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.

WWE is taking on AEW head-to-head on television by moving its Wednesday night NXT shows from its streaming service to the USA Network. (Image: WWE)

Wednesday Night Wrestling Wars: AEW, WWE to Air Competing TV Shows This Fall

Wrestling fans will have a decision to make in October, as both All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will be broadcasting television shows on Wednesday nights. This marks the first time since the end of the Monday Night Wars between the then WWF’s Monday Night Raw and […]

Juan Carlos Saez was suspended for eight years after failing to cooperate with a TIU investigation into potential match-fixing. (Image: Agencia Uno)

Juan Carlos Saez Suspended Eight Years Following Match-Fixing Probe

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has suspended Chilean tennis player Juan Carlos Saez for eight years following a probe into potential match-fixing. The TIU began an investigation into Saez after it saw evidence of unusual betting on some of his matches. Saez Failed to Cooperate with TIU Officials If you’ve […]

Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale will miss the remainder of the 2019 season with a left elbow injury. (Image: Jason Miller/Getty)

Chris Sale Out for the Season, Should Avoid Tommy John Surgery

Boston Red Sox starter Chris Sale will sit out the remainder of the regular season with an injury to his left elbow after feeling soreness and undergoing an MRI following his last start. In a statement, Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski said that Sale flew to Florida on Monday to […]

Tyson Fury (left) and Deontay Wilder (right) will face off in February in a rematch of their thrilling split decision draw from 2018. (Image: Harry How/Getty)

Tyson Fury Reveals Rematch with Deontay Wilder Will Take Place on Feb. 22

Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has announced that the highly anticipated rematch between him and WBC heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder will take place in Las Vegas on Feb. 22 of next year. The announcement came during a segment on ESPN’s Now or Never that aired on Friday. Fury, Wilder Battled […]

Denny Hamlin (left) was apologetic after denying Matt DiBenedetto (right) his first career NASCAR win. (Image: NASCAR)

Denny Hamlin Wins at Pocono, DiBenedetto Finishes Second After Upset Bid

Denny Hamlin picked up his fourth win of the season, surpassing Matt DiBenedetto with 12 laps to go to win the Bristol Night Race on Saturday. The comeback denied DiBenedetto his first career NASCAR Cup Series win, and moved Hamlin up into third place in the driver standings. Hamlin Apologies […]

aniel Cormier (left) will attempt to defend his UFC heavyweight title in a rematch against Stipe Miocic (right) at UFC 241. (Image: Josh Hedges/Zuffa)

UFC 241: Daniel Cormier Defends Heavyweight Title vs. Stipe Miocic

Daniel Cormier will look to defend his heavyweight championship against the man that he initially took the title from last year, as he steps into the Octagon for a rematch with Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 241. The Saturday bout will be Miocic’s first since being knocked […]

Sportsbooks opened for business at several Iowa casinos on Thursday, including the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs. (Image: Joe Shearer/World-Herald News Service)

Iowa Takes First Legal Bets as Sportsbooks Open for Business on Thursday

The first legal sports bets in Iowa were accepted on Thursday, just three months after legislation was passed to legalize sportsbooks in the Hawkeye State. Both retail and online betting began on Aug. 15, with bettors required to visit a physical location to register for mobile wagering. Tim Dwight Places […]