matters related to sports betting, and is the author of seven books – including Catching Fish: Your Practical Guide to Beating $1/$2 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Games, Gambling Essentials: The Knowledge You Need to Play Popular Casino Games, and So Bad It’s Good: More than 50 Great Films for Your Bad Movie Night. Ed has previously covered chess for About.com, poker for CardsChat News, and is coach of the Yale University curling team.

Tyron Woodley (right) will step in as a replacement opponent and fight a rematch against Jake Paul (left) later this month. (Image: Jason Miller/Getty)

Tyron Woodley Gets Rematch with Jake Paul After Fury Withdraws with Injury

After three months of trash talk, an untimely injury, and an infamous tattoo, Tyron Woodley will finally get his long-awaited rematch against Youtuber Jake Paul in the boxing ring. Woodley agreed to take the place of an injured Tommy Fury in the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view event on […]

Magnus Carlsen (left) has opened up a two-game lead over Ian Nepomniachtchi (right) in the 2021 World Chess Championship. (Image: Ali Haider/EPA)

World Chess Championship Odds: Carlsen Wins Twice, Takes Firm Control of Match

For the first five games of the 2021 World Chess Championship, fans and commentators lamented the lack of decisive results, wondering aloud whether it’s even possible to see fighting chess in a high-level match anymore. But two wins from Magnus Carlsen not only flipped that narrative, but have put challenger […]

The Big 12 Championship features a rematch between playoff hopeful Oklahoma State and a Baylor team seeking its first conference title. (Image: Brett Rojo/USA Today Sports)

Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma State Eyes College Football Playoff Berth vs. Baylor

The Oklahoma State Cowboys have slowly worked their way into College Football Playoff contention over the past five weeks, culminating with a rivalry win over Oklahoma last week. Now, they’ll face off against Baylor in a Big 12 Championship that carries serious postseason implications. No. 5 Oklahoma State could easily […]

Max Scherzer has signed a three-year, $130 million contract with the New York Mets. (Image: Brett Davis/USA Today Sports)

Mets Sign Max Scherzer, Join Shortlist of 2022 World Series Contenders

The New York Mets already boast one of the best pitchers in baseball in two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom. Now, they’ll bring even more firepower to the mound in 2022 with the addition of veteran starter Max Scherzer to the rotation. New York signed Scherzer to a three-year, […]