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By rbala Feb 9, 2011, 7:30am EST

Today we have three Canadians possibly up for post season awards in the Big East, Cory and Tristan, an interview with Andy Rautins, the latest rankings from the CIS and CCAA, high school news and a whole lot more in this edition of Canadian Content ...

First a reminder that Canada Basketball is having a sale on some apparel from the National Team line by Nike so take a look here ... Febraury - Love of the Game

And first with some pro news ...

First a shout to our people Mark Strong and Jeff at NBA XL for hooking up this interview with Andy Rautins ... The Latest From NBA XL | Raptors

And a big shout to our boy Romy Aquino who did this great look at the Rainmen's game for www.northpolehoops.com ... Rainmen Win Double OT Thriller Over Quebec 102-94 - Northpolehoops.com

Canada Basketball | SENIOR WOMEN ABROAD HIGHLIGHTS

UPDATE: Mike Berardino: Joel Anthony has earned points and nicknames - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

UPDATE: Metro - Refs botch Rainmen’s OT win

UPDATE: telegraphjournal.com - Mill Rats guard picked as PBL player of week | Telegraph-Journal - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada

UPDATE: Canada Basketball | SENIOR MEN IN EUROPE WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS

And now for some NCAA stuff ...

Boogaard Relishes Joining Exclusive 1,000 Point Club - KANSAS OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Canada Basketball | BEKKERING OLORUNNIFE NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALLDISTRICT FIRST TEAM

Big shout to our boy Francis Jette at www.jet7basket.com for the French look on a great NCAA player ... Élise Caron et les RedFox enfin de retour au sommet | Basketball Québécois

Check out Kayla Alexander, Natalie Achonwa and Michelle Plouffe who are all on this list of Big East players for potential awards. Big shout to Nat for sharing the link ... Women's Basketball Mid Year Report

Canadians Thompson and Joseph making Texas-sized impact | WUSA9.com | Washington, DC |

And it looks like the people at NetScouts also thought that Nicholson had a great week ... Atlantic 10 Basketball: GW's Taylor & Bonnies Nicholson Shine | NetScouts Basketball

And here is our Simon Fraser watch here and here.

And now for some high school stories ...

Big shout to our peeps at Crown Magazine for getting this story out ... McMaster Strikes Again, Adding Top G Adam Presutti | Crown Magazine

And this one too ...Brandon Bos Update | Crown Magazine

BCLocalNews.com - ONLINE FIRST Towhees win two of three games at Calgary hoops tourney

Thanks go to our man Tariq for getting this look out on what could have been a potentially great ball game ... Condensation leaves battle of the best at stalemate - Northpolehoops.com

Hoops star honours coach that changed his life - Edmonton Examiner - Alberta, CA

Mustangs Backcourt Club Blog: Local Talent Greg Morrow Commits to Mustangs

McGill getting one of Sudbury's best - The Sudbury Star - Ontario, CA

Canada Basketball | TEC VOC HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS 36TH ANNUAL WINNIPEG INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Kelowna Capital News - Owls to build on West Can basketball loss

UPDATE: Jesuit's Kyle Wiltjer Selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game - Video | OregonLive.com

And now for some CIS news ...

Remember to check out our colleagues Mark Wacyk at www.cishoops.ca and the good people at www.cisblog.ca for the latest in scores and commentary on the CIS.

CIS - BlackBerry Top Ten Tuesday (#20): No. 1 Laval Once Again Perfect in Men

Forsyth's home career ends with a bang | Local Sports | Kamloops Daily News

Abbotsford News - Cascades stayin' alive

DINOS HOOPS NEWS Canada West Men’s Basketball ... Editor - Wayne Thomas

TheHoop-la.com - Canada's Premier Basketball Portal - The Thomas Report - 02.07.11

Here's an interview with Joey Harwood ...YouTube - Joey Haywood of the Saint Mary's Huskies ... And for those of you who forgot, here's a reminder of who he used to be ... YouTube - King Handles Japan Tour

Les Martlets recrutent en grand | Basketball Québécois

And great interview with coach Scott Edwards here on his team ... YouTube - LET'S TALK - U OF A PANDAS BASKETBALL

Kamloops This Week - Swan song on hard court

Fouls hinder Brock in must-win - Sports

Hoops Lancers chase first-round playoff bye

UPDATE: Barrett lauded by Canada West