Northamptonshire 189 for 3 (Cobb 62, Rossington 54, Pretorius 50*) beat Worcestershire 188 for 5 (Moeen 51) by seven wickets

Josh Cobb, Adam Rossington and Dwaine Pretorius powered Northamptonshire to a consolation victory at Wantage Road to deny Worcestershire a home quarter-final in the Vitality Blast. Northants chased 189 to win by seven wickets with seven balls to spare.

Cobb's 62 in 32 balls, Rossington's 54 from 30 and an unbeaten 50 in 36 deliveries from Pretorius saw Northants end another disappointing campaign with victory. It forced Worcestershire into an away tie at Sussex in the last eight when a win would have been good enough to secure the match at New Road courtesy of Nottinghamshire's heavy defeat to Durham.

The Northants batting has struggled this tournament but they enjoyed themselves on a true wicket with Cobb playing a fine captain's innings. The required rate had climbed to 10.7 at the half-way point but Cobb responded with four sixes in an over from Ed Barnard, the best of them a slog-sweep that sailed out of the ground.

Rossington's early striking was just as impressive. He advanced at Dillion Pennington to heave six over square leg before dancing down next ball to swing another maximum over long-on. A third six was sent flat over extra-cover in the fourth over before Rossington flat-batted four more through the off side and pulled Moeen Ali to the fence as Northants made 65 in the Powerplay for the loss of Richard Levi, stumped to Moeen's first ball for 16.

But after the first six overs, Rossington lifted Barnard into the hands of long-on and four overs went for only 16 runs. Cobb's onslaught then revived the hosts.

Pretorius completed the chase. He struggled to 8 from 19 balls before picking up the task when 40 were needed from 30 balls. He pulled Daryl Mitchell for a flat six over square leg, repeated the trick against Pat Brown before delicately late cutting Brown for four over short third man in the 19th over as Northants coasted home.

Worcestershire's 188 for 5 was built around brisk innings from Moeen, Riki Wessels and Ben Cox after Hamish Rutherford holed out to deep midwicket for 19 in the third over.

Moeen bided his time before pulling Blessing Muzarabani almost for six over midwicket and flicking Pretorius for another boundary past short-fine leg. He skipped down to lift Graeme White's first ball over extra-cover for four more before finding his six-hitting range.

His first was a pull off Nathan Buck that went flat over deep square. A second strike against Buck carried long-on before he took took White for consecutive sixes into the Ken Turner Stand - the second a colossal hit that landed on the roof - as he passed fifty in 28 balls before clipping Pretorius to deep midwicket.

Wessels struck his first boundary with forearm jab against Buck before cutting Pretorius for four. Consecutive sixes, picked up over the leg side, off Faheem Ashraf left Worcestershire 119 for 2 after 12 overs. But like Moeen, Wessels holed out to deep midwicket when well set and when Ross Whiteley swept and missed at Rob Keogh to be bowled for just 2, the visitors were 135 for 4 in the 15th.

Ben Cox swept two boundaries off White and drove and cut Muzarabani for fours either side of a leg side heave over square leg for six. Barnard then hammered two straight fours from Buck in the penultimate over but Ashraf nailed his yorkers to only concede five from the final set.

Mayank Agarwal edged a couple to the boundary in the 38th over, off Kemar Roach, the second four getting him to his third Test fifty, in 117 balls. The edges and the eventual cut to slip that ended his innings were proof of the difficult batting conditions against West Indies at Sabina Park.

"[Conditions were] challenging. I thought the first session - the ball was doing a bit. Kemar Roach and Holder bowled great areas. It wasn't easy - there was a lot of moisture and the ball was doing a bit," Agarwal said at the press conference.

He also praised Holder, who ended the day with three wickets - those of himself, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul.

"I think Holder is bowling great areas, he is not giving you an inch. He is there pegging in those areas, pegging on length and short of length. And you know he doesn't give free deliveries for you to score off of," he said.

"So, the pressure is always there even if you defend him off - the first spell he bowled six-seven overs in that he's given three or four maidens, so as a batsman you know you're not getting much out of him."

