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Scene Through the Lens with photographer Tom Gralish.

Philadelphia Flyers players take the ice during training camp in Voorhees, N.J. on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.

From Jalen Hurts and Jalyx Hunt delivering on (and off) the field, to a shirtless dancing Santa and a fan known as Eagle Libre, these are the week's best sports photos.

Philadelphia Flyers players take the ice during the first day of training camp Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at the Flyers Training Center in Voorhees, N.J.

Eagles MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts visited Northeast High School's packed - and sweltering - auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 to donate $600,000 for air conditioning.

The block party on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026 ran along North Fifth Street through Lehigh, the area known as El Bloque de Oro - the Golden Block - in the heart of Philly’s Latino neighborhood.

Scene Through the Lens with photographer Tom Gralish.

Members of the Transportation Security Administration honor guard, joined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Philadelphia Police Department Airport Division officers marched through the airport terminals, stopping at each security checkpoint for a moment of silence to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia.

Local veterans and first responders, including those who served in the War on Terror following the terrorist attacks, are honored at a medal ceremony at the Victims of Terrorism Monument in Cooper River Park in Pennsauken on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.

The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.

Schwarber’s grand slam lifts Phillies past Astros 11-7 at Citizens Bank Park Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.

The Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

The Phillies beat the Braves, 4-2 at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, September 5, 2026.

Scene Through the Lens with photographer Tom Gralish.

The Braves take down the Phillies, 5-2 at Citizens Bank Park on Friday, September 4, 2026.

More than two decades after the September 11 terrorist attacks, physical reminders of that day remain scattered across the world, including throughout the Philadelphia region.

By keeping Painter on turn rather than giving him extra rest, the Phillies could line him up to come out of the bullpen for one inning this weekend ahead of a potential relief role in the playoffs.

The federal lawsuit says Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration bypassed procurement requirements and fired a staffer who raised concerns.

Trump’s decision to greet Xi at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington rather than receiving him at the executive residence shows how far the U.S. president is going to honor China’s leader.

The storm is unusually early, and it might foreshadow what's to come.

The news outlets argued they were singled out because of the content of their coverage — in other words, viewpoint discrimination — and called the ban a “blatant violation” of the First Amendment.

For most of the world leaders one of the key questions about AI is this: Who should control life-and-death decisions — human or machine?