The guy he really should be boxing will be in a jail cell when Manny Pacquiao enters the ring next, not that it's the furious little fighter's fault. Neither was the faux uproar that erupted when shoddy journalism and the rush to judgment collided with predictable results. This is boxing, though, and things happen. Sometimes they even happen for a reason, though it's hard to believe Pacquiao tried to insert himself into the debate over gay marriage in the hope it would sell a few more pay-per-views for his June 9 fight against Timothy Bradley. The crazy thing is, it just might. "It may very well resonate with people," promoter Bob Arum said. "We have so many evangelical Christians living in this country that have ... Continue reading →

CHICAGO (AP) — Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity.Just ask anyone who's lost a remote.Polley died of natural causes Sunday at a suburban Chicago hospital, said Zenith Electronics spokesman John Taylor. The former Zenith engineer was 96.In 1955, if you wanted to switch TV channels from "Arthur Godfrey" to "Father Knows Best," you got up from your chair, walked across the room and turned a knob. Clunk. Clunk. Clunk.Or you could buy a new Zenith television with Flash-Matic tuning. The TV came with a green ray gun-shaped contraption with ... Continue reading →