Sports
Billy Packer, a longtime college basketball broadcaster who covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, died Thursday night. He was 82.
Jan. 26, 2023
I am so glad a journalist as towering and as credible as Billy Packer took the heroic step of calling that tawdry, nouveau-news organization “60 Minutes” for what it is: a cancer on the CBS network.
March 21, 1998
It appears that Saint Joseph’s Coach Phil Martelli will not use Billy Packer and his unflattering comments about the Hawks as a way to motivate his players for tonight’s game against Wake Forest.
March 25, 2004
Allen Iverson put on quite a show, scoring 37 points to lead No. 8 Georgetown to a 106-68 victory over No. 6 Villanova Saturday at Landover, Md.
March 3, 1996
Billy Packer, Greg Anthony have new roles for NCAA tournament
March 13, 2009
Mike Penner’s article [“Announcers Show True Colors,” April 3] was on the point.
April 7, 2001
Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski and Michigan Coach Steve Fisher had it easy for the NCAA final.
April 12, 1992
Phil Martelli and Saint Joseph’s were never going to get a chance to play against Billy Packer.
March 21, 2004
Billy Packer could write a book about creating controversies this time of year.
March 9, 2007
Billy Packer had become old-school -- and not in the good way of paying attention to detail or studying hard before he would go on the air, but in the way of a crotchety old guy who chases neighborhood kids out of the yard.
July 15, 2008