Agarwal faced some tough delivers from the offspinning debutant, the 6'5" Rahkeem Cornwall, who claimed Cheteshwar Pujara as his maiden Test wicket.

"Rakheem is very, very [consistent], he forms good clusters and he keeps bowling those areas, keeps bowling those areas. I thought it wasn't very easy to score off him. We took our time and it was very important for Virat and me to actually get a partnership going and it was important that one of us went on to score big," Agarwal said.

"He definitely gets a lot more bounce compared to many other spinners. He just keeps hitting those lengths."

Speaking of his partnership with Kohli, Agarwal said the captain batted beautifully to "negate the time before lunch and then to come out after lunch with that kind of positivity was amazing - he gets a lot of intensity when he comes to bat," he said.

The conditions got steadily better as the day progressed and the sun beat down, Agarwal said.

"I can say it got a little better to bat on after the first session - the wicket got a lot harder as the sun beat down - the wicket lost some of its moisture. It just kept getting a little better to bat on, but I think credit must be given to the West Indian bowlers, especially Roach and Holder - they kept coming and kept coming and kept bowling tight lines," he said.

India ended the day at 264 for 5 with two in-form batsmen, Hanuma Vihari and Rishabh Pant still unbeaten. Agarwal said he was pleased with the team's performance and the goal now would be to "pile on as many runs as possible."

"We are in a great position. To have just lost five wickets on a track like that was a good effort from our side."

NEW YORK -- Roger Federer vigorously denied speculation that he has an undue amount of influence on tournament scheduling due to his status.

The denial follows comments from beaten third-round US Open opponent Daniel Evans, who implied that the top players have more control over when they play than their lesser-ranked peers.

"I don't remember that I asked for something," Federer said Friday shortly after eliminating Evans -- who had been forced to play the previous day due to Wednesday's rainout -- in a stress-free, three-set match that launched the day program at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Federer, the No. 3 seed, added: "I don't even know if [my] team asked for day [session]. But [asking] doesn't mean like, 'Roger asks, Roger gets.' Just remember that, because I have heard this s--- too often now. I'm sick and tired of it, that apparently I call the shots. The tournament and the TV stations do."

The schedule for any given day is created with the needs of various stakeholders (including foreign as well as domestic television) taken into account. It isn't unusual for players or their representatives to put in a request to play at a certain time, although the tournament is under no obligation to honor it.

Evans raised the issue because he was scheduled to play Friday just over 21 hours after finishing a four-set, three-plus-hour battle with No. 25 seed Lucas Pouille on Thursday.

"Just to try and beat him feeling tired, stiff, playing four sets yesterday, it's near on impossible," Evans said after he lost 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Asked if he or his coach had requested a later start time, Evans replied, "You think a guy who's my ranking has any say in that? There is probably about four people in this tournament who have a say when they play. Maybe three."

Federer, who has invited Evans to training sessions in Switzerland, said he felt for the 58th-ranked player.

"I have been there. I know what you're talking about. You could definitely argue that the scheduling was not in his favor. But it's also not fair for me to play my match under the roof, get it done, sit back, relax the next day while he's battling out a four-hour or a three-hour match, whatever it is.

"That's tennis. It's entertainment, and the show must go on. I've lost ... matches this way. I've won some. This time luck was on my side. So, yeah, I understand if Danny is a little bit frustrated."

CINCINNATI -- The season is likely over for one of the Bengals' promising rookies.

Head coach Zac Taylor confirmed on Friday that running back Rodney Anderson tore his ACL again in Thursday's preseason finale. This is the second time in as many years that Anderson suffered the exact same injury.

The sixth-round pick left Thursday's game with a right knee injury after a 4-yard carry in the first quarter of the Bengals' 13-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. It was Anderson's second game of the preseason and was three weeks after he was cleared to practice.

Anderson tore the ACL in his right knee in the second game of the 2018 season at Oklahoma. The rookie was expected to provide depth for a Bengals backfield that features veterans Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard.

