LOS ANGELES — Lamar Odom won the NBA's Sixth Man award as the league's top reserve, easily outdistancing Dallas' Jason Terry to win the first significant award for individual achievement in a career mostly spent supporting others.

Odom averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3 assists this season while playing in every game for the Lakers. He was a starter for long stretches of the season while center Andrew Bynum was sidelined with injuries, but also came off the bench 47 times.

NEW YORK — The NHL is staying on NBC and Versus for the next 10 years with a deal Commissioner Gary Bettman calls the most significant in league history.In a joint announcement, the NHL and the NBC Sports Group said the new deal will run through the 2020-21 season. The package is reportedly worth a total of $2 billion.

TOKYO — The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee is asking international gymnastics officials to keep the world championships in Tokyo this October, saying the event would “uplift” people struggling to recover from the recent earthquake and nuclear crisis.The world championships are scheduled for Oct. 7-16 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.The federation has expressed concern about high radiation levels and said it will make a decision by the end of May.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Swimming is working with a company that specializes in child protection to produce and distribute educational material about athlete protection to its 300,000 members.The national governing body has partnered with Praesidium and will offer the education program free to athletes and their parents.Susan Woessner, USA Swimming’s athlete protection officer, says educating athletes about recognizing unsafe situations, identifying potential risks and reporting questionable behavior will help strengthen efforts to provide safe environments for athletes, coaches and volunteers.The education program is required for USA Swimming’s 30,000 non-athlete members, including coaches and officials.