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 Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung will take on Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Fight Night 139. (Image: Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)

‘Korean Zombie’ Battles Yair Rodriguez in UFC Fight Night 139 Main Event

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 139 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The UFC hosted its first ever event on Nov. 12, 1993, with UFC 1 having also taken place in Denver. Long Layoffs Create Intriguing Main Event […]

Tim Tebow stands in the dugout during the 2018 Eastern League All-Star Game. (Image: Julio Cortez/AP)

New NY Mets GM: Tim Tebow Could Find His Way to Major Leagues in 2019

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has made significant progress as a minor league baseball player in the New York Mets organization, and now the team’s recently hired general manager is saying it’s not out of the question that Tebow could find himself on the major league roster sometime next season. […]

Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says that he expects Le’Veon Bell to report to the team sometime in the next week. (Image: Michael Wyke/AP)

Pittsburgh Steelers Expect to Have Le’Veon Bell Back with Team Next Week

Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says that the team expects to see superstar running back Le’Veon Bell report to the team sometime next week after missing the first 10 weeks of the season. Rooney made the comments on Sirius XM Thursday before the Steelers routed the Carolina Panthers 52-21 […]

Floyd Mayweather will take on undefeated kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve in Japan. (Image: Reuters)

Floyd Mayweather to Fight Japanese Kickboxing Star on New Year’s Eve

Floyd Mayweather has officially announced his plans to fight on New Year’s Eve, telling the world on Monday that he would be fighting Japanese kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa at the Saitama Super Arena outside of Tokyo on Dec. 31. Mayweather and Nasukawa announced their planned bout on Monday morning in […]

Seven Ottawa Senators players issued an apology after being caught on camera badmouthing an assistant coach during an Uber ride in Arizona. (Image: Ottawa Citizen/YouTube)

Ottawa Senators Players Caught on Tape Criticizing Coach During Uber Ride

Seven Ottawa Senators players issued an apology on Monday after the publication of a video in which they sharply criticized an assistant coach during an Uber ride ahead of a game with the Phoenix Coyotes last month. In the video, the players share the opinions of assistant coach Martin Raymond, […]

Bryson DeChambeau won the 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, moving him up to fifth in the world golf rankings. (Image: Getty)

Bryson DeChambeau Wins in Las Vegas to Move Up to 5th in World Gold Rankings

Bryson DeChambeau continued his breakthrough 2018 campaign by winning the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, giving him his fourth win in his past 12 starts on the PGA Tour. The one-shot victory moved DeChambeau up to fifth place in the Official World Golf Ranking, an impressive rise […]