The Toronto Blue Jays have called up right-hander Casey Janssen from Triple-A Las Vegas. The Blue Jays made the move before Friday night's game against Tampa Bay. Janssen takes the roster spot of right-hander Jeremy Accardo, who was optioned to Las Vegas on Wednesday.

GOING UP Detroit Jack(son) City The last time anybody saw Edwin Jackson around here, he was 3-7 with an earned-run average of 8.62 for the 2005 Las Vegas 51s. On Tuesday night, the TigersÕ right-hander threw a scoreless inning for the American League in the All-Star Game. So no, I havenÕt given up on Lindsay Lohan getting her ...

When the Las Vegas 51s called up pitcher Mark Rzepczynski from Double-A New Hampshire, Russ Langer thought about placing himself on the 15-day disabled list. ÒI had to put my tongue through rehab the first time I tried it,Ó said the veteran 51s play-by-play man, who said he had never encountered a tougher-appearing name to pronounce. For the record ...

Fireworks will boom across the valley skies before, during and after the Fourth of July. You can catch fireworks with baseball, fireworks with barbecue, fireworks with stock car racing, fireworks with symphony orchestras and — naturally — fireworks with nearby slots machines. ThereÕs even a virtual fireworks display on the canopy at the Fremont Street Experience. There also are Fourth of July ...