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Dodgers publish Zack Greinke photo from future

David Brown, yahoo.com

The Los Angeles Dodgers simply could have Photoshopped his image into one of their uniforms to use as art Monday, when Zack Greinke officially signed his $147 million contract at Dodger Stadium. There already are plenty of photos of Greinke — even many …

Mike Bauman, MLB.com

The Dodgers have not only transcended the Yankees in the sheer size of their player payroll, they may have altered their competitive landscape in a way that no other club has in recent baseball history.

Ken Gurnick, MLB.com

The Dodgers wasted no time putting new pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu to work, scheduling an appearance for the left-hander in Koreatown on Tuesday.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Zack Greinke to a six-year contract, the team announced Monday.

Jesse Sanchez, MLB.com

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost a member of their extended family over the weekend when it was confirmed that singer Jenni Rivera, one of the stars of "Viva Los Dodgers Day," was among those killed in a plane crash in Mexico.

Mark Saxon, ESPN.com

The Dodgers signed Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu shortly before a Sunday deadline, wrapping up a productive weekend in which they may have acquired their No. 2 and 3 starting pitchers.

Spencer Lund, dimemag.com

The Los Angeles Lakers are 9-12 through the season’s first quarter of the season, and they’ve lost four of their last five. They’re still missing Steve Nash and Pau Gasol - though both may be back in the lineup this week – but the Lakers are going…

nba.com

The Atlanta Hawks' Josh Smith and the Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin on Monday were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 3, through Sunday, Dec. 9.

Alden Gonzalez, MLB.com

Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto charted a different course this offseason by focusing on the back end of the bullpen and relying on a couple mid-level starters to fill the rotation.

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

It's always fun when a basketball team's bench takes on an identity of its own. Getting to watch a group of guys who are not quite good enough to be starters gel into a cohesive unit of their own adds another layer of excitement to the game, and so it's…

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Cleveland Cavaliers expect injured guard Kyrie Irving to be available to play Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

On Friday night, Thunder forward Serge Ibaka and Lakers forward/crazy person Metta World Peace got into a bit of a tussle. Immediately after the game, Spurs swingman Stephen Jackson sent out the following, since-deleted tweet: More »

Doug Miller, MLB.com

The first order of business, now that Zack Greinke is off the table, could be to see where Josh Hamilton lands. The free-agent slugger, most recently of the Texas Rangers, could have been waiting to see if the Rangers landed Greinke, whose deal with the…

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Coach says it all about the Lakers: 'Umm, you know, we're not very good right now'

Notebook, ESPN.com

J.A. Adande on the Lakers outlook after falling to 9-12

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Paul Millsap scored 24 points, Mo Williams added 22 and the Jazz defeated the Lakers 117-110 on Sunday night for their third straight victory.