Johnson, who left NASCAR for IndyCar, retires

Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, who ran IndyCar with Chip Ganassi’s team last season, is retiring from full-time racing and will turn his focus toward spending time with family.

He figures his future schedule will include no more than 10 bucket-list events, but the 47-year-old had no idea Monday what that schedule will look like.

Johnson told The Associated Press he was excited to announce “I’ve got a blank sheet of paper, and we can now see what opportunities exist and start making a calendar.” Carvana has told Johnson, who retired from NASCAR in 2020, it will back whatever racing he pursues.

He for sure won’t return for a second full IndyCar season with Chip Ganassi Racing. He raced only the street and road courses in 2021, added the ovals to run the full 2022 season and now isn’t even sure if he’ll run IndyCar at all.

Pro basketball

Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla said he will give people time to “feel and heal” as the team prepares to open training camp Tuesday. “You can’t rush trust. You can’t rush healing. You can’t rush any of that,” he said to a packed room at Celtics media day. “Regardless of what has happened, we have a great roster and we have a great opportunity. That’s what I have to focus on.” Mazzulla, 34, was an assistant under Ime Udoka, who is serving a year-long suspension for multiple violations of team policies, including an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the organization.

• Andre Iguodala resigned with the defending champion Golden State Warriors for a 19th season in the NBA. The deal for the 38year-old guard is for the veteran minimum.

College football

Texas Tech was fined $50,000 and reprimanded by the Big 12 Conference because fans stormed the field following an overtime victory against rival Texas, a celebration during which a video showed one of them shoving a Longhorns player. A post on Texas Tech’s official athletic department Twitter account included a still shot from the video asking for help in identifying that fan, and said the matter had been turned over to the school’s police department.

College volleyball

Pitt graduate student Serena Gray is the ACC player of the week after leading the No. 10 Panthers (11-2, 2-0) to wins over North Carolina and N.C. State. She recorded 24 kills on .600 hitting while also averaging 1 block a set. The Panthers’ Courtney Buzzerio earned the honor last week.