NEW YORK — Jeff Gordon was taking a leisurely stroll past Central Park when he heard someone calling his name from a passing car. In one of the few cities where the NASCAR star still maintains some anonymity, he was taken aback.

NEW YORK — Congratulations, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

BERKELEY — Although T.C. Ostrander has been a backup quarterback for most of his career at Stanford, he has one area of serious expertise that should come in handy Saturday.

CINCINNATI — Playing with a chance to win a title, the Baltimore Ravens crossed midfield once in the first three quarters. Their fearsome defense got caught flat-footed by a sandlot play.

CORDELIA — The Napa High School girls basketball team came into Messner Gym Tuesday not fretting or worrying about a 0-1 record or a loss 24 hours earlier to Vallejo in a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Foundation Game.

Despite staggering offensively in the fourth quarter, the St. Helena High boys basketball team recorded its first win of the 2006-2007 season in three tries, 57-53 over the Rio Vista Rams Thursday in the Sutter Home Invitational.

Coach Shawnie Maher and nine members of the Justin-Siena High School cheer team traveled last week to New York City and participated in the 80th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which begins at 77th and Central Park West and travels along Broadway. It draws 2.5 million spectators.

Napa Valley College’s men’s basketball team outscored San Jose City College by 10 points in the second half Thursday night, but it was too little, too late for the Storm.

The Vintage High School boys basketball team will be featured on Cal-Hi Sports’ TV show Saturday night at 9 p.m. on The CW Bay Area 44 (cable Channel 12). Cal-Hi Sports was in town to film Vintage’s “Midnight Madness” program Nov. 11./Register

Style and substance collide on the ski slopes. It’s one of the few places where every piece of clothing on your body simultaneously makes a statement and serves a purpose.

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