England's Harry Kane (9) celebrates after scoring a goal next to teammate Jude Bellingham (10) during the World Cup round of 32 match between England and Congo in Atlanta, Wednesday. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Harry Kane

scores twice

ATLANTA (AP) — Harry Kane scored two second-half goals to help England rally for a 2-1 victory over Congo and a spot in the round of 16 at the World Cup. England’s all-time leading scorer evened the contest with a header after Brian Cipenga had given Congo a surprising halftime lead.

Kane then scored the decisive goal into the top corner in the 86th minute at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. For much of the game, England looked to be headed for one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.

The 1966 World Cup champions will next play co-host Mexico in the round of 16 in Mexico City on Sunday.

Bulls land

Norman Powell

MIAMI (AP) — Add Norman Powell to the list of this past season’s All-Stars who are changing addresses this summer in NBA free agency. Powell has agreed to a two-year deal that could be worth up to $45 million with the Chicago Bulls, according to a person with knowledge of the talks.

Powell also had received some interest from the Detroit Pistons, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract cannot be finalized until July 6 at the earliest.

Beasley pleads

not guilty

NEW YORK (AP) — Malik Beasley’s lawyer said the indicted former NBA star “wants to move on with his life” after pleading not guilty to charges that he altered his play in certain games to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts.

Beasley, the latest big name caught up in a sweeping federal gambling investigation, attentively followed along but said little at his arraignment on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court.

He answered a judge’s questions with “yes, your honor” but let his lawyer, Jason Goldman, enter his plea on his behalf.

Beasley is accused of fixing or trying to fix his performance in at least four games while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2024 by under or overperforming bookmakers’ expectations.

Cavalli

apologizes

BOSTON (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologized Wednesday for shouting “sit down, boy!” at Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras while instigating a benches’ clearing scrum a night earlier.

Cavalli taunted Contreras with those words after striking him out looking with a full-count pitch in the fourth inning of the Nationals’ 8-1 victory over the Red Sox.

The term “boy” has a racist history in the United States. Contreras, who is Venezuelan, demurred when asked after the game if he felt there was a racial component to Cavalli’s word choice.

Maple Leafs

sign goalie

(AP) — Two-time Stanley Cup-winning goalie Sergei Bobrovsky signed a three-year, $21 million contract with the Maple Leafs. In doing so, Bobrovsky leave Florida behind to fill a long-unaddressed need for Toronto hours into the NHL’s free agent signing period.

At 37, Bobrovsky joins an Auston Matthews-led team seeking to transition on the fly under a new coach and new GM, and coming off a draft in which it selected Gavin McKenna with the No. 1 pick. He was regarded as one of the top prized players available in a thin pool of free agents.