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.

Chris Morris became the highest-paid player in league history when the Rajasthan Royals paid $2.24 million for the South African in the 2021 IPL auction. (Image: Getty)

Chris Morris, Krishnappa Gowtham Set Salary Records in 2021 IPL Auction

The Indian Premier League held its annual player auction on Thursday, with two players setting new salary records for the professional Twenty20 cricket league. Chris Morris set the record for the highest salary in IPL history, while Krishnappa Gowtham became the highest-paid uncapped Indian player ever. Rajasthan Pays Big Money […]

Rafael Nadal exited the Australian Open after losing a two-set lead to Stefanos Tsitsipas in their quarterfinal match. (Image: Reuters)

Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty Stunned in Australian Open Quarterfinal Upsets

Stefanos Tsitsipas rallied from two sets down to defeat Rafael Nadal on Wednesday in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open. Tsitsipas ended Nadal’s run for a 21st Grand Slam title, coming from behind to win 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 7-5. Tsitsipas Experiences ‘Nirvana’ in Comeback Win The 34-year-old […]

Fan Controlled Football offered up a wildly ridiculous but surprisingly entertaining show in its debut on Saturday night. (Image: Fan Controlled Football/Twitter)

Fan Controlled Football is Ridiculous, Chaotic, Silly, and Fun

If you tuned into Fan Controlled Football on Saturday hoping for something that resembles the NFL, you would have been wildly disappointed. Purist fans will probably rebel just by hearing about the seven-on-seven action on a 50-yard field. But in Fan Controlled Football, that’s only the beginning. As the name […]

Serena Williams will take on Simona Halep in one of four Australian Open quarterfinal matches on Tuesday. (Image: Getty)

Australian Open Quarterfinals: Williams Faces Halep, Djokovic Battles Zverev

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will both play their quarterfinal matches at the Australian Open on Tuesday after facing tough tests in the fourth round over the weekend. Both Williams and Osaka needed three sets to get by their seeded opponents on Sunday. Williams Faces Halep in Quarterfinals Williams got […]

Wesley So picked up his second Champions Chess Tour title, beating Magnus Carlsen again in the final of the Opera Euro Rapid. (Image: Chess24/YouTube)

Wesley So Beats Magnus Carlsen in Final to Win Opera Euro Rapid

Wesley So picked up his second title on the Champions Chess Tour Sunday, beating World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen to win the Opera Euro Rapid. So previously defeated Carlsen in the final of the Skilling Open, making this the second time he has denied the Norwegian a chance to earn […]

Pogchamps 3 begins on Sunday, Feb. 14, with a mix of Twitch streamers and mainstream celebrities battling for a $100,000 prize pool. (Image: Chess.com/Twitter)

PogChamps 3: Players, Groups, Format and Prizes for Twitch Chess Tournament

The PogChamps 3 online chess tournament begins Sunday, Feb. 14 with a whole new lineup of players, but a format that will be somewhat familiar to those who followed the first two versions of the streaming sensation. This time around, the prize money has grown significantly, and a few mainstream […]

Denny Hamlin will try to win a record-setting third straight Daytona 500 on Sunday. (Image: Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP)

Denny Hamlin Enters Daytona 500 as Favorite for Historic Threepeat

Denny Hamlin will try to become the first driver ever to win three consecutive Daytona 500 races on Sunday, as NASCAR’s 2020 season kicks off with its marquee race. Hamlin will start in 25th position, but remains the favorite to work his way up the field and make history at […]

Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So will renew their rivalry in the finals of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament. (Image: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com)

Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So Reach Opera Euro Rapid Final

Magnus Carlsen needed an Armageddon tiebreak yet again, but found a way to get past Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and reach the finals of the Opera Euro Rapid online chess tournament. The World Champion will take on Wesley So, who finished off Teimour Radjabov in their semifinal to advance. Carlsen Advances Despite […]