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.

Shohei Ohtani (left) still leads the AL MVP odds, though Vladimir Guerrero (right) has made up ground in the final weeks of the season. (Image: Daniel Shirey/Getty)

AL MVP Odds: Can Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Track Down Shohei Ohtani?

2021 has been the year of Shohei Ohtani. The two-way star has accomplished things on the mound and at the plate that no player has approached since Babe Ruth more than 100 years ago. Yet there’s still at least a touch of drama in the AL MVP race as Vladimir […]

Tiger Woods NFTs dropped Tuesday on the DraftKings Marketplace, with collectors quickly scooping up the Platinum and Carbon editions. (Image: DraftKings.com)

First Round of Tiger Woods Autograph NFTs Drops on DraftKings Marketplace

Tiger Woods became the latest elite athlete to lend his likeness to a series of sports NFTs on the DraftKings Marketplace, as the first two versions of his Autograph Premier Preseason Access Passes dropped on Tuesday. Collectors had the opportunity to queue up for one of 5,000 Carbon Premier NFTs, […]

The Connecticut Sun and Las Vegas Aces will enjoy byes to the semifinals in the 2021 WNBA Playoffs. (Image: Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

How Do the WNBA Playoffs Work? A Look at the 2021 Postseason Bracket

The New York Liberty snuck into the WNBA Playoffs on Sunday, earning a backdoor berth as both the Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks lost their final games of the regular season. But the Liberty face a long road to a potential WNBA Championship thanks to the league’s punishing postseason […]

Alabama comes in as a two-touchdown favorite over Florida in a prime early-season SEC matchup on Saturday. (Image: Kevin C. Cox/Getty)

Florida Hosts Alabama as SEC Powerhouses Open Conference Schedules

The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide have easily won their first two games this season, and are once again eying the College Football Playoff and a potential national title. But they’ll face the toughest challenge of the young season so far when they travel to face the No. 11 Florida Gators […]