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.

Overwatch League teams will begin playing in their home cities for the 2020 season. (Image: Robert Paul/Blizzard Entertainment)

Overwatch League Teams to Begin Playing in Home Markets for 2020 Season

The Overwatch League is planning on having its franchises host matches in their home cities next year, the first time such a system has been attempted in a major professional esports league. Overwatch League currently features 20 teams that represent 19 cities, with two teams – the Gladiators and the […]

Las Vegas Stadium is beginning to take shape, but one local vlogger is reporting that weather delays could threaten the arena’s August 2020 opening date. (Image: Christopher DeVargas/Las Vegas Sun)

Rumor: Las Vegas Stadium Delays Could Threaten 2020 Opening Date

A new report from a local vlogger suggests that recent delays in the construction of Las Vegas Stadium could push the opening date for the arena back to around the same time that preseason games would be set to begin for the Raiders in the 2020 season. Currently, the Raiders […]

The Bangladesh national cricket team was nearly on the scene of the mass shooting at a Christchurch mosque, but escaped safely. (Image: Cricket Australia)

Bangladesh National Cricket Team Narrowly Escapes New Zealand Massacre

The Bangladesh national cricket team narrowly missed being on the site of the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, prompting the cancellation of an international match between the squad and New Zealand. 49 people were killed in the terrorist attack, which was apparently carried out by an […]

Roger Federer is on a collision course with Rafael Nadal at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. (Image: Peter Staples/ATP Tour)

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal On Course for Semifinal Clash at Indian Wells

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer breezed past their fourth round opponents on Wednesday to move the two tennis legends one step closer to a semifinal matchup in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Federer dispatched British player Kyle Edmund 6-1, 6-4 in just over an hour, while Nadal scored […]

The Collegiate Esports Championship will feature qualifying rounds leading to championship play in at least five different games. (Image: ESPN)

ESPN Launching Collegiate Esports Championship Covering Several Popular Titles

ESPN announced Tuesday that it would be creating a new event known as the Collegiate Esports Championship, a tournament series that could include hundreds of colleges and universities across North America. The series will begin with qualifiers, with the semifinals and finals taking place at the LAN Championship on May […]

Daniel Murphy was one of several players who were moved after the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline last year. (Image: Patrick Gorski/USA Today Sports)

Report: Major League Baseball Moving to Single Trade Deadline for 2019

According to Ken Rosenthal of The Atlantic, Major League Baseball is planning to do away with its second trade deadline for waiver transactions, opting instead for a single non-waiver deadline that will continue to be on July 31. Rosenthal’s report cites unnamed sources who say that the new deadline will […]