Bud Clary Athletes of the Week Nov 11, 2009
D.J. Herbert, Toledo football. Toledo s senior running back was a huge reason for the Indians 14-6 victory over Castle Rock in the SWW 1A Trico/Evergreen football crossover game. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Rockets Escape With 20-19 Win Oct 21, 2009
The Toledo football team improved to 4-3 with a last minute win over visiting Northern Illinois on Saturday night at the Glass Bowl. Barry Church blocked a game-winning field goal attempt in the final minute. (ChippewasInsider.com)
Rockets add Glenville outside linebacker James Gordon Sep 25, 2009
Toledo Football Recruiting 2010 - ESPN. . (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Ducks Expect Some New Tweaks Sep 9, 2009
"They had an outstanding win over a good Toledo football program on Saturday. We prepare knowing they didn't show everything against Toledo. There are going to be new things they show to us, but it's still about lining up and playing football.". Purdue running back went off for 234 yards and two touchdowns against Toledo. (eDuck.com)
Graham Watson » Jul 7, 2009
" Tim Beckman sees it a different way. The first-year Toledo football coach has been using Twitter -- @coachbeckman -- as a way to connect with recruits and to try to keep local and in-state players' minds on the Rockets.Beckman likened Twitter to Alabama coach Nick Saban's use of videoconferencing with recruits. It's a way to push the envelope and get an edge without actually breaking NCAA rules."I've been around this business my whole life with my dad being a coach, so I know how important the... (ESPN -- College Sports)
Former players plead not guilty in Toledo case May 14, 2009
Former Toledo football players plead not guilty in point-shaving case - ESPN ... DETROIT -- Two former University of Toledo football players charged in a point-shaving scheme were arraigned in federal court Wednesday, including an ex-running back from Canada who is described as a key contact for Detroit-area gamblers ... Cuomo is charged with conspiring with Manni, Mitchell "Ed" Karam and others to fix the results of Toledo football and basketball games, from late 2004 through 2006. (ESPN -- College Sports)
Suspect in Toledo case ordered to not gamble May 12, 2009
DETROIT (AP) -- A man at the center of an alleged scheme to fix the outcome of Florida horse races and University of Toledo football and basketball games was ordered Monday to stay away from gambling, even lottery tickets, as his cases move through court. Ghazi "Gary" Manni, 52, of Sterling Heights, is charged with conspiring with another gambler and jockey Ricardo Valdes to fix races, mostly at Tampa Bay Downs, from December 2005 through 2006. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Basketball)
Toledo case gamblers played both sides of line May 10, 2009
Here are the indictments on sports bribery charges by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan, including indictments of six former University of Toledo football and basketball players ... During a Dec. 21, 2005, call, federal agents allegedly heard Cuomo tell Manni that he and a Toledo football player would attempt to recruit an offensive lineman to help shave points later that day in the GMAC Bowl. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Indictments Issued in 2 Fixing Cases (LINKS) May 8, 2009
Two Detroit-area businessmen led a pair of sports-fixing schemes that involved at least seven University of Toledo football and men's basketball players and one pro horse racing jockey, according to federal indictments unsealed Wednesday in Detroit ... Prosecutors also allege Manni and Karam made contact with three of the three former Toledo football players charged - Adam Cuomo, Harvey McDougle and Quinton Broussard - before the 2005 GMAC Bowl. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Indictments handed up in Toledo sports-fixing cases May 7, 2009
By A.J. Perez and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY Two Detroit-area businessmen led a pair of sports-fixing schemes that involved at least seven University of Toledo football and men's basketball players and one pro horse racing jockey, according to federal indictments unsealed Wednesday in Detroit ... Prosecutors also allege Manni and Karam made contact with three of the three former Toledo football players charged Adam Cuomo, Harvey McDougle and Quinton Broussard before the 2005 GMAC Bowl. (USA Today -- Sports)
Ex-Toledo footballer organized point shaving Apr 28, 2009
TOLEDO, Ohio - A former University of Toledo football player recruited his teammates and basketball players at the school to take part in a point-shaving scheme during a three-year period, according to documents filed in federal court. Adam Cuomo, a little-used running back at Toledo, admitted that he initiated the scheme with a Detroit-area gambler in the fall of 2003 and that they both bet on Toledo games, the documents said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Ex-Toledo running back linked to point-shaving Apr 28, 2009
In a Dec. 21, 2005, conversation on the morning of Toledo's appearance in the GMAC Bowl that season, Cuomo was caught saying that "he was going to use a senior University of Toledo football player already participating in the point-shaving scheme as an intermediary in an attempt to recruit a senior offensive lineman to help shave points in an upcoming football game by committing penalties during the game." Toledo beat Texas-El Paso 45-13 in the bowl game ... The store operator told FBI agents... (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Toledo Rockets will get a big financial boost from playing Ohio State Buckeyes football team on Sept. 19 Mar 5, 2009
When Ohio State and Toledo play each other in football at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Sept. 19, most of the fans probably will be rooting for the Buckeyes -- but they'll technically be boosters of Toledo football. Getting into the stadium isn't as simple as just buying a ticket. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Patriots Add Another Member To Coaching Staff Feb 11, 2009
Graham had agreed to join University of Toledo football coach Tim Beckman's staff a month ago. Prior to accepting the job at Toledo, Graham had spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at where former Patriots offensive coordinator is the Irish' head coach. (PatriotsInsider.com)
