OTTAWA - The federal government is spending millions to lure more foreign students to Canada, but their increased numbers may not be as welcome on university and college sports teams. Rules restricting how many non-Canadians can compete in post-secondary level sports are increasing, causing concern among civil liberties advocates who say such policies are discriminatory. But both the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association and Canadian Interuniversity Sport say the regulations are necessary to keep Canadian sport Canadian and the playing field level.

(Reuters) - Former NBA player Mookie Blaylock was on life support in an Atlanta hospital after being involved in a car crash on Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Atlanta Medical Center spokeswoman Nicole Gustin confirmed that Blaylock, 46, who played most of his career with the Atlanta Hawks, was listed in critical condition at the facility, but she could not release other details.

Steve Clifford, a long-time NBA assistant coach, has been named the new coach of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, taking on the challenge of revamping a failing squad. Clifford replaces Mike Dunlap, who took over the team a year ago after it went 7-59, setting the worst winning percentage in NBA history. Dunlap guided the Bobcats to a 21-61 mark, edging Orlando by one game to avoid the NBA's worst record this past season, but it was not enough to keep his job as coach of the team owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan.

The biggest concern the Indiana Pacers had before Game 1 was how they would match up when the Miami Heat went to a small lineup. Turns out that those concerns are still around. The Heat will be looking to take a 2-0 lead when they host the Pacers in Game 2 on Friday. Indiana elected to leave 7-2 center Roy Hibbert on the bench on the decisive play of overtime in Game 1, afraid Miami would spread the defense by running Chris Bosh wide.