Women’s basketball players want voice in NIL settlement deals

A group of athletes led by Big Ten women’s basketball players sent a letter to NCAA president Charlie Baker on Wednesday asking the association to drop its proposed restrictions on the types of name, image and likeness deals players are allowed to sign with third-party groups.

The letter is signed by USC captain Dominique Darius, who told ESPN she sent it on behalf of roughly 100 athletes from different schools and sports. The letter specifically asks the NCAA to drop the proposed portion of its industry-shifting antitrust settlement that would give the association authority to determine which NIL deals are for “valid business purposes.”