would have earned another game even if he had been cleared to play

WACO, Texas -- Kalani Brown is 20 pounds lighter this season, and Baylors 6-foot-7 sophomore post player is moving smoothly up and down the court. And shes dominating on both ends for the second-ranked Lady Bears.Brown set career highs with 25 points, 19 rebounds and six assists and Baylor took over after halftime on way to an 84-70 victory over ninth-ranked UCLA on Monday night.My game is elevated, said Brown, the Louisiana native who said she ate healthier and worked extra throughout the offseason. Being able to take off getting my second wind, it feels really good.UCLA coach Cori Close put it simply: Kalani Brown was a hand full.Baylor had trailed 48-41 at halftime, but got even in the first 2 minutes of the third quarter. Alexis Prince hit a 3-pointer before Alexis Jones and Brown each had baskets, and assisted each other.Up by only two going to the fourth quarter, a layup by Jones soon after that started a 14-0 run over a 5-minute span for the Lady Bears (2-0). That spurt included a 13-foot straight-up jumper for Brown, who finished 12-of-15 shooting.Asked if it was the kind of overall game she expected of Brown, who also matched her career high with five blocked shots, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey responded, Yes, quite frankly. ... Kalani was one of the guys in the Oregon State game at the end of the year that wasnt afraid to get in there and bang with you. Yeah, thats why she stayed on the floor.Jordin Canada led UCLA (1-1) with 23 points, while Monique Billings had 16 points with 10 rebounds. Kari Korver had 13 points.Preseason All-America forward Nina Davis, Prince and Jones each had 15 points for Baylor. All played the entire second half, when Baylor outscored UCLA 43-22, and Kristy Wallace played the entire game.Our defense, not only picked it up in intensity, we just had positioning where we were smarter, Mulkey said. And I just think that you went with the most experienced, veteran players that could produce in a big game.BIG PICTUREUCLA: While the Bruins played like a top-10 team most of the first half, they just didnt have a big body to match up with Brown. After six 3-pointers (on 15 shots), helped UCLA take as much as an 11-point lead in the first half, they were 0-for-7 from long range after halftime. They came out in the second half and exerted their will, Close said of Baylor.Baylor: With consecutive games against top-10 opponents Mulkey leaned on the returning players. The three freshmen for the Lady Bears are going to be standout players, but Lauren Cox was 0-for-4 shooting with two rebounds in 4 minutes, and Natalie Chou was 0-for-1 with two rebounds in 12 minutes. Juicy Landrum didnt even play. All three got significant action in the season-opening rout over Houston Baptist.POLL IMPLICATIONSBaylor certainly lived up to its No. 2 ranking against another top-10 team, and gets another quick test at No. 3 UConn. UCLA has a chance to recover with the next two games at home and could stay in the top 10 with a couple of wins.BIG BOARDSThe Lady Bears had a 52-25 rebounding edge. Take out Browns 19 (including eight offensive boards), and Baylor still would have a 33-25 advantage.MAYBE IN MARCH?All the credit to Baylor, they showed great experience and poise, and I hope we get to play them again, Close said.REALLY, COACHWhen Mulkey was asked how blunt she was with her halftime message, she said, Its too early in the year to get ugly with them. Brown had a grin on her face when she rolled her eyes. Asked if she was getting soft, Mulkey then replied, Im just mellowing in my old age.UP NEXTUCLA returns home to play at home twice in three days. 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Melbourne have denied claims Heritier Lumumba is considering legal action against the club as he weighs up his AFL future.Lumumba looks certain to have played his final game for Melbourne and is likely to retire amid a dispute over the Demons handling of his concussion.The 2010 All-Australian defender claims Melbourne stopped him playing this season when he felt he had recovered from his concussion problems.Lumumba, who has just finished the second year of a three-year deal with Melbourne, concussed himself in round six and went on to suffer another knock to the head in his comeback game several weeks later in the VFL.The 30-year-old claims his lack of opportunities this season - playing just five games in total - meant he could not use a trigger clause in his contract for a fourth year.But Melbourne on Thursday were confident Lumumba would not pursue legal action.Heritier and the club are currently investigating issues associated with Heritiers health, to determine his ongoing playing future with the club, Demons football manager Josh Mahoney said.Contrary to media reports, Heritier has not threatened legal action against the club.We ask media to refrain from further speculation on Heritiers health while he seeks the necessary information to make an informed decision on his playing career.Lumumba, a premiership player with Collingwood in 2010, has sought further medical aadvice and has been in contact with the AFL Players Association as he considers his next move.ddddddddddddThe Demons are adamant they had handled the situation appropriately, and defender Bernie Vince on Thursday questioned whether Lumumba would have earned another game even if he had been cleared to play.Its real messy - how do you prove that he didnt play because of his head or he wasnt selected? Vince told Nova 100 radio.The doctors take a more precautionary side of things with head knocks and they leave you out for an extra week or an extra couple of weeks just to be careful, so for him to say they didnt treat it right was a bit disappointing.We think that weve got the best medicos in the comp. Theyre very cautious on that issue.I dont know the full ins and outs and Im not sure if hes retiring or not. It looks like he is.Demons coach Simon Goodwin earlier this month said Lumumba had been cleared of his symptoms and was poised to return to training.One of the AFLs most-enigmatic characters, Lumumba has played 223 senior games - 199 for the Magpies and 24 at Melbourne.AFL chief Gillon McLachlan on Thursday said he was comfortable with existing concussion protocols, adding that the league was investing significant money in concussion research. ' ' '