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Colorado State players accosted but unhurt
Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Four Colorado State players in town for the Liberty Bowl got a fright but were unhurt when they were accosted by would-be armed robbers.

A man and a woman, armed with what appeared to be a pistol, demanded money from the players Monday night on a sidewalk near The Peabody Hotel, where the Colorado team is staying, said Gary Ozzello, a university spokesman.

When the players said they didn't have any money, the two strangers ran off. The players called police and two suspects were arrested a short time later.

Ozzello said the would-be robbers apparently were armed with a pellet gun, not a firearm.

Police said two suspects were in custody but declined to identify them pending filing of charges. The university declined to name the players involved.

Colorado State plays Louisville in the Liberty Bowl on Friday.




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