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  • Family letter: Dean Smith having memory issues

    RALEIGH — North Carolina coaching great Dean Smith is dealing with memory loss.

    His family sent a letter to former players and coaches Saturday, discussing the 79-year-old Hall of Famer’s health after generally declining to comment for privacy reasons. Smith’s condition was described as a “progressive neurocognitive disorder that affects his memory.”