What our photographers saw over the weekend of August 23

Villanova blanks Richmond, 30-0, in Patriot League football action at Villanova Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.

Scene Through the Lens with photographer Tom Gralish.

Villanova beats Holy Cross, 95-66 at Finneran Pavilion on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026.

The Sixers’ hot start continued — as did the Eagles’ struggles — and the HBCU Classic returned to the Linc. These are our favorite sports photos of the week.

Gov. Josh Shapiro wins reelection on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 in a decisive victory over his Republican opponent Stacy Garrity.

The Sixers down the Bulls, 126-107 at the Xfinity Mobil Arena on Monday, November 2, 2026.

The Flyers beat the Mammoth, 6-3 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

The Eagles take on the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.

Scenes for Saturday's events from the HBCU Classic.

Scene Through the Lens with photographer Tom Gralish.

The Sixers beat the Knicks, 98-93 in an NBA Cup round game at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.

Don’t look now, but a rough month of October for Philly sports fans is almost over. From LeBron James to Eagles fans at the Linc, here are our best photos from the last week of spooky season.

Garage Beer hosts a wedding to bring together love and football with the “Ultimate Philly Tailgate Wedding” on Monday, Oct. 26. One couple tied the knot in true Eagles fashion ahead of the team's Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Pistons down the Sixers, 106-93 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026.

The Sixers take down the Bucks, 127-116 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.

Scene Through the Lens with photographer Tom Gralish.

The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the home opener, the first time Sixers fans get to experience LeBron and Brown, in Philly Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026.

Brown totaled 13 points and four turnovers in the Sixers' 123-101 loss to Boston Tuesday, on the heels of LeBron James' poor performance in his first return to Cleveland as a Sixer last week.

The storied ocean liner, the fastest to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean, is being turned into an artificial reef.

Officials at U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war

Plus, our very Philly gift guide, a management shakeup at Mariposa, a bagel shop's return.

After answering their country’s call to arms, African Americans had to overcome entrenched obstacles to claim the rights that were historically and systematically denied them.

He was born in Chicago. But when Pope Leo XIV touches down Wednesday in Peru on the final leg of a South American tour, the cleric previously known as Robert Francis Prevost will be coming home.