In the third preseason game, Anderson showed why the Bengals used a late-round pick on him. He had four catches for 51 yards in his first game action since he was in college and drew praise from Taylor.

But once again, a promising year appears to have come to an abrupt halt. At Oklahoma, he suffered three season-ending injuries. In four years, he appeared in only 17 games for the Sooners.

Anderson was one of two running backs Cincinnati selected in the sixth round of this year's draft. The Bengals also took Texas A&M's Trayveon Williams, who led the SEC in rushing in 2018.

If Anderson will be out for the entire season, the Bengals will likely have an additional spot available ahead of Saturday's roster cuts. It also could increase Williams' role when he returns to the field. He missed the final two preseason games with a foot injury.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have traded cornerback Duke Dawson to the Denver Broncos, sources confirmed to ESPN.

The Broncos will get Dawson and the Patriots' seventh-round pick in 2020. In return, the Patriots will get Denver's sixth-round pick in 2020, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

In another deal, the Patriots acquired center Russell Bodine from the Buffalo Bills for a 2020 sixth-round pick, the Bills announced Friday.

Trading Dawson, a 2018 second-round pick, breaks up a logjam at one of Patriots' deepest positions on the roster.

NFL Network first reported the Dawson trade.

The Patriots thought highly of Dawson, trading up to select him with the 56th overall pick in the 2018 draft. But Dawson didn't appear in a game in his rookie season, opening on injured reserve because of a hamstring injury and then never breaking through onto the 46-man game-day roster after being activated from IR in mid-November.

The 5-foot-10, 198-pound Dawson played primarily in the slot and also worked at safety at times. Four-year veteran Jonathan Jones, who helped successfully cover Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill in the AFC Championship Game, is the Patriots' top slot cornerback.

The Patriots also drafted cornerback Joejuan Williams in the second round of the 2019 draft, further adding to a position that includes starters Stephon Gilmore and Jason McCourty, as well as a future potential starter, second-year player J.C. Jackson.

In college, Dawson played in 48 career games for Florida, posting 82 tackles, six interceptions and 23 passes defended.

The Broncos had high marks on Dawson in the 2018 draft and, after selecting wide receiver Courtland Sutton in the second round (No. 40), he was a player they would have strongly considered if available.

Depth in the secondary has been a concern throughout training camp in Denver. One of the Broncos' starters, free-agent signee Bryce Callahan, has not played in the preseason while being given some days off in training camp.

Callahan fractured his foot last December with the Bears and coach Vic Fangio has consistently said they were being "prudent.''

The addition of Dawson also allows the Broncos to play Kareem Jackson at safety instead of corner, which is the team's preference.

In acquiring a 2020 sixth-round pick, the Patriots recoup the pick they traded to the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday for offensive tackle Korey Cunningham.

The 27-year-old Bodine, a fourth-round pick by the Bengals in 2014, is the third offensive lineman acquired by the Patriots via trade this week.

He started 10 games at center for the Bills in 2018 -- his first with the team. His position on the 53-man roster was jeopardized when the Bills made Mitch Morse the highest-paid center in the NFL this offseason.

Buffalo traded for lineman Ryan Bates shortly after Bodine suffered an oblique strain in the team's first preseason game, pushing Bodine further down the depth chart. With Morse's full clearance from concussion protocol as Saturday's final roster deadline approaches, Bills general manager Brandon Beane made the rare trade with a division rival.

For the Patriots, starting center David Andrews is likely out for the season after being diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs following the third preseason game, so the Patriots have bumped four-year veteran Ted Karras into the starting spot.

Karras has five career starts since joining the Patriots as a 2016 sixth-round pick, and Bodine now gives them a more experienced option, as he has started 74 career games between the Bengals (2014-2017) and Bills.

The Bills have now acquired two sixth-round picks and a fifth-round pick in the 2020 draft over the past two days; they sent OL Wyatt Teller and a 2021 seventh-rounder to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections.

ESPN's Jeff Legwold and Marcel Louis-Jacques contributed to this report.

