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May 27, 2017 at 6:20AM
Jordan Spieth walks off the ninth green during the second round of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational golf tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2017. (Ray Carlin/Star-Telegram via AP)
Jordan Spieth walks off the ninth green during the second round of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational golf tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2017. (Ray Carlin/Star-Telegram via AP) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Danny Lee birdied the last hole for a 6-under 64 and a share of the second-round lead Friday in the Colonial with Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson and Scott Piercy.

Kisner also had a birdie on his final hole, the ninth, for a second straight 67. Simpson, the 2012 U.S. Open champion, and Piercy each shot 66 to join the group at 6-under 134.

Masters champion Sergio Garcia (66) and fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm (69), who played in the same group, were at 5 under along with Paul Casey (66) and Sean O'Hair (68).

Defending Colonial champion Jordan Spieth (68) recovered from a bad start to avoid the danger of missing the cut for the third straight event and second straight week in a hometown event for the Dallas native. He was 5 under over his final 13 holes to finish at 2 under.

... Sung Hyun Park shot a 7-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA Volvik Championship. The South Korean player enters the weekend at 12 under, with Minjee Lee (66) and Suzann Pettersen (67) tied for second. Lizette Salas was the only other player to shoot a 65. She is at 9 under. First-round leaders Stacy Lewis and Wei-Ling Hsu shot 72s and trail Park by five strokes.

... Japanese star Ai Miyazato is retiring from the LPGA Tour at the end of this season. The former world No. 1 does not have a top-10 finish this season and had only one last year. She has nine LPGA victories and has earned more than $8 million in her career.

... Vijay Singh shot a 4-under 68 amid wind so strong that play was temporarily halted at the Senior PGA Championship, taking a one-shot lead. Singh's two-day total of 10-under 134 was one shot better than Billy Andrade, who also shot 68 at Trump National.

The wind delay lasted 41 minutes and prevented the afternoon starters from finishing their second rounds. Among them was Bernhard Langer, who made two straight birdies to pull within two shots of Singh at the turn.

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Former coach Kelly to work for ESPN

Former college and NFL coach Chip Kelly found a new job with ESPN as a college football and NFL analyst. Kelly, who was fired by the 49ers after just one season because of a 2-14 record, will work Saturdays on ESPN2's college football pregame, halftime and studio shows.

He will appear on SportsCenter on Fridays and Sundays for further college insight as well do NFL analysis.

AROUND THE HORN

WNBA: Elena Delle Donne scored 20 points against her former team as Washington defeated Chicago 88-79.

College softball: Top-seeded Florida beat Alabama 2-0, setting up a winner take all Game 3 at 4 p.m. Saturday for the Super Regional crown.

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Jordan Spieth asks his putt to break on the ninth green during the second round of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational golf tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2017. (Ray Carlin/Star-Telegram via AP)
Jordan Spieth asks his putt to break on the ninth green during the second round of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational golf tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2017. (Ray Carlin/Star-Telegram via AP) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Scott Piercy tees off on the 3rd hole during the second round of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational at Colonial Country Club Friday, May 26, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. Piercy finished in a three-way tie at 6-under atop the leaderboard. (Paul Moseley/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS)
Scott Piercy tees off on the 3rd hole during the second round of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational at Colonial Country Club Friday, May 26, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. Piercy finished in a three-way tie at 6-under atop the leaderboard. (Paul Moseley/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Sergio Garcia tees off from the first tee box to start the second round at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational golf tournament Friday, May 26, 2017. (Richard W. Rodriguez/Star-Telegram via AP)
Sergio Garcia tees off from the first tee box to start the second round at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational golf tournament Friday, May 26, 2017. (Richard W. Rodriguez/Star-Telegram via AP) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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