Bobby Parnell threw six strong innings and the Mets, wearing throwback jerseys inspired by uniforms worn by the New York Giants years ago, shut out the San Francisco Giants.

Better Talk Now has a shot at becoming the first 10-year-old horse to win a Grade I race in Saturday’s $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational at Saratoga.

The men’s No. 1 player lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on a double fault in Montreal, and Kim Clijsters, a former women’s No. 1, lost in Ohio, in her return to the tour.

Mark Sanchez went straight for the spectacular with a 48-yard completion in the Jets’ preseason opener, a 23-20 loss to the St. Louis Rams.

Vijay Singh made his way around Hazeltine National Golf Club layout well enough to shoot even-par, while Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington fought for the lead.

Through a steroid scandal, hip surgery and a welter of bad advice from advisers, Alex Rodriguez has emerged with a more effective persona: baseball player, and nothing else.

Michael Vick acknowledged Friday that if he will have a sympathetic audience in the locker room, he is likely to face a far more contentious reception among fans.

The nine-day meet that will begin in Berlin on Saturday is generating an unusually strong amount of anticipation and nostalgia.

Eli Manning signed a six-year contract extension with the Giants more than a week after the lucrative deal to keep him with the team through 2015 was first reported.

The Philadelphia Eagles sent a shock wave through the preseason by signing Michael Vick, who served nearly two years in prison.