Chauncey Billups vows to return from injury

By Bill Dwyre With his name, Chauncey Billups should be leading Parliament, not fastbreaks. It turns out there is no mystery to the very British-sounding label placed on him at birth. "My mom just liked the sound of it," he says. Clippers fans do too.

DENVER – Chauncey Billups' homecoming couldn't have gone better. He scored a season-high 32 points and drew a crucial foul in the waning seconds to help seal the Los Angeles Clippers' 109-105 victory that snapped the Denver Nuggets' six-game winning

By Bill Dwyre With his name, Chauncey Billups should be leading Parliament, not fastbreaks. It turns out there is no mystery to the very British-sounding label placed on him at birth. "My mom just liked the sound of it," he says. Clippers fans do too.

An MRI exam Tuesday revealed that Clippers guard Chauncey Billups has a torn left Achilles' tendon. Billups, who was injured in Monday's overtime victory over the Magic in Orlando, Fla., will be out at least eight months,

Injury of the Night: Chauncey Billups (1.52) hurt his achilles, possibly his ACL. At this point we're not sure if it's torn or not. We'll know more after he undergoes an MRI. Bottom line is that outlook is currently not very optimistic.