Imus flap yields Coach Stringer lucrative book deal

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By Stone Martindale Apr 18, 2007, 16:23 GMT

Rutgers Coach Stringer has effectively parlayed the Don Imus flap into a fat book deal. Members of the Rutgers University women's basketball team appear at a news conference in New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 10, 2007. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Members of the Rutgers University women's basketball team appear at a news conference in New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 10, 2007. REUTERS/Mike SegarC. Vivian Stringer, front and center speaking for the Rutgers women's basketball team who Don Imus called "nappy-headed hos," has just signed a contract to write her autobiography."It's about an incredible woman with an extraordinary life story," said Tina Constable, executive vice president for publicity at Crown, who declined to say how much the company will pay Stringer. "She's a pioneer, a legend, an icon and a role model."Although the Imus incident is obviously going to be the marketing tease for the book, Stringer's own life story was interesting even before the Imus remark. According to Constable, Stringer has 777 coaching wins, and is the only women's coach to have taken three teams to the Final Four, she also has a daughter who was paralyzed by spinal meningitis, and she has a son who was kicked off the North Carolina State football team for his involvement that led to someone being shot and killed.

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Scott VApr 18th, 2007 - 17:16:42

Hey, wouldn't it be great if Imus comes back to radio and has her on as a guest pushing her book? Imus gets a new gig, Stringer gets a book deal, new scholorship for the college, kids go on Oprah... OK, now, what were the downsides to all of this again? Geez, I wish the I-man would have called ME something bad!

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oprahApr 18th, 2007 - 23:56:28

what about oprahs racist comments about white people dancing and hopscotch?

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what-daApr 19th, 2007 - 03:19:02

Wait, she's cashing in on being a victim? Hmm, now who's the ho?

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It's a shameApr 19th, 2007 - 04:14:39

It's a shame if Imus doesn't sue for discrimination. What he did is called freedom of speach. Oh look, a white man said something about black people and got fired by a black man. Yes discrimination is a two way streak not just a word that blacks can throw around.

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GinaApr 19th, 2007 - 04:44:30

Sounds like her life would make a great book!

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