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Baylor acting head coach Jim Grobe has disputed the universitys account of how Jeremy Faulk was kicked off the football team in June, saying the defensive lineman had been suspended by the team but not dismissed?after he was accused of sexual assault.Faulk, a junior college transfer who reportedly has won an appeal to be reinstated, has said he was ousted after he was questioned about a sexual assault that allegedly occurred on campus in April and about an incident that occurred when he was enrolled at Florida Atlantic.The circumstances of Faulks departure remained unclear Monday night, illustrating a level of dysfunction that continues to ruffle the Baylor football program and keep the school under the cloud of a sexual assault scandal that has dragged on for more than a year.Last week, KWTX-TV in Waco, Texas, reported that Faulk won an appeal to have his scholarship reinstated in July. But because a Title IX investigation has remained open for four months, Faulk hasnt been allowed to re-enroll at Baylor and rejoin the football team.Grobes comments were met with widespread support from eight of the Bears current assistant coaches, as well as several staff members and a handful of former players, who nearly simultaneously tweeted a link to the story containing his comments on Monday night, along with the hashtag #TRUTHDONTLIE.Baylor executive associate athletics director Nick Joos told ESPN on Monday night that the university addressed the issue of the Baylor coaches tweeting about the case.Weve handled that internally and were not going to comment any further on it, Joos said. Weve handled that here tonight.On Tuesday, Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades appeared on ESPN Central Texas AM 1660 and confirmed the situation is being handled internally and no Baylor coaches will be suspended.During his weekly news conference with reporters on Monday, Grobe said he made the decision to suspend Faulk after he was accused of sexual assault. According to KWTX, he later called the station to clarify his remarks and said he didnt make the decision to dismiss Faulk from the university and strip him of his scholarship.I think thats the way most coaches deal with problems if youve got kids that have issues. They may come back to the football team, but they may not temporarily be able to represent the football team, and thats not just Jeremy -- its any kid on our football team, Grobe told reporters on Monday.Faulk, who transferred to Baylor after playing at Garden City (Kansas) Community College, told ESPN on June 10 that he was dismissed from the Baylor team after he was questioned about a sexual assault that allegedly occurred on campus in April, and also about an incident that occurred when he was enrolled at Florida Atlantic.Faulk, from Palatka, Florida, told Outside the Lines that police never questioned him about the April 21 incident and he wasnt arrested. Baylor police provided ESPN with a heavily redacted incident report.On Friday, Baylors Joos said in a statement that Faulk was dismissed from the school on June 3 based upon violations of the university and athletic department Code of Conduct. Joos also said in the statement that Grobe and the interim athletics director made the decision to dismiss Faulk and did not require other Executive Council members nor Title IX staff involvement.Grobe, who has guided the No. 11 Bears to a 5-0 record going into Saturdays home game against Kansas, didnt respond to phone calls from ESPN.com.Grobe, a former Wake Forest coach, was hired on May 30 to replace former Baylor coach Art Briles, who was fired three days earlier in the wake of the universitys sexual assault scandal.For the past several months, Baylor has been at the center of nationwide attention over its handling of sexual assault allegations and investigations, including several that involved athletes. After the Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton issued a scathing summary of its findings from a monthslong investigation, Briles was fired, former university president and chancellor Kenneth Starr was demoted and later resigned, and athletics director Ian McCaw resigned.Last week, Baylor Title IX coordinator Patty Crawford resigned and alleged that the universitys leadership wouldnt allow her to fulfill her responsibilities and that the school continues to violate Title IX. Crawford, who was hired as Baylors first full-time Title IX coordinator in 2014, also filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights about the way Baylor is handling Title IX complaints.Faulks dismissal from Baylor angered Jeff Sims, a former Florida Atlantic assistant and head coach at Garden City. He said Baylor officials wanted to rid themselves of Faulk even before it was proved if he committed sexual assault. Sims also alleged that Grobe told him during a phone call in June that the allegations would go away if Faulk left Waco.Grobe says to me, Listen, if he just leaves, he can go on, and we wont stop him from playing anywhere, and this investigation will stop, Sims told ESPN.To me, thats the whole reason they got in trouble -- either Jeremys innocent, and they should go through the process, and he should get his scholarship back and play. Or hes guilty, and this girl should get some justice, Sims said.Faulk told Outside the Lines in June that he was initially told he was expelled from the university. At the time, Baylor officials would only confirm to Outside the Lines that he was no longer enrolled in school. In June, Faulk provided to Outside the Lines an email from a Baylor academic support official stating that his withdrawal had been finalized, but Faulk said he never asked to withdraw from school.The same morning Faulk received the email telling him his withdrawal from the university was final, he received another from the athletic department compliance office saying there is not a Title IX report at Baylor involving him. Faulk responded a few hours later by sending an email requesting a hearing and a chance to defend himself anyway. Only then did the Title IX office send him -- two hours later -- an email stating hed been named as a respondent in a case and had been accused of violating the schools sexual discrimination, violence and harassment policy. The email provided no further details of an incident.No ones given me a reason why Ive been released, Faulk told Outside the Lines. 