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Florida's Finney-Smith carries brother's memory

Matt Stamey/The Gainesville Sun

The reminder is there. Always. When Florida forward Dorian Finney-Smith is going through a rough day at practice, or misses a few shots early in a game, the 6-foot-8 senior can look down at the tattoo on his chest, a name spelled in dark ink.

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Ra-Shawn “Peanut” Finney was Finney-Smith’s older brother, an honor-roll student and wide receiver at I.C. Norcom High in Portsmouth, Virginia. He had thoughts of going on to play college football, or to join the Navy and attend college on the GI bill. But on Sept.