Seahawks DL banned 6 games
The Seahawks will be without defensive lineman Jarran Reed for the first six games of the season after he was suspended Monday by the NFL for violating its personalconduct policy. Reed can participate in preseason practices and games, but he won’t be available to the Seahawks until Oct. 14.
The suspension stems from an incident in April 2017. Reed was being investigated for assaulting a woman, who then filed a complaint, but he wasn’t charged.
Reed, 26, is coming off the best year of his career and was expected to be the leader of the defensive line after the Seahawks traded Frank Clark to the Chiefs during the offseason. Reed had 10½ sacks and 50 tackles last season, both career highs.
♦ Multiple outlets reported the Bills put running back Frank Gore on the non-football injury list because of what is considered a minor injury. The team released no information about the nature of the injury or about how he was hurt.
Duncan rejoining Spurs as assistant
The Spurs announced Tim Duncan, who won five NBA championships in 19 seasons with the team before retiring in 2016, will return as an assistant to coach Gregg Popovich.
In a news release distributed by the team, Popovich said: ‘‘It is only fitting that after I served loyally for 19 years as Tim Duncan’s assistant that he returns the favor.’’
♦The Athletic reported Bulls forward Thaddeus Young has been invited to participate in Team USA’s training camp for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which starts Aug. 31 in China. The Bulls signed Young to a three-year contract this month.
♦ The Lakers were awarded the rights to 21-year-old forward Kostas Antetokounmpo, the younger brother of Bucks star Giannis, on a waiver claim. He had been waived Friday by the Mavericks.
♦ The Wizards promoted Tommy Sheppard from interim general manager to GM.
Penguins strike deal with Aston-Reese
The Penguins and forward Zach AstonReese avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to terms on a two-year, $2 million contract. Aston-Reese posted career highs with eight goals and nine assists in 43 games last season.