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.

Kevin Durant shoots over Jeff Green during the Golden State Warriors Game 3 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals. (Image: Jamie Sabau/Getty/AFP)

Golden State Pushes Cleveland to Brink of Sweep After 110-102 Game 3 Win

The Golden State Warriors are just one game away from winning their second straight championship after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-102 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Warriors now have a 3-0 lead over the Cavaliers in the series. There have been 131 NBA playoff series that have […]

Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has been stripped of the IBF middleweight championship after failing to fight mandatory challenger Sergiy Derevyanchenko. (Image: Getty)

Gennady Golovkin Stripped of IBF Title for Refusing to Fight Mandatory Challenger

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has stripped Gennady Golovkin – known to boxing fans as “GGG” – of the IBF middleweight championship on Wednesday after he failed to fight Sergiy Derevyanchenko, the federation’s mandatory challenger for the title belt. The decision comes after a May 22 meeting in Newark, New […]

Gennady Golovkin (left) and Canelo Alvarez (right) fought to a draw in a September 2017 fight. Talks for a rematch now appear to be off until 2019. (Image: John Gurzinski/AFP/Getty)

De La Hoya Says GGG vs. Canelo Alvarez Rematch Won’t Happen in 2018

Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fought to a draw last year, and fans are clamoring for a rematch between the two middleweights. But according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, demands by GGG for an equal split of the revenue from the fight have ended […]

Delaware Governor John Carney shows off his ticket after placing the first single-game sports bet in the state at Dover Downs Hotel and Casino. (Image: Patrick Semansky/AP)

Delaware Becomes First State to Take Single-Game Sports Bets Outside of Nevada

The new era of American sports betting officially kicked off on Tuesday, as Delaware became the first state outside of Nevada to offer full-scale sportsbooks at its casinos. The quick pivot to single-game betting in Delaware was made possible after the Supreme Court decision that repealed the Professional and Amateur […]

LeBron James will be a free agent following the 2018 season, and the team that lands him will likely become a title favorite. (Image: Getty)

LeBron’s Uncertain Future Looms Large Over 2019 NBA Title Odds

The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has already released their opening odds for the 2019 NBA championship, with most of the usual suspects present near the top of the board. But there’s one major question that has to be answered before a clear picture about next season can emerge: where will […]

Martin Truex Jr. celebrates after winning the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, his second victory of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season. (Image: Getty)

Martin Truex Jr. Pulls Away on Late Restart to Win Pocono 400

Martin Truex Jr. pulled away following a restart with just seven laps remaining to win the Pocono 400 on Sunday, claiming his second NASCAR Cup Series title of the season. Truex, the defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, finished about 2.5 seconds ahead of runner up Kyle Larson to […]

FC Cincinnati forward Jimmy McLaughlin celebrates after a win over Chicago Fire in the 2017 US Open Cup. FC Cincinnati will be joining MLS as an expansion franchise in 2019. (Image: The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar)

MLS Upping FC Cincinnati as Newest Expansion Team for 2019 Season

Major League Soccer announced Tuesday that FC Cincinnati would be ready to take the pitch for the 2019 season, making them the 26th MLS team. FC Cincinnati already exists as a professional soccer franchise. The team currently competes in the United Soccer League (USL), which is considered to be on […]

Fans can’t get enough of the Vegas Golden Knights, raising ticket prices and driving record ratings for the Stanley Cup Final. (Image: Marc Sanchez/AP)

Golden Knights Driving Record Stanley Cup Ticket Prices, TV Ratings

Everywhere you look in Las Vegas, Golden Knights fever is reaching new levels. Locals are all-in on the #nocaps campaign, barbers at Bellagio are creating golden Stanley Cup beards for fans, and casinos up and down the Strip have installed displays supporting the team. And now there’s statistical data to […]

Rockets guard James Harden shoots over the Warriors’ Klay Thompson. Houston missed 27 straight 3-pointers during their loss to Golden State in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. (Image: Getty)

Golden State Advances to NBA Finals After Houston’s Historic Cold Streak

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets 101-92 in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Monday, advancing to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive season. The Warriors staged yet another third-quarter surge to erase an 11-point halftime deficit, the largest halftime […]