Tubby Smith says he's cancer free

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    Minnesota coach Tubby Smith says he's "feeling great" and free of prostate cancer after dealing with the disease for the past year.

    The university issued a statement from Smith on Wednesday. The 59-year-old had not previously revealed his condition.

    Smith says he had surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on April 21 to contain and remove the cancer. He says a routine physical and subsequent biopsy last spring showed an early stage of prostate cancer.

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