SportsPulse: Former NFL tight end Benjamin Watson did not shy away from the fact that he had racist teammates while he was in the league. He also explains why time is now in the country to be open and honest about our own prejudice and blind spots. USA TODAY
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Jon Duplantier was the only Black person on his high school team in Houston.
One day during his senior year, his team scrimmaged another team with no Black players. As Duplantier was playing first base, he heard a voice from the other team's dugout: "I got a rope and a tree with your name on it," a statement that recalls lynchings.