Terry Harrison

[the Sports ON Tap @thesportsontap]

Seattle drafted Vinnie Johnson seventh overall in 1979 out of Baylor, where he'd averaged 24 points a game and once dropped 50 on TCU.

Two years later the Sonics traded him to Detroit, and he spent the next decade doing the same job every night.

Coming off the bench.

Thirteen NBA seasons and he was never the guy. He was the guy who came in when the guy needed a rest.

He was spectacular at it.

In the 1985 playoffs he scored 22 points in the fourth quarter against Boston. Danny Ainge came out of that game and gave him the name that stuck forever.

"If that guy in Chicago is the Refrigerator, then Vinnie Johnson is the Microwave."

In Game 5 of the 1990 Finals he hit a 14-footer with 0.7 seconds left to beat Portland and clinch Detroit's second straight championship. After that they called him 007 too.

Two rings. 11,825 career points. Number 15 hanging in the rafters in Detroit.

Total career earnings: about $6 million. His best season paid him $1.4 million, at the very end, in 1990.

He retired in 1992.

Three years later he started a company in Detroit that made packaging supplies for automakers.

Here's what he said the point of it was.

"I really wanted to get into business and create some jobs and opportunities. I wanted to do something different outside of basketball, but the main thing was giving back to the city of Detroit for all the support they have given me."

General Motors gave him his break. He shifted the company from packaging into automotive assembly, which meant building whole systems for car manufacturers instead of shipping them parts in boxes.

Then he just kept going.

Piston Group today does more than $3 billion in annual revenue. It employs over 10,000 people across the United States, Mexico and Canada, in about three and a half million square feet of plant space. It supplies Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota and Chrysler.

It is one of the largest minority-owned businesses in the world.

Vinnie Johnson is worth somewhere around half a billion dollars.

He made $6 million in thirteen years of professional basketball. His company now generates roughly 500 times that, every single year.

And he built it in the city that watched him play, specifically so people there would have somewhere to work.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Every American man who’s over 50 years old and worth knowing has imitated Joe Morgan’s batting stance at least once in his life. Fact.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

What did Walter Payton do when he had the flu and a 101-degree temperature? He ran for 275 yards because he was Walter Payton is what he did.

[🇺🇸 Donna @250_Revolution]

🚨 WNBA STORY NOBODY SHOULD BE IGNORING:

Caitlin Clark: 37 POINTS, 10 ASSISTS, 8 THREES.

Kelsey Mitchell: 30 POINTS, 6 THREES.

The Fever dropped 113 on Chicago and officially sent the Sky packing from playoff contention.

But here’s the CRAZY part…

Clark now has FIVE career games with 30+ points and 10+ assists.

THE REST OF THE WNBA — IN ITS ENTIRE HISTORY — HAS FOUR COMBINED.

Read that again.

They told us she was just hype.

The “hype” is rewriting the damn record book. 🔥🏀

[Scout the Statline @StatlineScout]

The top 10 MiLB hitters by @ProspectLarceny's Formulated Ranking!

1. Brailyn Antunez 🎥
2. Tate Southisene
3. Franklin Arias
4. Josue Briceño
5. Eli Willits
6. Theo Gillen
7. Ethan Salas
8. Juneiker Caceres
9. Josue De Paula
10. Kane Kepley

[Boston @BallByBoston]

Kepley currently has the 2nd lowest Whiff Rate and Swinging Strike Rate in all of AA thus far (minimum 40 PA), with the only guy ahead of him being 3 years older. He's going to be a stud!
#Cubs

*For any sample size questioners, both of those stats stabilize at ~21-24 PA in AA.

[Tobey Schulman @tschulmanreport]

Kane Kepley in last weeks series at Double-A:

7-for-24
1 HR | 2 2B | 1 3B
6 RBI
1/4 BB/K
142 wRC+

Four of the seven hits recorded went for extra bases. Kepley owns a .969 OPS & 158 wRC+ in the month of August.

#Cubs

[Yellowstone National Park @YellowstoneNPS]

The elk mating season, commonly referred to as the rut, will soon begin in Yellowstone National Park.

Stay alert! People have been severely injured by elk. Elk run quickly and may change direction without warning. Keep at least 25 yards from elk at all times.

If an elk charges you, find shelter in your vehicle or behind a tall, sturdy barrier as quickly as possible. You are responsible for your own safety.

With support from @ynpforever, our teams are able to provide wildlife education programs like this throughout the park.

[Northside Soundtrack @CHC_DataDrive]

Kane Kepley 3-run 💣. Got the hands in and absolutely obliterated this inside fastball.

[Knoxville Smokies @smokiesbaseball]

Kane Kepley sends his first AA hit over the fence! 💣 #Cubs

[Outdoor Channel @OUTDChannel]

And just like that, your target buck and truck are GONE!!!

📸Buckmaster

[Keeping It Heel @KeepingItHeel]

CALEB THROWS IT DOWN!!!! 👀

[Terry Harrison @bowtek1]

This is the most moisture we’ve had since the January 31st Snow. Still coming down.

[Terry Harrison @bowtek1]

We’ll take all this we can get…

[Keeping It Heel @KeepingItHeel]

In a stunning turn of events, Gavin Gallaher did not hear his name called during the 2026 MLB Draft, setting up his return to Chapel Hill for the 2027 season.

More on this significant development for the Diamond Heels below. ⬇️

https://t.co/EJTHl4Tt4Z

[Sportsman Channel @SPORTSMANchnl]

How many days do you have for your opener? - @buckfeverusa

#ITSINOURBLOOD

[Carolina Baseball @DiamondHeels]

𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 🌎

One of the most extraordinary rookie campaigns in college baseball history is commemorated with @d1baseball's 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 award.

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

Nothing is more American than being able to pull up to a Walmart parking lot and purchase thousands of dollars worth of explosives

[Terry Harrison @bowtek1]

The Gas Chamber cometh at 0Dark30. Can’t believe I haven’t got lit up by these yet given where it’s at.

[Carolina Baseball @DiamondHeels]

Let'sssss gooooooooooo 🗣️