Mike Smith

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associated press Panthers coach Ron Rivera shouts while Falcons head coach Mike Smith looks on Sunday after Carolina defeated its NFC South rival 30-20.

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Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith talks wit his players during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Union Rags (inside) passed Paynter just before the wire to deny owner Ahmed Zayat, trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith their first Triple Crown win of the season after back-to-back second-place finishes. (Associated Press)

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Jockey John Velazquez, right, drives Union Rags past front-running Paynter and jockey Mike Smith, left, as they approach the finish line of the Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)

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Union Rags with jockey John Velazquez up, right, charges past Paynter with jockey Mike Smith to win the 144th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday, June 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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I'll Have Another (9), ridden by Mario Gutierrez, beats Bodemeister, ridden by Mike Smith, to the finish line to win the 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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I'll Have Another (9), ridden by Mario Gutierrez, beats Bodemeister, ridden by Mike Smith, to the finish line to win the 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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Bodemeister, under jockey Mike Smith, led the field around the first turn in the Kentucky Derby. The colt was overtaken in the final 100 yards by I'll Have Another. (Associated Press)

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Jockey Mike Smith aboard Bodemeister leads the field around the first turn in the 138th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The photo was taken with a tilt-shift lens. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Jockey Mario Gutierrez rides I'll Have Another to victory past Bodemeister ridden by Mike Smith (6) to victory in the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Atlanta Falcons NFL head football coach Mike Smith, right, and owner Arthur Blank serve food at Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Smith's Thanksgiving was an event-filled day that included practice, some community service and family time. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)