He guided Jimmie Johnson to seven Cup Series championships and won 82 races, most recently the August regular-season finale at Daytona with William Byron.

Knaus built the No. 48 team around Johnson in 2002 and the duo was paired through the 2018 season. Knaus has spent the last two years as crew chief for Byron. (AP)

South Carolina loses LB Greene: South Carolina starting linebacker Sherrod Greene will miss at least the next four-to-six weeks with a fractured hip. Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said Tuesday that Greene’s injury was “unusual.”

Greene is a 6-foot-1, 230-pound senior from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, who had started 23 of the past 26 games for South Carolina. He was injured in the Gamecocks’ 31-27 loss to No. 21 Tennessee on Saturday night.

Muschamp said Greene will not need surgery and will get rechecked in about a month or so. (AP)

South Alabama football game off: South Alabama called off its Saturday game with Sun Belt rival Troy because of COVID-19. The school on Tuesday didn’t say how many players had been affected by the coronavirus, but the team was stopping workouts. South Alabama, Troy and the league will try to find a makeup date. South Alabama’s next scheduled game isn’t until Oct. 17, when Texas State visits. (AP)

Purdue suspends 13 athletes: Purdue University has suspended 14 students — 13 of them athletes — for violating the Protect Purdue Pledge by attending a party Saturday in a residence hall. The students must vacate the dormitory by Wednesday though they can file an appeal. All of the athletes compete in winter or spring sports, athletic department spokeswoman Kassidie Blackstock confirmed. Blackstock declined to identify which teams will be affected. (AP)