Woo! Oklahoma City is getting the Sonics!

NEW YORK — Welcome to the big leagues, Oklahoma City.

With a 28-2 vote of owners on Friday, the NBA added Oklahoma City to the roster of major league cities, officially approving the relocation of the SuperSonics.

Legal wrangling over the Sonics’ lease will still determine when the team gets to town, but the vote puts the seal of approval on Oklahoma City’s ascendance from temporary relocation home of the Hornets to landing spot for the Sonics.

The team could be in Oklahoma City as soon as this fall or as late as after the end of the 2009-10 season.

*Note: This was posted early on. Even now the information is changing. However, I will not be updating this post.

Heath Ledger found dead in home of Mary-Kate Olsen

The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment in Manhattan inhabited by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, according to the New York City police. Signs pointed to a suicide, police sources said. Mr. Ledger was 28.

At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building, at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of the bedroom Mr. Ledger was in. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger naked and unconscious on a bed, with pills scattered around his body. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities.

The police said they did not suspect foul play. Officials said they believed Ms. Olsen, 21, was in California and said it was not clear how long or why Mr. Ledger had been in her apartment.

So, so sad.

Actor Brad Renfro found dead in home

It’s so strange to me. I wasn’t ever much of a fan, but he was in every issue of Bop, BB, and Tiger Beat I ever owned. Back then I was buying them for the Jonathan Taylor Thomas (”JTT” if you were into that) posters, but I still remember him. Remember thinking that he was so much older and whatnot. I find out today that he was 25. Twenty-five. I’m twenty-three. Poor guy. He had it kinda rough. May he rest in peace.

*This makes me think that I might need to compile a list of the crushes I had between the ages of 4 and the age when I stopped it became completely unacceptable for me to continue planning the fantasy weddings between myself and certain celebrities. Oh yes. I’ll definitely be working on that.

Some of my happiest memories are pretending to waltz around Granny’s living room while watching The King and I. And this movie, well, it’s just wonderful.