SHANGHAI -- During their first night in China, the members of Team USA didn't want to be around any coaches or other staff members. Gregg Popovich, a famous host of dinners, couldn't have been happier he was excluded from their plans.

From the first day this team got together in Las Vegas four weeks ago, Popovich has been trying to foster chemistry with the mashed-together group. Indeed, he's held a few of his marathon dinners where he's tried to lay the groundwork. But them going out as a group on their own made him smile.

"They've become close in a short period of time," Popovich said. "The camaraderie has blossomed, and I think that will bode well for us."

This is a challenge with every version of the national team. This is one area where the American teams are behind their competition in international events, and it has contributed to losses. This year, with so many Team USA veterans skipping the FIBA World Cup, it was at the top of Popovich's goal list to build some capital within the group for when the pressure arrives.

So after an overnight flight from Sydney, a group text went out Thursday, calling for a players-only dinner. Well, it went out to almost everyone. It seems that Brook Lopez is the only one on the team who doesn't have an iPhone. Somehow he didn't get the message and ended up with room service.

"What can I say?" Lopez said. "I'm a Samsung guy."

It wasn't the most inventive choice for an evening in Shanghai -- the group went to the local Morton's for steak and sea bass -- but the food was not the point. Whatever has been said about this team, one thing that is becoming apparent is that it has embraced the need to construct some semblance of chemistry.

"We have great chemistry, I think. We're getting along really well," Kemba Walker said after practice Friday at an international school in the Pudong section of the sprawling city. "We want to play for each other, and that's the biggest thing."

Walker picked up the check for the group of 20, part of the surcharge of his new $140 million contract he signed with the Boston Celtics earlier this summer. "It's not the first time I've gotten the bill this summer and won't be the last," he joked.

It takes more than breaking bread together to create a winning environment, of course. But this is now the fifth city on the third continent where this group has been together, and there's been very little consistency other than that camaraderie.

There have been evolving lineups and surprise departures -- the latest being Kyle Kuzma for a foot injury that sent him on a flight home to Los Angeles after he woke up with pain -- that have tested everyone's patience a bit. Popovich started five different lineups in the five exhibition games.

The loss last week in Australia wasn't a picnic, and the players had to go from answering questions about all the stars who aren't with them to explaining how they ended their 78-game win streak. The cheer, for now, remains.

"You have to enjoy being with people in order to feel responsible for them," Popovich said. "To be accountable to each other, you have to have some sort of empathetic bond. You have to love each other to a degree."

The strategy and execution will truly start to matter Sunday when Team USA opens World Cup play against the Czech Republic. The Americans have had some positive moments in the run-up games, and others not so much. Soon that will be the focus. In the meantime, the group is enjoying itself off the court and expecting it to translate on it.

"We're constantly communicating and constantly picking each other up," Walker said. "We love being around each other; it's been a great experience for all of us."

Cleveland Indians left fielder Tyler Naquin left Friday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays with a right knee sprain.

In the bottom of the fifth inning in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Rays' Joey Wendle lined a Shane Bieber pitch to deep left field. Naquin leaped and caught the ball on the run but appeared to hurt the knee when he landed before crashing into the wall.

Several teammates raced out to a pained Naquin on the field, then motioned for athletic trainers to join them. The 28-year-old eventually was carted off the field.

Naquin is hitting .288 with 10 home runs this season.

The injury comes during the same week that Cleveland lost hard-hitting third baseman Jose Ramirez to a broken hamate bone in his right hand. He underwent surgery and is expected to miss three to five weeks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed infielder Max Muncy on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist fracture.

The move is retroactive to Thursday.

Muncy left Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres after being hit by a pitch in the fifth inning. An MRI on Friday revealed the fracture. Manager Dave Roberts had said Thursday that initial X-rays were negative.

In a corresponding roster move, Los Angeles activated IF/OF Kristopher Negrón from the 10-day IL.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- David Glass and his family on Friday announced the sale of the Kansas City Royals to an ownership group led by local entrepreneur John Sherman in a deal expected to be worth about $1 billion.

