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The Cowpokes of Oklahoma State suffered a slight at the hands of The Associated Press recently when AP’s poll ranked the 12-1 team third on its final tally for the season, behind the Louisiana State Tigers, who couldn’t muster a score of any sort in the Bowl Championship Series game against the Alabama Crimson Tide, which received the most votes for No. 1.

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If you feel a certain electricity in the air, no need to panic — unless, of course, you really do feel electricity in the air, in which case, run like hell — chances are you’re just caught up in the excitement of Mayor Mick Cornett’s impending State of the City address.

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Freihofer Casting has issued an open call for extras to cheer on the Thunder at a fictional home game for the Warner Bros., feature film “Thunderstruck,” which stars none other than Mr. Two-Time-League-Scoring Champ himself.

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It appears that Oklahoma City native Wes Welker, who nabbed a whopping 122 receptions worth 1,569 yards in offensive yardage for the playoffs-dominating New England Patriots this season, is ready for the Thunder’s 7 p.m. tipoff against the Celtics tonight.

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A former assistant state schools superintendent may be getting more than after-school detention after a report by State Auditor Gary Jones turned up some alleged discrepancies.

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Reality knows a good metaphor when it sees one. The state Capitol building is falling apart.

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An entire lineup’s worth of Oklahoma City Thunder players made this year’s All-Star ballot, presented by cellphone carrier giant Sprint.

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Any number of longtime OKC residents might have fond memories of living it up on the revolving platform restaurant atop Founders Tower.

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A jaw-dropper of a local story has drawn worldwide attention.

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Remember 2002? CFN was naught but a baby chick then, easily taken with sweet-voiced pop tunes laced with a certain punky edge and cutesy attitude that floated down from Stillwater.

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In an effort to streamline communication between educators, students and, well, anyone else who wants information from Oklahoma City’s public schools, the school district has released a handy app to deliver timely information via push messages.

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Lots of press releases cross our desk. Recently, these titles least screamed “Stop the presses!”

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There’s an app for everything these days. Need a fart machine with varying levels of duration and audibility? Actually, there’s an app for that. Ever wondered how you measure up in the sack?

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Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Nick Collison is moonlighting this season as guest contributor to Balls Out, GQ magazine’s sports blog.