Spieth in contention at Colonial in Texas

Texas native Jordan Spieth recovered from a bad start by going 5-under over his final 13 holes at the Colonial on Friday, and his 2-under 68 put the defending champion at 2-under 138, four shots behind second-round leaders Webb Simpson, Kevin Kisner, Danny Lee and Scott Piercy. Masters champion Sergio Garcia (66) and fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm (69), who played in the same group, were at 5-under along with England’s Paul Casey (66) and Sean O’Hair (68). Three Canadians, Adam Hadwin (71) and Nick Taylor (72), both of Abbotsford, B.C. and Dave Hearn (70) of Brantford, Ont., were in a tie for 45th at 2-over 142. Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask. was at 3-over after a 74 Friday. Missing the cut were Jamie Sadlowski of St. Paul, Alta. and Mackenzie Hughes of Hamilton.