Sports briefly: Zach Johnson maintains momentum, moves into Texas Open tie with Ryan Moore

Zach Johnson was going nowhere in the Valero Texas Open when it all changed with one putt.

He made an 8-foot par putt on the 13th hole of the opening round to stay at 2 under. He followed with a big drive, a hybrid into 12 feet and an eagle. Johnson was on his way, and he kept right on going Friday to a 7-under 65 and a share of the 36-hole lead with Ryan Moore.

"You just never know. That's the beauty of this game," Johnson said. "I felt like I was hitting some solid shots and wasn't getting rewarded, and you've just got to stay in it. You've got to persevere, grind it out, fight for pars. You just never know."

Moore had three birdies over his last five holes for a 67 and joined Johnson at 9-under 135.

They had a one-shot lead over Grayson Murray (69) and Andrew Landry (67).

Ben Crane (66), Martin Laird (65) and David Hearn (68) were three shots behind. Billy Horschel and Keegan Bradley shot 71 and were four shots behind at 5-under 139.

Sergio Garcia, who consulted Greg Norman on the design of the AT&T Oaks Course at the TPC San Antonio, had a short stay. Garcia shot an even-par 72, and at one point became so frustrated he threw his driver into the shrubs. Garcia finished at 2-over 146 and missed the cut.

...U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka plans to play the Zurich Classic next week in New Orleans, ending a 15-week hiatus from a left wrist injury so severe he was in a soft cast for two months and didn't touch a club for 91 days.

... John Daly and Michael Allen took the second-round lead in the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf in Ridgedale, Mo. Daly and Allen shot an 8-under 46 on the Top of the Rock par-3 course. Defending champions Vijay Singh and Carlos Franco were a stroke back along with Bernhard Langer-Tom Lehman and Paul Broadhurst-Kirk Triplett.

Earle Bruce stepped into his dream job as football coach at Ohio State under most challenging circumstances, replacing the program's revered longtime leader after a fall from grace.

Bruce embraced the task of following Woody Hayes, and went on to have his own Hall of Fame career. He never did quite match Hayes' record or status at Ohio State, but Bruce earned a special place of his own in Buckeyes football history as adored patriarch and sage and the mentor to the program's current coaching star Urban Meyer.

Bruce died in Columbus at 87. He'd been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Former USA Gymnastics women's national team coordinator Martha Karolyi and husband Bela told NBC they were unaware of the abusive behavior by a former national team doctor now serving decades in prison.

Martha Karolyi led the national team for 15 years before retiring after the 2016 Rio Olympics. She told Savannah Guthrie in "no way" did she suspect Larry Nassar was sexually abusing athletes under the guise of treatment.

"The whole gymnastics community couldn't recognize this," Martha Karolyi said in an excerpt provided by NBC. "Everybody said, 'Larry Nassar is a good doctor. Larry Nassar is a good guy.' "

The Karolyis spoke as part of a "Dateline NBC" special entitled "Silent No More" scheduled to air Sunday. The one-hour special, the first prime-time event hosted by Guthrie, takes a look at the fallout from revelations about years of abuse by Nassar involving hundreds of former athletes, including several members of the U.S. Olympic team.

"The whole thing is just like an explosion, a bomb exploding," Bela Karolyi said. "Boom."

The 6-6, 200-pound guard averaged 13 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists. ... Kansas center Udoka Azubuike and Syracuse sophomore guard Tyus Battle are declaring for the NBA draft but are not hiring an agent.

Martin Truex Jr. won the pole Friday for the NASCAR Cup Series race Saturday at Richmond Raceway, edging Chase Elliott.Truex's winning lap came at 123.859 mph. Defending race winner Joey Logano will start third, followed by Denny Hamlin.

... Christopher Bell held off teammate Noah Gragson to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway.