Maryland is expected to hire Atlanta Braves executive Jim Smith as the school's next athletic director, sources told ESPN. A deal is expected to be finalized in the near future, per sources.

Maryland has hired Atlanta Braves executive Jim Smith as its next athletic director, the university announced Thursday.

Maryland’s new athletic director says he's going to focus on revenue. The school hired Jim Smith last week as its AD. He was ...

and was the general manager and vice president of the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer from 2000-04. Welcome, James E. Smith. He has college experience as well, having served as the associate ...

Jim Smith was named athletic director at Maryland, the school announced Thursday morning, bringing to College Park a longtime executive in both the professional and college sports ranks who most ...