Third ex-player guilty in Toledo scandal

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    A former University of Toledo running back pleaded guilty Monday to working with a Detroit gambler accused of placing bets on football and basketball games, the third ex-Rocket to be convicted in a point-shaving probe.

    Harvey "Scooter" McDougle Jr. of Cleveland said he accepted more than $5,000 from Ghazi "Gary" Manni in exchange for information about the Rockets in 2004-05. McDougle pleaded guilty to conspiracy to influence sports through bribery.

    The former player said he talked to Manni on "numerous occasions" and also met with him in Detroit.

    "He knowingly and voluntarily joined the conspiracy," Assistant U.S. Attorney Saima Mohsin said.

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