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FILE - In this June 15, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Williams (43) runs through drills with cornerback Delvin Breaux (40) during NFL football practice in Metairie, La. The Saints second round pick, safety Marcus Williams, is starting to show the same ball-hawking skills that distinguished him in college at Utah. That's an encouraging sign for a defense that has struggled for three seasons and is looking for more turnovers. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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Attorney Susan Brandt McCrea, center, representing the parents of Sydney and Kaitlyn Phillips, talks to the judge, as Archdiocese of Newark attorney Christopher H. Westrick, right listens during the trial on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 in Newark. The parents of Sydney Phillips and her younger sister, Kaitlyn are seeking a court order to allow the girls to return to their Catholic school in Kenilworth after a dispute over one of them wanting to play on the boys basketball team. (Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Advance Media via AP, Pool)
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Scott Phillips, left, looks on as his wife Theresa Mullen, center, talk to their attorney Susan Brandt McCrea during the trial on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 in Newark. The parents of Sydney Phillips and her younger sister, Kaitlyn are seeking a court order to allow the girls to return to their Catholic school in Kenilworth after a dispute over one of them wanting to play on the boys basketball team. (Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Advance Media via AP, Pool)
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Archbishop of Newark Joseph Tobin testifies during the trial of Phillips v. St. Theresa's School / Archdiocese of Newark in front of Superior Court Judge Douglas Kessler in Newark Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. The parents of Sydney Phillips and her younger sister, Kaitlyn are seeking a court order to allow the girls to return to their Catholic school in Kenilworth after a dispute over one of them wanting to play on the boys basketball team. (Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Advance Media via AP, Pool)
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Brazilian soccer star Neymar holds his team shirt as he stands with the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain Nasser Al-Khelaifi following a press conference in Paris Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Neymar arrived in Paris on Friday the day after he became the most expensive player in soccer history when completing his blockbuster transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($262 million).(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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A mural resembling the work of elusive artist Banksy depicting President Donald Trump wearing a Jewish skullcap, is seen on Israel's West Bank separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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A sign welcoming Brazilian soccer star Neymar is set up outside the Paris Saint Germain shop in Paris Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Neymar was set to arrive in Paris on Friday the day after he became the most expensive player in soccer history when completing his blockbuster transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($262 million).(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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A man views a soccer shirt bearing the name of Brazilian soccer star Neymar in the Paris Saint Germain store in Paris Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Neymar was set to arrive in Paris on Friday the day after he became the most expensive player in soccer history when completing his blockbuster transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($262 million).(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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A sign welcoming Brazilian soccer star Neymar is set up outside the Paris Saint Germain shop in Paris Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Neymar was set to arrive in Paris on Friday the day after he became the most expensive player in soccer history when completing his blockbuster transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($262 million).(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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PSG supporters hold up soccer shirts bearing the name of Brazilian soccer star Neymar in the Paris Saint Germain store in Paris Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Neymar was set to arrive in Paris on Friday the day after he became the most expensive player in soccer history when completing his blockbuster transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($262 million).(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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PSG soccer shirts bearing the name of Brazilian soccer star Neymar are placed on display in the Paris Saint Germain store in Paris Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Neymar was set to arrive in Paris on Friday the day after he became the most expensive player in soccer history when completing his blockbuster transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($262 million).(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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People queue outside the Paris Saint Germain shop in Paris Friday, Aug. 4, 2017 as merchandise for the Brazilian soccer star Neymar went on sale. Neymar was set to arrive in Paris on Friday the day after he became the most expensive player in soccer history when completing his blockbuster transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($262 million).(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Tampa Bay Rays' Logan Morrison watches his double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Houston Astros relief pitcher Francisco Liriano delivers a pitch during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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FILE- In this July 28, 2017, file photo, former Catholic priest Paul Shanley arrives to an apartment minutes after a mattress and box spring is delivered in Ware, Mass. A group representing survivors of priest sex abuse is calling for Shanley, a former Boston priest recently released from prison, to be placed in a secure treatment facility far from children. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, May 25, 2017 file photo, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) carries the ball during an NFL football practice in Metairie, La. Why rookie Saints running back Alvin Kamara never emerged as a premier college player at Alabama or Tennessee remains unclear to coach Sean Payton. All Payton knows is that Kamara has continued during training camp to show promise as far as fulfilling the vision the Saints have for the third round pick. (AP Photo/Derick E. Hingle, File)
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United States' sprinter Christian Coleman speaks during a press conference of the U.S. team prior to the World Athletics Championships in London Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, one day before the event kicks off. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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In this Thursday Aug. 3, 2017 photo released by Never Again Association,young people take a rest between the tents at the Woodstock Music Festival in Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland. Young people have gathered for a major annual music festival in Poland that celebrates diversity and tolerance — and which has faced pressure recently from the conservative government. The "Woodstock Festival Poland," .whose name itself reflects its liberal youthful spirit, has struggled with restrictions put on it by the conservative pro-Catholic ruling party, Law and Justice. The three-day event opened Thursday in Kostrzyn nad Odra, near the German border. (Nikolaj Stelter- Szymanski/Never Again via AP)
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FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017, AT 12:01 A.M. EDT.- Lola Smith was finally able to move back into her apartment at First Baptist homes in Lumberton, N.C, after spending months living in a hotel. (Andrew Craft /The Fayetteville Observer via AP)
