Canadian Content

Today we have the Senior Men beginning their quest to get into the Olympics, a plea to Steve Nash, the other Wiggins brother, Stefan Jankovic narrows his schools down some, Dr. James Naismith is finally honored in his hometown and more in this edition of Canadian Content ...

And we begin with some National Team stuff ...

FIBA Americas preview: Canada keeping the faith | Basketball | Sports | Toronto Sun

The Painted Area: 2011 FIBA Americas Preview

Roster woes continue for Canada’s basketball team - The Globe and Mail

Bonner says not playing for Canada is a 'bummer' | August

Global Saskatoon | Former Raptor Matt Bonner still waiting, hoping for Canadian citizenship

Tough road awaits Canada at the FIBA Americas Championship - KansasCity.com

Odessa forward cracks lineup - The Whig Standard - Ontario, CA

Canada has plenty at stake at FIBA Americas

And remember folks that the Senior Men begin playing tonight at 7:30pm ET taking on Brazil.  You can check out the game on TSN2 or on FIBATV.com.  The team's full schedule can be found on www.basketball.ca or in Ryan Wolstat's story above. 

Senior Women's National Team member Courtnay Pilypaitis puts another entry into her blog ... My World Travels: Summer 2011

All I can say about this is that it's about time ... Canada Basketball | NAISMITH IMMORTALIZED IN HIS HOMETOWN

Next we get into some pro stuff ...

And the plea goes out to Mr. Nash ... Dear Steve Nash: Please Save The NBA

A big shout to Markham, ON native Tammy Sutton-Brown who has just released her first kids book ... SLAM ONLINE | " The Adventures of Cree and Scooter

timestranscript.com - Moncton Miracles unveil their new court-side party suites | by neil hodge - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada

timestranscript.com - Cyr gets behind Moncton pro hoops | by neil hodge - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada

And now for some high school news ...

Anthony Bennett had a great capper to a crazy summer ... Boost Mobile Elite 24 Caps off Anthony Bennetts Huge Summer! - Northpolehoops.com

It looks like Stefan Jankovic is narrrowing down his colleges ... Five-Star Basketball -

Van crash victims' mothers seek review of film credit - CTV News

Bathurst Mothers Ask NB Auditor General to Investigate Movie Funding

And we have a nice look at one of the other Wiggins brothers from our boy Tariq at Northpole Hoops ... Nick Wiggins: Nothing is Given in Life, You have to Go Get It - Northpolehoops.com

To follow up a story we linked to this past Monday, Braeden Anderson's status is still up in the air ... Freshman basketball players await NCAA clearance | Kansan.com 

And last but not least we have a couple of CIS stories here ...

Heat ready for the big leagues of university sport - Campus Life

Ward’s star on the rise after Team Canada debut | London Community News