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T. Boone Pickens Gives Oklahoma State All It Needs, But Won't Get 387 Points

By Terrance HarrisAug 18th 2009 – 5:56PM

It's one thing for a player to stir up some trouble that his play is going to have to get the team out of, and it's maybe okay for the head coach, as well.But a booster talking noise?While on-the-record trash talking might be unacceptable from a lot of donors, the rules change when you are Oklahoma State's billionaire...

Slumping Economy Puts Crimp in Oklahoma State, Texas A&M Plans

By Terrance HarrisJun 10th 2009 – 2:44PM

Apparently, athletic departments aren't immune to the whims of the stock market.Both Oklahoma State and Texas A&M are feeling the crunch, according to a couple stories this week.Oklahoma State had to drastically reduce plans for a state-of-the-art Athletic Village it was planning after a facilities fund being managed by...

Big 12 Preview: The Mediocre

By Brian GrummellAug 22nd 2008 – 4:00PM

The teams you don't normally want to read about or hear about but since there's no football there's nothing you'd rather do than read this. Please. Not that I'm begging. Although I may be willing to bribe. NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Big Red hasn't been so...

Travis Ford Leaves UMass for Oklahoma State

By Michael David SmithApr 16th 2008 – 12:29PM

Travis Ford is leaving UMass to take the head-coaching job at Oklahoma State, ESPN's Doug Gottlieb is reporting:That's an awfully quick change of mind for Ford, who less than a week ago said he was sticking with UMass. But Oklahoma State has the backing of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, which means the Cowboys can give...

Bill Self Turns Down Oklahoma State Money, Will Stay at Kansas

By Michael David SmithApr 10th 2008 – 5:46PM

The deep pockets of T. Boone Pickens and the desire to return to his alma mater weren't enough to convince Bill Self to leave the school where he's won the national championship.Self, whose Kansas Jayhawks won the national championship on Monday, has announced he will not go to Oklahoma State and will be back at Kansas...

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T. Boone Pickens, 84-Year-Old Texas Oil Tycoon, Pwns Drake On Twitter

By Sara Gates May 31st 2012 - 05:22PM

T. Boone Pickens may be the coolest billionaire on Twitter.

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T. Boone Pickens On The Future Of Energy (VIDEO)

By Simon McCormack Jul 21st 2011 - 07:05PM

When it comes to renewable energy, oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens says the future is bright, but oil and gas will still be around for quite a while.

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T. Boone Pickens: Get With the Plan

By T. Boone Pickens Jun 06th 2011 - 01:54PM

In Article I, Section 8, the United States Constitution grants Congress the "Power To," among other things, "provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States"; "regulate Commerce with foreign Nations"; and "lay and collect Taxes."

T. Boone Pickens News From the Web

  • 04/29/11 T Boone Picken s holdings Source: Stockpickr As of Dec, 31, 2010, funds at BP Capital run by T. Boone Pickens were valued at $275.98 million.

Background on T. Boone Pickens

Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. (born May 22, 1928), known as T. Boone Pickens, is an American business magnate and financier.

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