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MacKenzie Gore, of Whiteville High School in Whiteville, N.C., accepts his award at the 15th annual High School Athlete of the Year Awards at the Ritz-Carlton hotel on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Marina del Rey, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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MacKenzie Gore, of Whiteville High School in Whiteville, N.C., left, and Sydney McLaughlin, of Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, N.J. pose with their awards at the 15th annual High School Athlete of the Year Awards at the Ritz-Carlton hotel on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Marina del Rey, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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FILE- In this May 12, 2014 file photo, Saudi and expatriate girls practice basketball at a private sports club in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's Education Ministry said Tuesday July 11, 2017, it will introduce physical education classes for girls in public schools next year, a decision that comes after years of calls by women across the kingdom demanding greater rights and greater access to sports. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, FILE)
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FILE- In this May 12, 2014 file photo, a girl shoots baskets during team practice at a private sports club in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's Education Ministry said Tuesday July 11, 2017, it will introduce physical education classes for girls in public schools next year, a decision that comes after years of calls by women across the kingdom demanding greater rights and greater access to sports.(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, FILE)
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The Museum of the Bible opens Friday at a 430,000-square-foot site just three blocks from the U.S. Capitol. (Museum of the Bible)
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This June 14, 2017 photo shows a new R44 Cadet helicopter, used in the Southern Utah University Flight School in Cedar City, Utah. The university bought new airplanes to try and lure students amid a pilot shortage. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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In this June 14, 2017 photo, Goose Bistline works on a Beechcraft Baron, twin-engined piston aircraft, that will be used in the Southern Utah University Flight School in Cedar City, Utah. The university bought new airplanes to try and lure students amid a pilot shortage. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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This June 13, 2017 photo shows the SR 20 Cirrus plane used in the Southern Utah University Flight School in Cedar City, Utah. The university bought new airplanes to try and lure students amid a pilot shortage. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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This June 14, 2017 photo shows the SR 20 Cirrus plane used in the Southern Utah University Flight School in Cedar City, Utah. The university bought new airplanes to try and lure students amid a pilot shortage. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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In this June 14, 2017 photo, Brad Crager works on a Beechcraft Baron, twin-engined piston aircraft, that will be used in the Southern Utah University Flight School in Cedar City, Utah. The university bought new airplanes to try and lure students amid a pilot shortage. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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In this June 14, 2017 photo, Willy Robinet inspects an R44 Raven II helicopter, used in the Southern Utah University Flight School in Cedar City, Utah. The university bought new airplanes to try and lure students amid a pilot shortage. (Rick Egan /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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FILE - In this June 12, 2017, file photo, Hunter Greene, a pitcher and shortstop from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif., stands near the draft board after being selected No. 2 by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, N.J. Greene has agreed to a minor league contract with a $7.23 million signing bonus–the highest since constraints on draft spending began in 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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Kent Power workers respond to storm damage along Ottawa Avenue, near Mary A White Elementary School, in Grand Haven on Friday, July 7, 2017. (Cory Morse /The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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Lauren Sargent, of Ann Arbor, Mich. takes part in a protest before the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline public information session at Holt High School on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in Holt, Mich. The report by Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems, Inc. was prepared independently for the state of Michigan. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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Protesters assemble before the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline public information sessionat Holt High School on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in Holt, Mich. The report by Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems, Inc. was prepared independently for the state of Michigan. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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A crowd watches the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline public information sessionat Holt High School on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in Holt, Mich. The report by Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems, Inc. was prepared independently for the state of Michigan. (Cory Morse /The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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Desmond Berry, middle, speaks during a protest near a depiction of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette before the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline public information session at Holt High School on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in Holt, Mich. The report, by Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems, Inc., was prepared independently for the state of Michigan. Berry is the Natural Resources Department Manager for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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People gather for 18-year-old Bianca Roberson's viewing and funeral at St. Paul's Baptist Church in West Chester, Pa., Friday, July 7, 2017. A man driving down a Pennsylvania highway shot the recent high school graduate in the head, killing her, as the two tried to merge into a single lane, authorities said. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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People gather for 18-year-old Bianca Roberson's viewing and funeral at St. Paul's Baptist Church in West Chester, Pa., Friday, July 7, 2017. A man driving down a Pennsylvania highway shot the recent high school graduate in the head, killing her, as the two tried to merge into a single lane, authorities said. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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In this March 27, 2017 photo, a bell with the name "Thomas" inscribed on it that was hung by Elizabeth Brenner on the Milam Glacier Trail in Uttarakhand state of North India. Thomas Plotkin, a University of Iowa student at the time, was on an outdoor learning study abroad trip to India, when he fell more than 300 feet down a steep gorge. A similar bell hung by his classmates in 2011 had washed away by the seasons, so Plotkin's mother Brenner replaced it with this one. (AP Photo/Rishabh R. Jain)
