The Boy Scouts of America’s national leaders decided Thursday to allow openly gay members into troops. The organization’s National Council endorsed with 61.4 percent of the vote a resolution lifting the ban on openly gay Scouts, according to a statement. Read More

When Ireland native and second-generation bartender John Lillis decided to open a new watering hole to complement his popular Irish Times sports bar, he invoked the history of Irish immigrants who came to San Francisco by way of Australia. Read More

The knock to his left leg was a solid one — as was the grotesque knot that appeared below his calf shortly afterward — but Danny LaPrevotte ignored it. Adrenaline and duty can do that. But when the final whistle blew two weeks ago sounding San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Football Club’s advancement to the inaugural Elite Cup Final — USA Rugby’s premier championship — LaPrevotte’s foot had swollen black, and adrenaline yielded to pain. Read More