(10 stories) Parents: Pa. high school team taunted with slurs

Sports - News February 8, 2012 See Sports Weather Parents: Pa. high school team taunted with slurs (York Dispatch) Some Pittsburgh-area parents are complaining that students at a largely white high school dressed in banana suits at a basketball game and taunted their majority black rival with racial slurs. Billups Lost For Season With Torn Achilles Tendon (OfficialWire) Clippers guard Chauncey Billups will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon during Los Angeles' 107-102 victory over the Magic in Orlando on Monday night. Durant's shot lifts Thunder past Warriors 119-116 (Bradenton) Kevin Durant came hard off the screen, took the pass and launched a jumper that banked off the glass and through the net. Miami Heat clamps down in the fourth quarter, defeats Cleveland Cavaliers (The Miami Herald) The two teams square off for the first time since the preseason, when they split two games. No. 3 Ohio State beats Purdue 87-84 (The Times Bulletin) Ohio State's William Buford saves the ball from going out of bounds as Purdue's D.J. Byrd watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. Paul Pierce passes Larry Bird to become 2nd-leading scorer in Celtics' history (MassLive) Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five straight with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night. Marty Outduels King Henrik Inside His Castle, Devils Top Rangers 1-0 (CBS Local) Martin Brodeur stopped 30 shots for his first shutout of the season and the record 117th of his NHL career, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers 1-0 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive win. Wes Welker 'thanked' for dropped Super Bowl pass with hundreds of Butterfinger candy bars (MassLive) People aren't quite done piling on New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker for a dropped fourth-quarter pass that helped the New York Giants win the Super Bowl. Owen Nolan announces retirement from NHL. (WTOP-FM Washington) Owen Nolan, who hasn't played in the NHL since the 2009-10 season, announced his retirement Tuesday at the San Jose Sharks home rink. Ricky Williams calls it a career (KRNV-TV Reno) The 34-year-old Williams was a star at the University of Texas and a heralded first-round pick of the New Orleans Saints. More Sports News...

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