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Coming up to the AFLs final bye week, ESPNs Power Rankings show that Adelaide are now genuine premiership contenders while Hawthorn and Sydney have both taken advantage of yet another Geelong slip-up.Greater Western Sydneys round-14 ranking score of 52 would have placed them atop the Power Rankings table in each of the previous five editions, but the Crows have them pipped after yet another highly convincing win against a top-four contender.\The Hawks may have fallen into top spot on the actual ladder this week, but theyre still ranked the third-best team on our Power Rankings, thanks in part to their slightly leaky defence and a challenging fixture in the coming weeks. Sydney, too, face a tough next three weeks of football, with the Dogs, Cats and Hawks on the horizon.For the third time this season, Geelong let slip a winnable game against much lower-ranked opponents, falling this time to a spirited St Kilda side that, on the back of two strong wins in a row, jump up to be just one point out of our top eight.Further down the ladder, Carltons fairytale run seems to have ended; the Blues have lost two on the trot and must beat Collingwood on Saturday to keep alive their slimmest of September chances.One interesting trend emerged this week: the X-factor ratings are falling - in order - as you look down the rankings, with Adelaide and GWS posting a 9, while the next-ranked teams posted 8, 7, 6 ... all the way down to the bottom three teams that each have an X-factor rating of 2.LegendForm: The higher the number, the better a teams recent form.Draw: The higher the number, the easier a teams upcoming draw.Fitness: Determined by the number and quality of fit players available. A list in good shape is ranked around a 7; a list missing three or four best-22 players might be considered a 3 or 4.X-Factor: The number and quality of genuine match-winning players.Attack: Potency of the teams offence.Defence: Ability of the team to prevent the opposition from scoring. Rob Refsnyder Jersey . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city. Eduardo Escobar Diamondbacks Jersey . Despite the cost, effort and an improved steroid test, its possible that very few -- if any -- positives will be detected, Dr. Richard Budgett told The Associated Press in an interview. 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Johnson was to make his speech last at the season-ending banquet at the Wynn Las Vegas.NASCAR honored Stewart, who retired after an 18-year career that included three series championships, with a video poking fun at his coarse language, weight and temper and with a surprise appearance by Pearl Jams Eddie Vedder.Car owner Rick Hendrick then announced a $1.8 million donation by the the motorsports industry to Vedders children charity in Stewarts name.Totally caught off guard, Stewart said. But really honored that Eddie Vedder would come here for this and Im so excited the racing community raised that kind of money to help that charity.Earnhardt Jr. was voted most popular driver by fans for a record 14th time despite missing the second half of the season following at least the fifth concussion of his career. While not announcing the date or track, he intends to drive a test session this month, the final hurdle before hell be cleared to return.It made the bad days better, Earnhardt said of the unending fan support. Once I started feeling good about coming back, it gave me a lot of motivation and maybe a reminder of why I want to be back in the car. You race to have fun and win races, but it wouldnt be worth even making the trip if the fans didnt show up.The unflappable Johnson was in his tuxedo more than two hours before the red carpet ceremony smiling for numerous photo shoots. He knows how the process works as the 2016 title secures his spot atop the sports hierarchy.Stewart enjoyed his final awards week before becoming just a NASCAR team owner.dddddddddddd His boyhood hero, A.J. Foyt, made a surprise appearance at a Thursday fan event that turned into an impromptu Stewart roast as the sport said goodbye to one of its strongest characters.Its just been one hell of a journey, a lot of fun, Stewart said. Everybody keeps saying Im retiring, but Im still going to be the same pain in the (rear) with all the NASCAR officials. Im certain theres already a pool going on back there at the NASCAR officials table on what the over-under is for me getting called to the trailer as an owner.Earnhardt sustained a concussion in a June 12 wreck at Michigan. His last start was July 9 at Kentucky as he continued to suffer serious aftereffects that included balance and vision problems.Earnhardt, who missed the final 18 races, stopped taking medication in October. Hes confident hell be healthy for drive the No. 88 Chevrolet in the Daytona 500 on Feb. 26. His busy offseason will include getting married on New Years Eve and also participating in Januarys testing session at Phoenix.Well get out there and spend half a day somewhere running some long runs and getting a good idea if Im ready to go, Earnhardt said. I feel 100 percent. I dont think there will be any issues.Xfinity Series champion Daniel Suarez and Craftsman Truck Series winner Johnny Sauter also were honored at the black tie banquet that included a musical performance by Sting and was hosted by comedian Jay Mohr for the sixth time.Sorry its not seven, Mohr told Johnson.It also marked the final event sponsored by Sprint in NASCARs top series. Sprints yellow and black logo, splashed all over the casino ballroom and above the red carpet, will be replaced by Monster Energys green-clawed `M in 2017. ' ' '