Baseball
The Toronto Blue Jays recalled left-handed pitcher Brett Cecil (Maryland) from Triple-A Las Vegas and said the 24-year-old will return to the rotation Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cecil went 8-2 with a 5.26 ERA in 12 starts since being optioned to the Pacific Coast League team; he was 1-2 record and 6.86 ERA in four starts with the Blue Jays.
Golf
McCarthy wins Maryland State Junior Amateur
Denny McCarthy, 18, of Argyle Country Club closed with a 3-under-par 67, and his 36-hole total of 136 at his home course brought a second successive Maryland State Junior Amateur golf title. Tyler Silberberg of Hobbit's Glen Golf Club finished 67-70—137 for second place. Keegan Boone of Bethesda CC used a share of the day's low round, a 67, to climb into third (72-67—139), where he was joined by Ryan Cole of Waverly Woods GC (67-72—139).
WNBA
Toliver's team-high 19 off bench not enough in Sparks' loss
The visiting Los Angeles Sparks lost, 79-76, to the Connecticut Sun despite a team-high 19 points off the bench from guard Kristi Toliver (Maryland). Tina Charles had 22 points and 23 rebounds for the Sun, who got 17 from Renee Montgomery and 16 each from Asjha Jones and Kara Lawson. The game was tied with a little over two minutes remaining, but Montgomery hit a driving layup with 35.8 seconds left and made two free throws with time running down to seal the game.
Ravens
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco married his longtime girlfriend, Dana Grady, on Saturday in a low-key ceremony in Philadelphia, according to the quarterback's father. Flacco and Grady started going out at the end of his senior year at Audubon (N.J.) High School and have been dating for nine years. The wedding took place in the same church where Flacco's parents were married. According to a wedding website with their names, they are registered at Crate and Barrel and Macy's. Flacco and Grady haven't immediately gone on a honeymoon. Ravens tight ends Todd Heap and Dennis Pitta tried to attend the wedding, but their flights were canceled in Atlanta. Flacco wasn't the only Raven having a wedding last weekend. Long snapper Morgan Cox married Lauren Bell, an event that Cox confirmed on Twitter.
Men's college basketball
Veteran coach Stewart hired by Stevenson
Gary Stewart, a former Division I coach with 230 career victories in 18 college seasons, was hired by Stevenson to replace Brett Adams, who resigned in March after 17 seasons as the school's first coach to focus on his role as athletic director. Stewart has spent 25 years as a college head and assistant coach, including 11 in Division I, six in Division II and eight in Division III. Most recently, he was the coach from 2003 to 2011 at UC Davis, where he led the program's four-year reclassification from Division II to Division I, culminating in the Aggies' first year as an official member of the Big West Conference during the 2007-08 season.
College football
Receiver Liddell returning to state to join Terps
For the past two years, A.J. Liddell has been Gwynn Park's loss and Georgia high school football's gain. Liddell, a Prince George's County native, moved to Douglasville, Ga., at the end of ninth grade and joined the Chapel Hill High football program as a sophomore. The 6-foot-31/2, 195-pound wide receiver has thrived down south, but when the chance to come home presented itself in the form of a Maryland scholarship offer, Liddell jumped at it. The rising senior committed to the Terps on Sunday. "He's probably going to be a stretch-the-field guy," Chapel Hill coach Chris Parker said. "His ability to go get the ball in the air is probably the best I've ever had."
For more of Matt Bracken's blog post, go to baltimoresun.com/recruitingreport.
Men's college lacrosse
Top scorer Emala to transfer from Georgetown
Davey Emala, a Baltimore native and Gilman graduate, has withdrawn from Georgetown and is seeking to transfer to another school, according to two sources. A university spokesman confirmed the departure. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound attackman recently completed his sophomore season as the Hoyas' leader in points (48) and goals (35). He was named to the All-Big East second team. Emala is considering several programs; one rumored destination is North Carolina, which makes sense as four former Gilman players dot the .
Academics: The Patriot League honor roll included Bucknell senior Alex Lyons (Boys' Latin), Holy Cross junior David Henry (Severn), Lafayette senior Tyler Silvey (Boys' Latin) and Lehigh senior Morgan Haller (St. Mary's) and sophomore Brian Hess (an Owings Mills resident who attended Deerfield Academy).
—From Sun staff and news services