Wake Forest keeps trying new things early in the season, even if not all of the adjustments are by design. The Demon Deacons will try to stick to the script when Detroit Mercy visits for Saturday's game in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Demon Deacons (5-1) will be at home for the final time prior to three consecutive road games. Detroit Mercy (3-2) already has two more victories than all of last season. After a couple of narrow wins and a loss at Xavier, Wake Forest had a smoother time earlier this week in defeating visiting Western Carolina 82-69 on Tuesday night. Yet these are games when teams have to figure where contributions are going to come from in certain situations. The experimenting took a turn for Wake Forest in the Western Carolina game. Center Efton Reid III had limited minutes because of migraines, so there was a shift in responsibilities. Normal backcourt players Cameron Hildreth and Juke Harris logged time at the power forward slot. "That's just part of it," coach Steve Forbes said. "They did a good job adjusting. We ran a lot of stuff and there are several guys learning different positions. ... I give credit to those guys for doing the best job that they could do on the fly and adjusting to the play calls that we ran and the stuff that we changed." Wake Forest could excel if both Parker Friedrichsen and Davin Cosby can be consistent 3-point threats. Friedrichsen slumped with shooting in the first few games of the season and was replaced in the starting lineup by Cosby. In Tuesday's game, Friedrichsen drained four 3-pointers, while Cosby hit two. "It was really good to see Parker and Davin both make shots together," Forbes said. Not everything was solved for the Demon Deacons. Western Carolina collected 12 offensive rebounds, and that took some of the shine off Wake Forest's defensive efforts. "We can't be a good defensive team, or a really good defensive team, unless we rebound the ball," Forbes said. "It's demoralizing to your defense to get stops and then not get the ball." In Detroit Mercy's 70-59 win at Ball State on Wednesday, Orlando Lovejoy tallied 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists. "We got the ball to the shooters and playmakers," first-year Titans coach Mark Montgomery said. "You could tell by the guys' body language that we were going to get a road win. It had been a long time coming." On Saturday, the Titans will look for their second road victory since February 2023. The outcome at Ball State seemed significant to Montgomery. "We had to get over the hump," he said. "Our guys grinded it out." --Field Level MediaTimberwolves at Golden State Warriors 9 p.m. Friday, Chase Center TV, radio: ESPN, Fanduel Sports Network, iHeart app Timberwolves update: The Wolves have won three straight and have held their opponents to under 100 points in each of those wins. Their defensive efficiency has shot up from 12th to fifth over that time. They have won those games while Anthony Edwards has shot just 15-for-48. Josh Minott made an impact off the bench in Wednesday’s 108-80 win over the Clippers with 13 points and eight rebounds. Minott played significant minutes before the Wolves emptied their bench in the fourth quarter. Rob Dillingham (ankle) remains out for the Wolves; Chris Finch said he was unsure when Dillingham would return. Warriors update: Golden State was 12-8 entering Thursday’s matchup against the Rockets and was dealing with injuries to key players. Stephen Curry was out for knee injury management. Draymond Green (calf) was also out, and Andrew Wiggins (ankle) was questionable. Former Wolves forward Kyle Anderson is averaging 5.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 15.2 minutes per game off the bench.Pune: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) could lose its regional party recognition and ‘railway engine' symbol after its flop show in the assembly election, experts said, citing the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968. The Raj Thackeray-led party drew a blank in all the 125 seats it contested, including Mahim constituency from where his son, Amit Thackeray, made his electoral debut. IPL 2025 mega auction IPL Auction 2025: Who went where and for how much IPL 2025: Complete list of players of each franchise As per the Election Commission of India (ECI) rules, state parties must meet at least one of the three criteria to retain recognition: win one seat with an 8% vote share, two with 6% votes, or three with 3% votes. Explaining the process, former Maharashtra legislature secretary Anant Kalse said, "ECI can revoke a party's recognition if none of these conditions are met. These are the rules stipulated under 6 (A) of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968 for regional parties." MNS managed to get only 1.55% vote share without winning any seat in the Mahayuti-dominated election, so ECI may likely send a notice for de-recognition, experts said. "In such a scenario, MNS will have to choose from free symbols allocated to independents. However, the party will be given a chance for explanation," another political analyst said. Sources from ECI said the norms are self-explanatory and once a party is de-recognised it will be declared registered-unrecognised. When contacted, state MNS secretary Ajay Shinde said the party is aware of the issue. "Our senior functionaries are consulting the legal team and the party will respond when ECI sends a notice." Raj Thackeray's party had debuted in 2009 assembly poll and emerged victorius in 13 seats. However, its performance declined subsequently, winning one constituency each in 2014 and 2019. And following the wipout in the Nov 20 poll, Raj Thackeray issued a brief statement on social media in which he described the results "unbelievable". Analysts said the setback raises questions about the future of MNS. MNS could try getting Amit Thackeray or Bala Nandgaonkar (who unsuccessfully contested from Sewri) into the legislative council to save its status and iconic symbol because the party supported BJP in many seats and also backed Mahayuti in Lok Sabha poll by not fielding any candidates, Chandrakant Bhubjal, a political analyst, said. What the rules say Symbols and recognition of parties come under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968. Under the rules a recognised political party shall be a national party or a state party. The conditions for a state party are spelled out under 6 (A). A party can be recognised if it secures 6% of valid votes in a state election and wins either two seats in the legislative assembly or one seat in the Lok Sabha; wins either 3% of the seats or 3 seats in the assembly (whichever is more); or wins 8% of valid votes in the state if it does not win a seat. These conditions provide multiple pathways for a political party to gain recognition based on vote share and seat victories.
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