Indians

After word spread across this Indian reservation that seven people had been kidnapped by leftist rebels, the community's unarmed "indigenous guard" sprang into action. Within minutes, hundreds of men, women and children were out on roads and pathways searching for the hostages, communicating by radio, cellphone and shouts. Many held lanterns that, as the search continued after nightfall, made the rescue party seem an eerily glowing centipede snaking up and down hillsides.

Want to learn how to dance like a "Slumdog Millionaire"? As part of the pre-Oscar hoopla, personable 33-year-old Artesia-based Bollywood choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan was called in to instruct media personalities and television viewers in one of the most popular dance forms in the world, a combination of classical Indian dance, folk dance and Western styles like hip-hop, Latin and jazz.

Texas 10, at Cleveland 0: Scott Feldman (16-4) pitched seven shutout innings, Esteban German went five for five and Marlon Byrd hit a three-run homer as the Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Indians within 24 hours. at Boston 7, Baltimore 5: Pinch-hitter Victor Martinez hit a three-run double to break a seventh-inning tie, and the Red Sox improved to 13-2 against the Orioles this season. Billy Wagner (1-0) pitched a perfect seventh inning, striking out two, for the victory -- the first AL decision of his career.

The Cleveland Indians fired manager Eric Wedge on Wednesday, but he will be at the helm of the team until the end of the season. Wedge guided the Indians to one playoff appearance in seven seasons. The Indians are 65-93 and half a game out of last place in the American League Central. General Manager Mark Shapiro said that Cleveland's coaches were told that they would not be retained for next season. Wedge's contract runs through 2010. Wednesday's games at Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 3 at Cleveland 5-0, Chicago 1-1 Kansas City 4, at New York 3 at Seattle 7, Oakland 0 Toronto 12, at Boston 0 at Angels 5, Texas 0

at Cleveland 5, Texas 0 : Aaron Laffey pitched effectively into the seventh inning to remain undefeated at home. Laffey did not give up an earned run for the third time in four starts since July 24. He is 4-0 with a 1.59 ERA in five home starts this season. at New York 7, Toronto 5 : Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada hit consecutive homers leading off the eighth inning and the Yankees won for the eighth time in nine games. Kansas City 14, at Minnesota 6 : Miguel Olivo homered and drove in three runs, and the Royals had their highest run total of the season.

at Boston 11, Cleveland 6: Victor Martinez hit a grand slam against his former team to support Josh Beckett (17-6), who gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings. at Tampa Bay 5, New York 3 : Dioner Navarro hit a two-run home run and rookie Jeff Niemann (13-6) gave up two runs and six hits in five innings to win for the first time in more than a month. at Seattle 2, Texas 1 : Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 630th home run and Ichiro Suzuki had three hits to help lift the Mariners.

at Detroit 4, Cleveland 3 (10 innings): Placido Polanco hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to help the Tigers complete a three-game sweep and increase their lead in the AL Central to five games over Minnesota. New York 10, at Toronto 5: Jorge Posada homered and drove in four runs, Alex Rodriguez also homered and the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays for their seventh straight victory. Seattle 7, at Oakland 4: Bill Hall, Franklin Gutierrez and Kenji Johjima each hit two-run homers to help Ian Snell win his fourth straight start.

Rather than a four-year contract, Nolan Ryan now admits he received only a handshake deal from the financially challenged Tom Hicks to be president of the Texas Rangers. He says he will walk away if a new owner doesn't want to keep him. . . . The Cleveland Indians are taking heat for insisting on getting 19-year-old Jason Knapp from the Philadelphia Phillies in the Cliff Lee deal. Knapp was on the disabled list at the time, but no one anticipated he would need shoulder surgery, which he had last week.

Texas 5, at Cleveland 0 : Rookie Tommy Hunter (5-2) turned the shutout tables on the Indians, pitching into the eighth inning to lead the Rangers, who bounced back from a 5-0 loss to Cleveland on Tuesday with their league-leading eighth shutout. at New York 4, Toronto 3 (11 innings) : Robinson Cano hit a game-ending RBI single in the 11th inning. Cano also homered for the Yankees, who have won nine of 10 to move a season-best 28 games over .500. Oakland 6, at Baltimore 3 : Landon Powell homered in Oakland's four-run fourth inning, and the Athletics won a third straight series for the first time since April 2008.