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 Tampa Bay Rays won in extra innings on Monday to push their winning streak to 11 games. (Image: Julio Aguilar/Getty)

Tampa Bay Rays Win 11 Straight to Assert Themselves in AL East Race

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The Tampa Bay Rays won in dramatic fashion on both Sunday and Monday, extending their winning streak to 11 games and taking over first place in the highly competitive AL East race. The Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-8 on Monday, overcoming two Vladimir Guerrero Jr. home runs to […]

Rob Font (left) dominated the standup portion of his fight against Cody Garbrandt (left) on his way to a unanimous decision victory. (Image: Chris Unger/Zuffa)

MMA Notebook: Font Dominates Garbrandt, Cyborg Finishes Smith Late

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Rob Font won a one-sided decision over Cody Garbrandt in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday to position himself as a leading contender for the bantamweight title. Font defeated the former bantamweight champion 48-47, 50-45, 50-45 in a controlled, dominant performance that could set him up for […]

Phil Mickelson became the oldest man to win a major golf championship on Sunday, winning the PGA Championship at age 50. (Image: AP)

Phil Mickelson Completes Long Shot Bid to Win PGA Championship at Age 50

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Phil Mickelson became the oldest winner of a major championship in golf history, claiming the PGA Championship by two strokes on Sunday. The 50-year-old Mickelson shot a 1-over 73 in the final round at Kiawah Island to finish two shots ahead of Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen. Mickelson braves crowd […]

Sixteen grandmasters will compete for cash and Bitcoin in the FTX Crypto Cup, beginning on May 23, 2021. (Image: Champions Chess Tour)

World’s Best Chess Players Compete for Bitcoin in FTX Crypto Cup

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World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will look to win his second straight Champions Chess Tour event – and a fair amount of Bitcoin – when the online FTX Crypto Cup begins on Sunday. The FTX Crypto Cup features a prize pool of $220,000 in cash, as well as 2.1825 Bitcoin. […]

Rory McIlroy is coming off a win earlier this month, and enters the PGA Championship as the favorite to win at Kiawah. (Image: AP)

Rory McIlroy Roars Into Kiawah Island as PGA Championship Favorite

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Two weeks ago, Rory McIlroy ended an 18-month drought by winning the Wells Fargo Championship for the third time. Now, he’ll enter the PGA Championship as the favorite to win his first major in nearly seven years. McIlroy returns to Kiawah Island, the site of his first PGA Championship win […]

Angels outfielder Mike Trout could miss up to 6 to 8 weeks with a right calf strain. (Image: Winslow Townson/AP)

Mike Trout Injury Makes Shohei Ohtani Favorite for AL MVP Award

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The Los Angeles Angels are struggling to stay in contention early in the season, despite outstanding performances from their two best players. Now, the team will have to try to turn things around without superstar Mike Trout, who could miss up to two months with a strained calf. Trout exited […]

The Chicago White Sox have the best record in baseball and lead the AL Central by 3.5 games. (Image: Jim Mone/AP)

The Chicago White Sox Might Just be the Best Team in Baseball

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The Chicago White Sox came into the 2021 season with high hopes. They expected to contend for the AL Central title, and most experts considered them one of the top teams in the American League. Now, after 40 games, the White Sox aren’t just meeting those expectations, they’re surpassing them, […]

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have experienced dramatic price drops in recent days, impacting the prices of sports NFTs like Topps MLB as well. (Image: Dado Ruvic/Reuters)

Cryptocurrency Plunge Sends WAX, Topps MLB NFT Prices Tumbling

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Over the past week, cryptocurrency prices have dropped significantly. As of Monday afternoon, Bitcoin had fallen nearly 27% over the last seven days, while Ethereum fell 19% over the same period. Smaller cryptocurrencies also felt the pinch, and that meant falling prices for Topps MLB NFTs as well. WAX, the […]

While Canadian teams will start the Stanley Cup Playoffs competing against each other, Canadian border issues could become an issue for the NHL in later rounds. (Image: Julian Avram/Icon/Getty)

NHL Wants Answers on Canadian Border, Playoff Implications by June 1

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The NHL organized its 2020-2021 season in deference to the COVID-19 pandemic, isolating its Canadian teams in their own division to avoid cross-border travel. But one of those teams will have to compete against its American counterparts during the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the NHL says it needs answers on […]

The long list of Stanley Cup Champions includes the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won the trophy in 2020. (Image: Andy Devlin/NHLI/Getty)Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars 2-0 in Game Six of the NHL Stanley Cup Final to win the best of seven game series 4-2 at Rogers Place on September 28, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

OG’s Complete List of Stanley Cup Champions

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When Lord Stanley of Preston donated the Stanley Cup – which he inscribed as the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup – he couldn’t have known that he was creating the longest-running professional sports trophy in North America. Yet, the NHL still awards the trophy to this day, with each winner adding […]