Richard Dean Smith, 63, of Topeka, KS, passed away on May 23, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., June 17 at the Meriden United Methodist Church, 100 Dawson St., Meriden, KS 66512.

Dean Smith’s Shadow Looms Over U.N.C. as It Struggles With a Scandal’s Fallout. Emotions on campus are still raw from the revelation that athletes’ grades were inflated by fake classes — a ...

When former Charlotte mayor Richard Vinroot came to Smith in 2000 to ask for his endorsement for the Republican nomination for governor, Smith obliged.

Dean Smith Documentary Pays Homage to Visionary Coach. A new Showtime film about Smith, who led North Carolina’s basketball program and died last month, presents a uniformly positive view of a ...