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Former NFL player slain in fight

A former NFL player was shot to death early Sunday on the SouthSide in a fight with a man in a neighboring apartment. Brice Hunter,29, was playing cards in his apartment in the 6700 block of SouthCornell at 3:45 a.m. when the altercation took place, police said.Hunter, a wide receiver with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1997 and1998, was shot seven times, police said. Thomas Williams, 38, wascharged with failing to register a weapon after the pre-dawnshooting.

Man killed in SUV crash on Ryan

A Chicago man died when his sport-utility vehicle crashed on theDan Ryan Expy early Sunday. He was identified as 24-year-old DanielLebron, …