The Royals announced the sale just days after word began to leak that the Sherman group was closing in on an agreement. Sherman and his co-investors will become only the third owners since another local businessman, the beloved Ewing Kauffman, founded the club in 1969.

"The decision to sell the Royals was difficult for our family," said Glass, whose son Dan has served as the Royals' president. "Our goal, which I firmly believe we've achieved, was to have someone local, who truly loved the game of baseball and who would be a great steward for this franchise going forward. In John Sherman we have found everything we were looking for in taking ownership."

The 64-year-old Sherman has lived in Kansas City for more than four decades, even after he bought an interest in the Cleveland Indians. He founded, built and then sold a series of energy companies and has remained an influential local businessman, dabbling in agriculture in biosciences.

Glass was said to be negotiating with Sherman on a price of more than $1 billion, sources familiar with the discussions told ESPN's Jeff Passan earlier this week. That would be in line with the sale of the Miami Marlins for $1.2 billion in September 2017.

Sherman, who played quarterback at nearby Ottawa University, is also a well-respected civic leader, even though he keeps a low profile. He has given time and money to the Truman Presidential Library in nearby Independence, the Negro Leagues Museum in Kansas City, and several local schools. He and his wife, Marny, have also worked with Teach for America and other educational organizations.

"I am enormously grateful to David and the Glass family for this extraordinary opportunity," Sherman said, "and am humbled by the chance to team up with a distinguished group of local investors to carry forward and build on this rich Kansas City Royals legacy.

"Our goal will be threefold: to compete for a championship on behalf of our fans; to honor their passion, their experience and their unwavering commitment; and to carry their hopes and dreams forward in this great Kansas City region we all love for decades to come."

Sherman will need to divest his interest in the Indians, believed to be about 30% of the franchise, and the deal is subject to the approval of Major League Baseball.

Those hurdles should be cleared before owners vote on the sale at their meeting Nov. 21.

"We're very supportive of John and his group reaching an agreement to acquire ownership of his hometown Kansas City Royals," Indians president Paul Dolan said. "His acquisition of the Royals is good for the game of baseball and I wish him nothing but the best."

Sherman was introduced by Steve Greenberg, the son of Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg. His financial involvement allowed the team to push its payroll over the years, including in 2016, when the Indians acquired All-Star reliever Andrew Miller from the Yankees before the trading deadline.

The Indians proceeded to reach the World Series for the first time since 1997.

The Royals had represented the American League in the Fall Classic the previous two years, winning their second World Series title when they defeated the New York Mets in 2015. The back-to-back pennants came after a long period of dismal performances, leaving Glass with a mixed legacy in Kansas City.

On one hand, the 83-year-old Glass and his family kept the club in town following Kauffman's death in 1993. The longtime Walmart executive served as caretaker of the organization until April 2000, when he purchased sole ownership of the franchise for $96 million -- considered a strong bid at the time.

On the other hand, Glass was derided during the Royals' many 100-loss seasons for being unwilling to spend money on payroll, something he rectified in more recent years. Many fans also viewed him as an absentee owner whose family was more committed to northwest Arkansas than Kansas City.

"He's one of the most unique people I've ever met in my life," Royals manager Ned Yost countered. "Probably starting in 2012, my whole focus was to win a world championship for him. I didn't have any understanding or inkling what it would mean to win a championship for the city. I found that out later. But I wanted to win a championship for him."

Yost said watching Glass raise the World Series trophy in 2015 is "one of the top three highlights of my baseball career, because we had accomplished it for him."

Glass has reportedly been in declining health, increasing the urgency to find a new owner. The goal all along was to identify someone with ties to Kansas City who would keep the club in town.

"I will never forget the thrill of seeing over 800,000 people of this community come together on one sunny November day to salute the newly crowned world champions. It's been a fantastic ride," Glass said, "and I want to thank our great fans for supporting us through the years. But now it's time for someone else to oversee this franchise into its next championship."

The sale comes at an opportune time for other reasons, too.

Their local television contract expires after this season, and the Royals are expected to sign a new deal that would double annual rights fees to about $50 million. They also have just 12 years left on their lease at Kauffman Stadium, meaning the push for more renovations or a new ballpark -- potentially one in the revitalized downtown area -- is expected to begin in the next few years.

