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.

Ashleigh Barty heads into the quarterfinals as the favorite to win the 2021 Wimbledon title. (Image: AP)

Wimbledon Odds: Top Seeds Barty, Sabalenka in Quarterfinals Action on Tuesday

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty will continue her deepest career run at Wimbledon on Tuesday when she takes on fellow Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in a quarterfinal matchup on Centre Court. With many contenders dropping out early or skipping Wimbledon entirely, Barty has become the clear favorite at the grass-court Grand […]

Shohei Ohtani (left) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (right) have left everyone else behind in the race for AL MVP. (Image: USA Today/Reuters)

Midseason MLB Awards: Ohtani and Guerrero in Two-Way Race for AL MVP

Given the two-way performance that Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels has produced this year, it would take something special from another player to challenge him for the AL MVP award. But through the first half of the season, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has put up […]

Sports NFTs are broadly dropping in price, but some products – like Topps MLB Premium Packs – are managing to hold their ground rather well. (Image: AtomicHub)

Sports NFTs Suffer in the Wake of Falling Crypto Prices

The price of Bitcoin fell from a high of more than $63,000 in mid-April to a low of less than $32,000 at various times in June. Ethereum peaked at over $4,100, only to fall to under $1,800 on Saturday. And while cryptocurrency prices have begun to rebound, the damage seems […]

Serena Williams retired from her first-round match at Wimbledon with a leg injury on Tuesday. (Image: Reuters)

Serena Williams Withdraws from Wimbledon with Leg Injury (VIDEO)

Twenty-three-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams withdrew from Wimbledon during the first set of her opening round match on Tuesday with a leg injury, ending one of the early betting favorite’s latest bid for a record-tying 24th major title. Williams slipped during a point in the fifth game and appeared […]

Hector Santiago became the first victim of the new MLB policy against foreign substances on Sunday, as umpires ejected him during the fifth inning. (Image: USATSI)

Hector Santiago First Pitcher Ejected Under New MLB Foreign Substance Guidelines

When umpires ejected Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Hector Santiago from a game on Sunday, it was a historic occasion: the first ejection under the new rules regarding foreign substances in Major League Baseball. Umpires found a sticky substance on Santiago’s glove, then ejected him from the game after a brief […]

The top women’s chess player in the world, Hou Yifan (left) and World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen (right) will headline the field for the Goldmoney Asian Rapid. (Image: Eric van Reem/Chess.com)

Magnus Carlsen, Hou Yifan Highlight Field for Goldmoney Asian Rapid

Grandmaster Hou Yifan will become the first woman to compete in the Champions Chess Tour on Saturday when she joins an elite field of 16 players in the Goldmoney Asian Rapid online tournament. Hou comes in as a +5000 pick to win the Goldmoney Asian Rapid, according to online sportsbook […]