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Former Cleveland Browns linebacker Chris Spielman, left, at a news conference with his wife, Stefanie, in Berea, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 1999. Stefanie had been battling breast cancer since it was first diagnosed in 1998. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Stefanie Spielman dies at 42

The wife of former NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. WBNS radio in Columbus says 42-year-old Stefanie Spielman died Thursday at the family's home in Upper Arlington.