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RJ Young is a journalist. He is a staff writer at SoonerScoop.com, covering Oklahoma Sooners athletics. He’s covered the NBA Finals, Women’s College World Series, World Cup of Softball, NCAA men’s Gymnastics Championships and the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.
His work has appeared in Grantland, Racialicious, Reuters, The Oklahoman,Tulsa World, SB Nation Longform and USA Today among other publications.
He is a 2012 graduate of the Sports Journalism Institute, and, in May 2013, he received a Diversity Fellowship from Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tulsa and a master’s degree in professional writing from the University of Oklahoma.
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INSIDE LYDELL RHODES’ BOXING DREAM
The Oklahoman
UNTOUCHABLE: OKLAHOMA’S KEILANI RICKETTS EMERGES AS THE FACE OF HER SPORT
SB Nation Longform
CHERI SHEPARD WATCHED AS STERLING’S PATH LED TO OU
SoonerScoop
TWO FAMILIES, ONE CRIME AND ONE HARD-EARNED RIGHT
Racialicious
MONSTER TORNADO FLATTENS SUBURB OF OKLAHOMA CITY
Reuters
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRY WEEK: OKLAHOMA VS. OKLAHOMA STATE
Grantland
ELITE ATHLETES THRIVE UNDER COACH MARK WILLIAMS
The Oklahoman
OKLAHOMA’S RECEIVING CORPS IS WORK IN PROGRESS
USA Today
AMBER FLORES, FORMER OU SOFTBALL STANDOUT, COACHING SEMINOLE STATE
Tulsa World
