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PSV Eindhoven missed the chance to close up on Eredivisie leaders Feyenoord when they were held to a goalless draw at lowly Willem II on Saturday. With Feyenoord and Ajax not in action until Sunday, Phillip Cocus side could have moved up into second and left themselves just one point off the summit.Captain Luuk de Jong missed the best chances for his side, who remain in third place. Heerenveen could not make up any ground on PSV as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Vitesse at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.On-loan Chelsea midfielder Lewis Baker put the visitors ahead on 72 minutes when he lobbed the ball over the goalkeeper from a tight angle on the right.Substitute Henk Veerman, though, make sure the points were shared when, with six minutes left, he spun into the left side of the penalty area.Excelsior finally ended their five-match losing streak with a 3-2 win over Sparta Rotterdam at the Stadion Woudestein.Loris Brogno put Sparta ahead on 22 minutes, but that lead lasted on four minutes before Stanley Elbers levelled.Fredy Ribeiro netted a breakaway goal on the half-hour to make it 2-1 to Excelsior before a penalty by Nigel Hasselbaink on 65 minutes looked to have settled matters.However, Sparta defender Denzel Dumfries set up a tense finale when he reduced the deficit from close range with 17 minutes left.Samuel Armenteros struck two late goals as Heracles Almelo came from behind to beat Go Ahead Eagles 2-1 at the Polman Stadion.Jarchinio Antonia had given the visitors the lead on 17 minutes following a quick break down the right.Armenteros, though, levelled in the 68th minute with a looping half-volley and then won it with a fine individual run and finish six minutes from time.Groningen moved up the table away from the relegation scrap with a 2-1 win over Den Haag.A deflected effort from defender Hans Hateboer put the home side in front on 10 minutes, but Den Haag were level just before the break through Edouard Duplans 18-yard strike.Tom van Weert, though, secured all three points for Groningen in the 54th minute with an angled drive after being slipped into the right side of the penalty area.Watch Ajax v NEC Nijmegen (1.25pm) and Feyenoord v PEC Zwolle (3.45pm) live on Sky Sports Mix on Sunday. 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"There are a lot of things that are going very well in this organization. Im not coming in here to rip things apart," Nicholson told reporters Friday. "I know what Hockey Canada was when I started, and I know where this (Oilers) organization is today. Authentic Wizards Jerseys . -- Arizona coach Sean Miller rose from his seat every time Roberto Nelson touched the ball and yelled "Shooter!" He could have been talking about his own team, too. Ian Mahinmi Jersey . 11 Ana Ivanovic and American Sloane Stephens, and former world No.Each week, The Reporters put their thumbs out to the good and the bad in the world of sports. This week they discuss Russias mens hockey team, the ineptitude of the IOC handling the Nicklas Backstrom situation, John Tortorellas many apologies, and Canadas strong showing in curling. Bruce Arthur, National Post My thumb is down to Russias national mens hockey program, which is still making reverberations a week after Sochi. After falling in the quarter-finals for the second straight Olympics, Russias NHL stars came back angry. As Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review wrote, Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin were unhappy for many reasons, but most of all resented the programs bias towards KHL players, which greatly distorted playing time, pairings, strategy, and felt like a punishment to Russian stars who dont play at home. Russia was one of the worlds great hockey powers, and a worthy rival to Canada; now its a mess, riven by petty rivalries. Its a shame, really. The Russians havent won a best-on-best tournament since the 1981 Canada Cup, and somehow they feel further away than ever. Steve Simmons, SUN Media My thumb is down to the International Olympic Committee for the mess it made of the Nicklas Backstrom gold medal game allergy pill fiasco. As a member of Swedens hockey delegation said, the IOC destroyed one of the greatest days in Olympic hockey history for the country. Backstrom, who did test positive for pseudo-ephedrine, didnt disagree with that assessment. The IOC first tested Backstrom last Wednesday. In the three days that followed, they never did do a second test. The Swedish team was not informed of Backstroms status until two hours before game time. Now dont get me wrong, the Swedes could have had Nicklas Baackstrom, Ralph Backstrom, and all the Backstroms you can name available for the gold medal game and the result wouldnt have been different.dddddddddddd What they didnt need was an unnecessary disruption, born of IOC ineptitude. Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated My thumb is down to John Tortorella, not for his most recent apology but for the continual need to apologize. This time, the Canucks coach launched into a mea culpa after saying he favored Sweden in the Sochi final because he wanted his Swedish Olympians - Daniel Sedin and Alex Edler - to return with smiles on their faces. Tortorella wears blinders. Professionally, he sees the small picture, nothing beyond his team. Belatedly, of course, he grasped context - Vancouver … Canada. So four weeks after apologizing for losing his mind between periods against Calgary, he again was at a microphone wearing a hair shirt and a tight expression. Thats Tortorella, the never-ending sorry. Dave Hodge, TSN My thumb is up to the excellence shown by Canadas Gold-medalists in curling - Jennifer Jones and her rink from Winnipeg and Brad Jacobs and his rink from Sault Ste. Marie. We used to take for granted Canadas worldwide dominance in curling, and then we didnt, because as good as the Canadians continued to be, several other countries showed they were capable of winning world titles. Not that Jones and Jacobs allow Canada to rest on its laurels, but the Sochi results were very impressive, and hows this for proof of Canadas wealth of curling talent - the Brier is underway in Kamloops and the field is strong with Jeff Stoughton, Kevin Koe, John Morris, and Brad Gushue. And imagine talking about a strong field that doesnt include Jacobs, Glenn Howard and Kevin Martin. 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