Memphis is officially through its two-game exhibition season, which concluded with a 96-88 loss to No. 2 Alabama in Huntsville.

So, what have we learned about this team?

“When patients meet with me on the edge of or amid crisis, my job is to help them to see that among the broken pieces, something remains. Often, that is the choice to let go.”

The Better Business Bureau warns businesses and nonprofits to be wary of emails with anything other than .gov in the address.

“What happens in a Memphis marriage if one spouse is committed to staying in this city, but the other spouse is worn out by all that has happened and all they want to do is go?”

This opener at FedExForum was a show: The blend of athleticism, creativity and personality that marks NBA hoops at its most enjoyable.

After a season of misery, Memphis fans got everything they wanted in Saturday’s home opener. Including the return of Ja Morant, the debut of Yuki Kawamura — and an unexpected hero in a Hufflepuff shirt.

Gene Brady, 89, died in a single-car wreck last week. Maybe you didn’t know him. But if you’re lucky, you’ve known people like him. We could use more of them today.

“Returning Shelby County to a wealth-based system of justice that favors the affluent harms everyone else at enormous taxpayer expense. Policies like the Standing Bail Order that can build a safer, smarter, fairer future deserve our support.”

“If you see me talking to myself, just move along. I’m self-employed; we’re having a staff meeting.”

Chris Herrington’s four next-day reactions to the Grizzlies’ 126-124 opening win Wednesday over the Utah Jazz. The four involve Ja Morant, Zach Edey, Jay Huff and Marcus Smart.

“TVA is trying to distract us from remembering its broken promise and now charging us higher rates to fund self-congratulatory ads aimed at making us grateful to be their customer.”

Opinion: Our votes will decide nothing. Only the swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona and possibly Nevada and North Carolina will determine the next president.

This is the new world of college basketball. It’s a free-for-all. And if coaches are to flourish in this climate, they have to figure out a way to navigate and master it.

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FedEx exec Richard Smith says this is a critical moment for Downtown Memphis — and the Grizzlies, FedExForum and Beale Street may be the key.

Richard Smith was as surprised as anyone when Fred Smith, his father, decided the family would give $50 million to help renovate the stadium. Here’s Smith on crime, Ja Morant, conference realignment and how that gift came to be.

“My son was just walking to a friend’s house, doing what millions of children do every day. He had his whole life ahead of him. That life was stolen from him.”

“Domestic violence remains an issue affecting more individuals than most realize with one in four women and one in seven men experiencing severe physical violence from an intimate partner in their lifetimes.”

From Ja’s return to lineup/rotation guesses and suggestions, catch all 10 of Chris Herrington’s takeaways from preseason play.

“Most of us emphasize learning from the past or planning for the future. Unfortunately, this often leads to living in the past and agonizing about the future.”

“As children will spend most of their early lives in classrooms, fostering curiosity outside of school can help make their educational journeys more fun and fruitful.”

While an NBA truism is that the biggest stars win titles, the belief here is that depth will be of increasing importance in the regular season.

Tennessee’s Republican leadership maintains that cities and counties can’t have different state laws, but what did they do when it came to new, suburban school districts and school vouchers? 

Jarvis Greer was born in Memphis. Zach Randolph was not. The two love the city just the same. “It’s home,” Z-Bo said.

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“Could not be any better,” said Richard Shadyac Jr., the president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “And next year, we’ll take it to the next level.”

Twenty-two years ago, Derek Clenin blocked an extra point to lift MUS over CBHS. Clenin died Oct. 8. Now, the quarterback of that CBHS team, Carter Giovannetti, plans to run the St. Jude Marathon in his friend and rival’s name.