Fourth-ranked Duluth East plays host to No. 5 Minnetonka in a nonconference high school boy’s hockey game at 5:30 p.m. today at Duluth Heritage Sports Center.

Duluth Denfeld faces nonconference Eveleth-Gilbert at 7:30 p.m. in the second game of the doubleheader.

More prep hockey tonight:

. Superior meets Cloquet-Esko-Carlton at 7:30 p.m. at Wessman Arena.

. The Duluth Northern Stars visit Grand Rapids at 5:30 p.m. (girls)

. Proctor-Hermantown faces Eveleth-Gilbert at 7:30 p.m. in Proctor (girls)

. Superior plays host to Webster at 8 p.m. at Superior Arena (girls)

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A recent post by former Gophers and Duluth East basketball star Rick Rickert on Facebook: “Just got back from practice with our new coach, Bill Cartwright. I remember him playing for the Bulls and winning the ’93 NBA Championships with Trent Tucker and Michael Jordan. It’s awesome playing for him (and crazy having a coach taller than me!) — with Trent Tucker.”

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Professional boxing returns to Grandma’s Sports Garden on Friday. Doors open at 5 p.m. and fists start flying at 7 p.m.

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Bulldogs events this week:

Friday

Men’s hockey vs. Denver, 7:07 p.m. at Amsoil Arena

Women’s hockey at Gophers

Women’s basketball at Augustana

Saturday

Men’s hockey vs. Denver, 7:07 p.m. at Amsoil

Women’s hockey at Gophers

Men’s basketball at Augustana

Men’s track & field at Border Battle (UW-Superior)

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It took an unbeaten streak of 10 games, a winning streak of six and a sweep over a ranked team (Ohio State), but the Bulldogs women’s hockey team is back in the national polls — 10th in the lastest USCHO.com poll.