Baltimore native, 5-star defensive end Kaindoh decommits from Terps

Joshua Kaindoh, a Baltimore native, former Mount Carmel standout and one of the best defensive end recruits in the nation tweeted Monday night that he was decommitting from Maryland and would be announcing his “final decision” Jan. 1 at the Under Armour All-America Football Game. “Thank you to Maryland’s coaching staff for their belief in me and for a great opportunity,” Kaindoh wrote. “I wish Maryland nothing but the best. Thank you to everyone who understands.” In April, Kaindoh, rated as a fivestar by 247Sports.com composite rankings, announced that he was committing to the Terps, and included a photo with the words “THE FUTURE IS SET. MY COMMITMENT IS MADE.” Over the summer, his mother, Diane, affirmed that despite Kaindoh’s long list of suitors he was College Park-bound. “My son is a man of his word. My son has chosen the Terps … He is a Terp for duration of his College career,” she tweeted in July. In August, he told 247Sports.com that his recruitment was “done.” After taking his official visit to Maryland on Oct. 1, Kaindoh traveled from IMG Academy (Fla.), where he has played for the past two seasons, to Florida State for an official visit two weeks later. This past weekend, Kaindoh took another official visit, to State College, where the Nittany Lions on Saturday defeated Michigan State, 45-12, and celebrated their shared Big Ten East Division title. MORE COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Syracuse redshirt senior wide receiver Amba Etta-Tawo, a graduate transfer from Maryland, was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team offense after a vote of 48 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Virginia junior linebacker Micah Kiser (Gilman) was named to the first-team defense, and Wake Forest freshman punter Dom Maggio (Boys’ Latin) received honorable mention. Etta-Tawo was also named ACC Receiver of the Week. … Morgan State senior linebacker Greg Gibson and junior defensive lineman Jai Franklin earned second-team All-Mid Eastern Athletic Conference honors, while sophomore defensive back Carl Garnes and senior tight end Willie Gillus III were named to the third team. North Carolina Central redshirt junior Mike Jones (Milford Mill) was selected to the first-team defense as a defensive back and return specialist and Bethune-Cookman redshirt junior defensive lineman Kevin Thompson (Benjamin Franklin) was picked to the third-team defense. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Mount Saint Mary’s sophomore guard Elijah Long was named one of the Northeast Conference’s Prime Performers of the Week. MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Maryland’s coaches received the Midwest Regional Staff of the Year award by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. COLLEGE WRESTLING: Maryland sophomore Brendan Burnham (174) won both of his matches at the Mat Town Open at Lock Haven on Sunday before medically retiring. Freshman Niko Cappello (174) also won twice in the 174-pound division, while Ryan Diehl (149) won twice before defaulting. Michael Doetsch (141) won a pair of matches in the consolation ladder. COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY: Salisbury seniors Hannah Miller (Severna Park) and Becca Rinaca were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-South Region first team, while senior Annah Brittingham and junior Tressie Windsor earned second-team honors. MINOR LEAGUE BASKETBALL: The Baltimore Shuckers announced Llewellyn Smalley will return for his fourth season as coach. The Shuckers are entering their sixth season and first in the Central Basketball Association. In three seasons, Smalley has a 27-21 regular-season record. HORSE RACING: A quartet of horses came within a head of sweeping four out-of-town stakes, three of them graded, in Canada and on both U.S. coasts for Maryland-based horsemen. On Saturday at Santa Anita Park, trainer Graham Motion captured the Seabiscuit Handicap (G2) with Ring Weekend and the Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3) with Journey Home, just hours after their Fair Hill Training Center stablemate Bellows broke his maiden at Laurel Park. The same day, fellow Fair Hill-based trainer Arnaud Delacour’s Grade 3 winner Divining Rod, third in the 2015 Preakness (G1), dueled with Connect the length of the Aqueduct stretch before finishing a head short at the wire in the Cigar Mile (G1). On Sunday, MMG Stables’ Undulated rallied from last to first under jockey Alan Garcia to win the Swynford Stakes over the all-weather surface at Woodbine Racetrack in Ontario. It was the first race outside of Maryland for the 2-year-old son of Curlin, who won his Aug. 7 unveiling at Laurel before returning to finish second in the Laurel Futurity on Sept. 10. … Jockey Victor Carrasco sat out Monday’s card at Laurel Park with a sore knee but is expected to return to action when live racing resumes Friday, agent Tom Stift said. … There will be carryovers in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and $1 Super Hi-5 for Friday’s program. First race post time is 12:30 p.m. … Meet-leading rider Jevian Toldeo swept the early daily double with Lanier in the first race at Laurel Park and Tiz a Diamond in the second, and added a third win with Cho Time in the ninth. Tiz a Diamond and fourth-race winner Double Whammy are from the barn of Mary Eppler, who took over the lead in the trainer standings. Jockey Brian Pedroza had a pair of winners with Rockin in the fifth and Foxhall Drive in the eighth. —