Maryland baseball vs. Rutgers weekend series preview

Winners of six of its last seven games and two series victories in a row, Maryland baseball will host Rutgers for its regular season series finale as both teams look to make the Big Ten Tournament. The Terps need to sweep the series and get some help, …

Braves executive to become Maryland’s next athletic director

“We are proud of the athletics tradition here at the University of Maryland and of the accomplishments of our coaches and student-athletes who represent the red, black, white and gold,” UMD President Darryll J. Pines said in a statement. “As college …

Maryland teen charged for driving stolen car that killed Howard County mother

A Maryland teenager has been charged after police said he drove a stolen car and caused a deadly four-vehicle crash on May 10 in Howard County.  Police said the stolen Hyundai was on Guilford Avenue in Jessup when it collided head-on with another car, …

Maryland hires Atlanta Braves executive Jim Smith as athletic director

Maryland has hired Jim Smith as its next athletic director, the university announced Thursday, offering some stability to an athletic department that weathered several high-profile departures this spring. Smith joins the Terrapins from Major League …

University of Maryland names former baseball executive its newest athletic director

The University of Maryland has found a new athletic director in former baseball executive James E. Smith who will oversee the school's athletic department. The University of Maryland has found a new athletic director in former baseball executive James …

Former Braves VP James E. Smith named Maryland AD

Maryland named former Atlanta Braves executive James E. Smith as its new athletic director on Thursday. Smith had been the Braves’ senior vice president of business strategy for the past five years. Smith previously served as president and CEO of the Ohio …

Mass. teen worked with Maryland man to sex traffic minors, officials say

A Massachusetts teenager is facing charges after officials said he worked with a 44-year-old Maryland man to sex traffic minors. Darren Zaldivar, 19, of Ludlow, was indicted and charged with three counts of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a …

Autopsies misclassified in-custody deaths that were actually homicides, Maryland officials say

Audit of Maryland autopsies uncovers at least 36 in-custody police deaths that should have been considered homicides

Maryland hiring Braves exec Jim Smith as AD

Maryland has hired Atlanta Braves executive Jim Smith as its next athletic director, sources confirmed to CBS Sports. Smith currently serves as the Braves' senior vice president for business strategy. He replaces Damon Evans, who left to become SMU…