Ten Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the NCAA if and how college sports' major governing body plans to protect the interests of female athletes as the largest portion of NIL and revenue-sharing payments continue to be directed to male athletes.

The lawmakers, in a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker dated Thursday, noted that President Donald Trump's administration rescinded Title IX guidance on name, image and likeness payments that required equitable distribution between male and female athletes.

The letter requests answers by Aug. 30 to five questions about the implementation of the recent House vs. NCAA antitrust lawsuit settlement:

— Will the NCAA encourage schools to allocate direct payments to male and female athletes equitably?

— With male a

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