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But to Atlanta, thats exactly what she was.Vandersloot had the best playoff game of her six-year career in Sundays 108-98 victory at Allstate Arena: 21 points, 13 assists and four steals.We were so ready to play, she said. Super ready.And from an 8-0 run to start the game, right through to the end, Vandersloot and the Sky took all those pregame predictions of an Atlanta victory, wadded them up, and tossed them into the trash.The fourth-seeded Sky were on fire most of the afternoon, shooting 55 percent from the field, and the No. 6 seed Dream just couldnt extinguish it.The second-round victory advances Chicago to a best-of-five WNBA semifinal series with No. 2 Los Angeles. And no, your eyes do not deceive you: The Sky, even without leading scorer Elena Delle Donne, really did hit 108 points.That ties the WNBA postseason record for a regulation game. Only one playoff game in WNBA history has seen teams score more points: Game 1 of the 2009 WNBA finals, when Phoenix beat Indiana 120-116 in overtime.Sundays game exemplifies one of the reasons we love to watch sports. No matter how much you think you know what will happen, you can still sometimes be totally wrong. Most folks probably thought that Chicago, minus Delle Donnes 21.5 scoring average, was going to last for just one playoff game.Sure, the Sky had won three of five games to end the regular season after Delle Donne suffered a thumb injury on Sept. 7. But considering the Dream were coming off a game in which they shot 53.1 percent and beat Seattle 94-85 -- even without their second-leading scorer, Tiffany Hayes -- Sundays contest definitely seemed to favor Atlanta.Especially with Hayes back. She sat out a one-game suspension after getting her seventh technical foul to end the regular season. And if we had told you beforehand that Hayes would score 30 points Sunday, just two off her career high, Angel McCoughtry would have 27, and the Dreams other three starters also would be in double figures, what would you have said? Poor, poor Sky, right?Hardly. The Sky obviously would have preferred not to give up 98 points; theyre always concerned about their defense. Vandersloot said its the thing they talk about constantly. But when youre as good offensively as Chicago was Sunday, that takes away a lot of worry.Even with Delle Donne in cheerleader mode on the bench, the Sky were bursting with confidence offensively. They got points from sources you would expect, such as veteran guard Cappie Pondexters 16, and sixth-woman specialist Allie Quigleys eight.But what about Jessica Breland, who like Vandersloot had the best playoff game of her career? Breland is a natural power forward who will do whatever Chicago coach Pokey Chatman asks. Play small forward in a big lineup? OK. Play center in a small lineup. OK. Do a Delle Donne impersonation when the Skys season was on the line? Sure, why not?Both Chatman and Atlanta coach Michael Cooper referred to Brelaand as an X factor, and she lived up to that and more, finishing with 20 points on 10-of-14 shooting, 16 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots.ddddddddddddWhatever the categorical opposite of trash talker is, thats Breland. She barely says a word, just does her job.Shes like a silent killer, you know? Vandersloot said. Shes filling Elenas shoes, really, and she looked comfortable out there today.Then there was forward Tamera Young, who took on most of the responsibility for slowing down McCoughtry in the second half. McCoughtry had 37 points on 14-of-21 shooting Wednesday against Seattle. Sunday, she had 21 points on 7-of- 11 shooting in the first half. But led by Young, the Sky held McCoughtry to just six more points on 2-of-10 shooting in the second half.Its tough to guard their best player but still hit your own shots, Vandersloot said of Young, who had 16 points. To have a player like that on your team is everything. We see how hard shes working defensively, and it just makes everybody come together.We also have to mention Chicago rookie center Imani Boyette. She brought what the Sky expected in rebounding (11) and defense (six blocked shots), but also added eight points.Pulling it all together was Vandersloot. Cooper referred to her as my nemesis going back to college. When Cooper was coach of the womens hoops team at Southern California, he faced Gonzaga twice when Vandersloot was a star for the Bulldogs. She had 11 points and nine assists in 2009, when Gongaza beat USC, and 19 and five in 2010, when the USC beat Gonzaga.In the 2014 WNBA playoffs, Chicago upset East No. 1 seed Atlanta 2-1. Cooper was in his first season back in the WNBA then. And even though Delle Donne did much of the scoring damage in that series, Vandersloot had 20 assists. And Cooper, one of the NBAs premier defenders in his playing days, knows exactly how much impact a point guard has that doesnt show up statistically.Shes the type of player you need; shes a true leader, Cooper said of Vandersloot. She knows the pace of the game that they want to play, and she really dictates that tempo. She gets the ball where its needed.Vandersloot suffered an ankle sprain early this season in practice, then hurt it again in a game. She missed three games with the injury, but it lingered as a factor in limiting her effectiveness in several other games. She had to play through the pain, knowing when she got to the Olympic break, shed finally be able to let her ankle fully heal.I couldnt practice to full capacity, and I couldnt get back into the flow in games, Vandersloot said. I knew I just needed some time to get my body right.Of course, then the Sky lost Delle Donne shortly after the Olympic break. That could have been a devastating blow to Chicago. Frankly, most people expected it would be. But the Sky has adjusted, and now they head to Los Angeles knowing that while they may be underdogs, they believe they can compete.And after watching them Sunday, you have to agree with them. ' ' '