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Dustin Martin continues to rack up AFL honours in a tumultuous year, winning his first best and fairest award at Richmond.A week after also making the All-Australian team for the first time, Martin beat last years winner Alex Rance by one vote on Thursday night to win the Jack Dyer Medal.Martin has enjoyed his best season and is a Brownlow Medal contender behind strong favourite Patrick Dangerfield.But it has been tough off the field for the star Tigers midfielder.Last December, Martin was accused of threatening a woman with a chopstick in a Melbourne restaurant.The Victorian Police and the AFL decided not to take any action.Martin apologised and the Tigers handed him a $5000 fine for being drunk in public.Also this year, Martins father Shane was deported to New Zealand for links to the Rebels motorcycle gang.Richmond have given Martin time off during the season so he could visit his father.Martin, who rarely speaks in public, thanked the Tigers for their support after winning the Jack Dyer award.I will keep this short and sweet, because you know I dont like to talk too much, Martin said.Id like to thank Peggy (ONeal), the board and Brendon (Gale) for sticking by me.Im very blessed to have so many great people in my life and Im very grateful for it.Martin also thanked assistant coaches Mark Williams, Greg Mellor and Ross Smith, who have all left Richmond.Choco (Mark Williams), as every year, youve helped take my game to another level and Im going to miss you around the club, Martin said.Also on Thursday night, coach Damien Hardwick strongly backed the current board as it faces a challenge from the Focus on Football group.Club president Peggy ONeal said it was vital that the Tigers stick together.ONeal added that the club would release the findings of their football department review very shortly. Spurs Jerseys China . Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguezs claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court. Custom Spurs Jersey China . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. http://www.customspursjersey.com/ . On Mar. 16, coming off a "fight of the year" performance at UFC 154 the previous November, St-Pierre faced Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in what would be his eighth defence of the welterweight title. Using his superior athleticism, St-Pierre cruised to a five round, unanimous decision victory setting up a much-anticipated title defence against number one contender Johny Hendricks. Cheap Spurs Jerseys . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. Cote helped running back Jon Cornish run for a league-high 1,813 rushing yards en route to being named the leagues most outstanding player. Authentic Custom Spurs Jersey . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. EMMITSBURG, Md. -- Joe Sherburne scored a career-high 28 points and UMBC beat Mount St. Marys 78-70 on Wednesday night.Sherburne shot 9 of 12 from the field and made all six 3-point attempts and all four shots from the line. Jairus Lyles added 24 points for the Retrievers (7-1), who have won three straight since their lone loss, 78-66 against Navy on Nov. 23.Elijah Long had 17 points to lead Mount St. Marys (1-9). Mawdo Sallah added 10 points and 155 rebounds.ddddddddddddThe Mountaineers had a one-point lead at halftime. UMBC opened the second half on a 24-5 run and led 52-34 with about 12 minutes left. Sherburne scored 12 points on four 3-pointers and Lyles had six points during the stretch. Mount St. Marys pulled to 76-70 with 16 seconds left but didnt get closer. ' ' '