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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