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Quentin McCall (Q McCall)

http://www.swishappeal.com/

@qmccall3

Seattle

About Q McCall:

(From www.swishappeal.com) Quentin McCall currently writes for SwishAppeal.com and started the Rethinking Basketball blog in 2008 as a public journal of his thoughts about the WNBA from a NBA fan’s perspective. Based in Seattle, he has followed the Storm most closely during the 2009 season, but follows as many games as time and WNBA LiveAccess permit. As part of his own efforts to learn the game, "Q." has used a combination of advanced statistics and observation to better understand the game and provide rich analyses of the sport he loves. His enjoyment of the WNBA has led to an interest in NCAA women’s basketball and at the conclusion of the WNBA season, he will begin covering Seattle-area NCAA basketball as well.

Q McCall's Favorite Sports:

Basketball, NBA, W College Hoops, WNBA, Men's Football, Soccer

Q McCall's Posts:

"The Spiritual Significance of Pride"
posted on June 27, 2010 at 1:51pm

While people often see spirituality and the LGBT pride as antithetical to one another, Rev. Patrick S. Cheng describes the spirtitual significance of Pride Month....more

Pappano on Title IX: “It’s been slow progress and we certainly are not there yet.”
posted on December 26, 2009 at 5:44pm

  The institutionalization of any movement’s ideals – whether that be educational ideals at the local level or political ideals at the national level – is often a double-edged sword: although it may represent a “victory&rdq...more

Q McCall's blog is a member of the Women Talk Sports Network:

Swish Appeal

In keeping with SB Nation’s innovative use of social media in reshaping sports journalism, our vision is a women's basketball site that goes beyond merely providing game reports; instead, we want to capture the narratives that fuel our passion for the game, while maintaining the critical stance that helps us understand the game better.

Analyzing the stigma lesbian athletes face and how Brittney Griner can be seen as a trailblazer too
  Jason Collins put an end to a very long wait last month. Finally, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community had an active, openly gay male athlete in one of the four major American sports they could look up to. In a culture where spor...[Read on]
Former Baylor players respond to controversy about Brittney Griner's coming out story
When Sheila Lambert came to Baylor back in 2000 along with head coach Kim Mulkey, the program wasn't nearly as prominent on the national landscape as it is now. Lambert went on to become the best player in Baylor's history to that point well before Bri...[Read on]
Brittney Griner's coming out story takes a twist
Brittney Griner feeling comfortable enough to come out shortly after being drafted into the pros shows how far we've come in the battle for the acceptance of gay athletes. But in a recent ESPN interview, she revealed that she may have wanted to come out...[Read on]
Dave Zirin on sports, politics, homophobia & making sports an 'anti-sexist safe space"
The Oakland Local article previewing Dave Zirin's speaking event on Friday night in downtown Oakland opens with Aristotle's principle that, "...man has the power of speech, a sense of good and evil, just and unjust and a need for community. Without th...[Read on]
Washington Mystics guard Ivory Latta had a leg injury last week
There's been many videos from the folks at Monumental Network, and I even haven't had time to watch them all. In case you were wondering why Mystics guard Ivory Latta didn't play, it's because she had a leg injury, but in a video interview today with Mon...[Read on]
2012-2013 San Antonio Silver Stars Offseason: How will the team deal with Sophia Young's injury?
The San Antonio Silver Stars posted a 21-13 record for their 2012 campaign under the leadership and strong play from guard Becky Hammon and forward Sophia Young. However, with Young suffering a knee injury during the offseason, what will the team do in...[Read on]
Brittney Griner scores 18 in her pro debut as the Phoenix Mercury defeat the Japan National Team 87-64
Griner scored 18 points on 6-10 shooting, grabbed six boards, and had a block, assist, and a steal as the Phoenix Mercury defeated Team Japan, 87-64. In addition, DeWanna Bonner, Candice Dupree, and Krystal Thomas also scored in double figures for Phoeni...[Read on]
Women's Basketball Sunday links: No shocker in who won matchup of last year's best/worst, plus a new twist to Brittney Griner's coming out story
Newsworthy topics from the past week: The local Bismarck media got in on the coverage with The Bismarck Tribune taking a pregame look at "the trio" of Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen and Maya Moore and how they've made the Lynx a dominant team in recen...[Read on]
WNBA: Liberty take revenge on Sun
It's not quite home, but it'll do. I've always maintained that my biggest issue with the Prudential Center is that it has the misfortune to be located in Newark (don't tell Nadirah, or Amber, or Aliyyah, that I said that). But it's a nice arena, and t...[Read on]
Couple travels hundreds of miles to watch the Lynx to celebrate their 48th wedding anniversary
Check this tweet out from Lynx guard Lindsey Moore from before the Lynx's game against the Mystics which they won big. This couple drove 300 miles&are;celebrating their 48th wedding anniversary!! LOVE Husker nation!! #LosLynx #GBR twitter.com/seym00...[Read on]