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of the Dallas Cowboys," said Phillip Whitten, the magazine's editor in chief. The swimmers weren't available for comment. * Seven Chinese swimmers who failed drug tests at the Asian Games probably face a two-year ban from international competition, the sport's governing body said. Cornel Marculescu, director of the international swimming federation FINA, said he was awaiting the official report on the doping cases from the Olympic Council of Asia. If the report confirms that the swimmers tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance dehydrotestosterone, FINA will suspend them for two years, he said. BASKETBALL Brad Daugherty of the Cleveland Cavaliers had two herniated disks removed from his lower back and will be sidelined for at least the rest of the regular season. Daugherty, 29, a five-time all-star, missed the final 29 games of last season and hasn't played this season. Houston Rockets guard Vernon Maxwell was fined an additional $5,000 by the NBA for failing to leave the court in a timely fashion and orally abusing officials after being ejected in the fourth quarter of a game against Golden State on Thursday, the league said. The ejection carried a $1,000 fine. COLLEGES Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson criticized the University of Colorado for hiring a white football coach and said he may urge recruits to boycott the school. The school hired Rick Neuheisel to replace Bill McCartney. McCartney had recommended the hiring of assistant Bob Simmons, who is black. Jackson, president and founder of the National Rainbow Coalition, said action could include lawsuits, censure or picketing. Simmons, a defensive-line coach, is in his seventh year at Colorado. Neuheisel joined the Colorado staff nine months ago after six seasons at UCLA, where he worked with quarterbacks and receivers. A university spokesman said a response was being prepared. Two Notre Dame football players, junior cornerback Bobby Taylor and senior defensive end Germaine Holden, have been suspended and will not play in the Fiesta Bowl. The university said the two violated school and NCAA rules by accepting compensation in an attempt to buy tickets to the Irish's Nov. 26 game against Southern Cal for a Notre Dame student. Taylor, a junior cornerback, had started every game this year. Holden had started three games this season. Penn State coach Joe Paterno was named a Division I-A regional coach of the year by the American Football Coaches Association. Danny Hale of Bloomsburg was named a regional coach of the year in AFCA College Division I, and Dickinson's Darwin Breaux captured a regional coach-of-the-year honor in AFCA College Division II. Arizona basketball center Joseph Blair has been suspended indefinitely for failing to fulfill his team academic responsibilities, coach Lute Olson said. Blair,