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• Madonna also collected money for those affected by Superstorm Sandy. Fans threw money onstage while she sang "Like a Virgin." She said she collected $3,000 at Monday's show.
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Danny Green's clutch 3-pointer pushes Spurs past Lakers 84-82; LA's 1st loss under Bickerstaff
• LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The San Antonio Spurs' final offensive play was smartly drawn and precisely executed, ending in a clutch jumper by Danny Green.
• The Lakers' final play? Well, 7-foot Pau Gasol ended up shooting a 3-pointer.
• While coach Mike D'Antoni is on his way to Los Angeles with new schemes and strategies, Gregg Popovich and the Spurs are headed out of town with an outstanding start to the season.
• Green hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.3 seconds left, Tony Parker scored 19 points and the Spurs beat Los Angeles 84-82 Tuesday night in the Lakers' first loss since firing Mike Brown.
• Tim Duncan had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who improved the Western Conference's best record to 7-1 thanks to Green's third 3-pointer of the night. The Spurs executed perfectly when facing a one-point deficit, with Duncan helping Kawhi Leonard get the ball to Green.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Wednesday, Nov. 14, the 319th day of 2012. There are 47 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Nov. 14, 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln gave the go-ahead for Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside's plan to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond; the resulting Battle of Fredericksburg proved a disaster for the Union.
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• On this date:
• In 1851, Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale" was first published in the United States.
• In 1881, Charles J. Guiteau went on trial for assassinating President James A. Garfield. (Guiteau was convicted and hanged the following year.)
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