Drew Hill and John Varlas of The Daily Memphian sports staff both won Tennessee Sports Writers Association 2026 contest awards.

Also happening this week: Germantown wraps up budget season, and Lamar Alexander is in town.

The White Station High alumnus took an unconscious, face-first fall into a fire pit with a vat of boiling water hovering over the flames. Now he’s recovered and grateful for the adventure.

Food writer Jennifer Chandler spent two weeks wearing a glucose monitor and experimenting with different foods to see how her body reacted. What she learned blew her mind.

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway had one spot left to fill on his 2026-27 roster.

Where the pavement ends on Memphis’ western edge, a police Harbor Patrol Unit navigates the unpredictable Mississippi River as the city’s last line of defense.

In the Bible, men do cry and have a range of personas.

“Café Society” includes works by Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, among others.

Germantown Depot Museum offers a glimpse of the city’s past, when trains regularly stopped at the depot to pick up passengers and cargo.

“For things like PTSD and addiction, … all we’ve been able to do are treat symptoms,” said Dr. Jessica Snowden, the vice chancellor for research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “We haven’t really had enough understanding of a cause to be able to actually treat a cause. And Dr. Cruz’s work is helping bridge that gap.”