On the field, the club is in the midst of a massive rebuilding effort while barreling toward another 100-loss season. But the Royals have a bevy of young prospects rapidly rising through the minors, and the front office is hopeful the club will contend within the next two years.

"John Sherman and his group far exceeded our hope for the next caretaker of Royals baseball," Glass said. "We are truly blessed to have someone of John's stature and business acumen available to us from the metropolitan area to take the reins of this organization going forward."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol, a medical examiner in Texas has ruled.

The 27-year-old Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room in the Dallas area July 1. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office said in a report released Friday that Skaggs had the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone, along with alcohol, in his system.

Skaggs' family released a statement on Friday suggesting a team employee was part of the investigation into the death.

"We are heartbroken to learn that the passing of our beloved Tyler was the result of a combination of dangerous drugs and alcohol," the statement said. "That is completely out of character for someone who worked so hard to become a Major League baseball player and had a very promising future in the game he loved so much.

"We are grateful for the work of the detectives in the Southlake Police Department and their ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding Tyler's death. We were shocked to learn that it may involve an employee of the Los Angeles Angels. We will not rest until we learn the truth about how Tyler came into possession of these narcotics, including who supplied them. To that end, we have hired attorney Rusty Hardin to assist us."

A spokesperson for Major League Baseball said MLB was unaware of the family's allegation and will investigate further.

The Angels issued a statement on Friday prior to their home game against the Boston Red Sox.

"Tyler was and always will be a beloved member of the Angels Family and we are deeply saddened to learn what caused this tragic death," the team said in the statement. "Angels Baseball has provided our full cooperation and assistance to the Southlake Police as they conduct their investigation."

Skaggs' autopsy listed the cause of death as "mixed ethanol, fentanyl and oxycodone intoxication with terminal aspiration of gastric contents," which essentially means Skaggs choked on his vomit while under the influence.

Tests showed 38 nanograms per milliliter of oxycodone, an opioid medication prescribed to treat severe pain, and 3.8 nanograms per milliliter of fentanyl, a painkiller that is significantly stronger than oxycodone. It also showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.122%; a 0.08% limit is considered legally impaired.

Skaggs wouldn't necessarily have been subject to testing by Major League Baseball for the drugs found in his system. Players on 40-man rosters are tested for drugs of abuse only if the player-management joint treatment board finds reasonable cause, if a player has been found to have used or possessed a drug of abuse, or if a player is subjected to testing under a treatment program.

Hardin has represented several high-profile athletes, including Roger Clemens during a perjury trial in 2012.

Hardin told the Los Angeles Times it was "way too early" to speculate on any potential legal action by Skaggs' family.

"I think the thing to keep in mind is they're just still so devastated, both the wife and the family, about this young man's death, and they just want to know what happened and how it happened," Hardin told the Times. "We're going to want to know how it came about that those drugs were ingested and whether or not others are responsible for what happened."

Skaggs, a Southern California native, was drafted by the Angels in the first round in 2009 and made his big league debut with Arizona three years later, after being traded.

Skaggs returned to the Angels in 2014 and missed all of the next season recovering from reconstructive surgery on his left elbow. He also spent more than three months on the disabled list in 2017 with a right oblique muscle strain. He was sidelined multiple times last season with a left adductor strain.

This year, he spent time on the 10-day injured list in April after rolling his ankle, and he missed a start in spring training with forearm soreness while experimenting with a new pitch, but he otherwise did not appear to be dealing with any other injuries. He threw 91 pitches in his final start, three days before his death.

For his career, Skaggs was 28-38 with a 4.41 ERA in 96 appearances, all starts.

Angels pitchers Taylor Cole and Felix Pena combined to no-hit the Seattle Mariners in the first game at Angel Stadium after Skaggs' death, with the late pitcher's teammates all wearing his No. 45 jersey to honor him.

Information from ESPN's Alden Gonzalez and The Associated Press was used in this report.