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.

The Overwatch League will add eight new teams for its second season, expanding the competition to 20 teams in total. (Image: Blizzard Entertainment)

Overwatch League Unveils Full Slate of Eight Expansion Teams for 2019 Season

The 2019 Overwatch League season will see eight new teams join the esports competition, as Activision Blizzard and the league announced six more expansion franchises on Friday. Atlanta and Guangzhou had already been confirmed as expansion teams earlier this summer, and will now be joined by new squads in North […]

Miami Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills (left) and Albert Wilson (right) were the first two NFL players to take a knee during the national anthem this season. (Image: AP)

NFL Not Planning to Enforce New National Anthem Policy This Season

The controversy over protests taking place during the national anthem before games wasn’t likely to go away completely no matter what the NFL did this season, though officials hoped a new policy would help reduce tensions over the issue. But with all parties unable to come to a satisfactory agreement, […]

Tyron Woodley is looking to earn respect when he defends his welterweight title against Darren Till at UFC 228. (Image: Getty)

Tyron Woodley Defends Welterweight Championship vs. Darren Hill at UFC 228

Tyron Woodley is putting his welterweight championship on the line against an undefeated challenger in the main event of UFC 228, which takes place this Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Woodley is looking to make his fourth title defense and will take on Darren “The Gorilla” […]

William Hill continued its pivot to the American sports betting market on Wednesday, announcing a partnership agreement with Eldorado Resorts. (Image: David Dew/Racing Post)

William Hill Reaches 25-Year Sports Betting Agreement with Eldorado Resorts

William Hill is continuing to expand its reach in the American sports betting marketplace, as the company has reached a deal with casino operator Eldorado Resorts to establish sportsbooks in their facilities across the United States. The agreement sees William Hill US get the exclusive right to manage sportsbooks for […]

Shohei Ohtani will almost certainly undergo Tommy John surgery that will keep him off the pitching mound until 2020, though that hasn’t stopped him from hitting for now. (Image: AP)

Shohei Ohtani Hits Two Home Runs Hours After Tommy John Surgery Recommendation

On Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Angels announced that team doctors had recommended Tommy John surgery for two-way star Shohei Ohtani, a procedure that would likely keep him off the mound until 2020. Apparently, the damage to Ohtani’s ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) hasn’t impacted his swing. Ohtani responded to the […]

Roger Federer suffered a shocking four-set loss to John Millman in the fourth round of the 2018 US Open. (Image: Getty)

Roger Federer Stunned by John Millman in US Open Fourth Round Upset

Five-time champion Roger Federer was bounced from the US Open in fourth-round action on Monday night, as Australia’s John Millman pulled off a major upset to advance to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Millman defeated Federer 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-3), handing the Swiss legend his first ever loss […]

Bryson DeChambeau has now won the first two events of the 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs, clinching the top seed in the Tour Championship for the 24-year-old. (Image: Gregory Shamus/Getty)

Bryson DeChambeau Continues FedEx Cup Domination with Second Straight Win

Bryson DeChambeau shot a 4-under-par 67 in Monday’s final round to earn a two-shot victory over Justin Rose in the Dell Technologies Championship, giving him two wins in two events so far in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The victory guarantees that DeChambeau will be the top seed heading into the […]

Charges were dropped against Nick Diaz in connection to an alleged domestic violence incident that took place in May. (Image: Josh Hedges/Zuffa/Getty)

Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Nick Diaz Hours Before Preliminary Hearing

Clark County prosecutors dropped all charges against Nick Diaz on Thursday, hours before the UFC fighter was set to attend a preliminary hearing in front of a Las Vegas judge. Diaz was facing three felony charges and a misdemeanor, all of which stemmed from an alleged domestic violence incident that […]