Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson Sports - North Dakota News Firsthttp://www.kxnet.com/Sports/en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609942http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609942<p> Zivile Balciunaite of Lithuania won the women's marathon at the European Championships. Balciunaite went around the streets of Barcelona on Saturday in 2 hours, 31 minutes, 14 seconds to earn her first major triumph. Nailya Yulamanova of Ru</p>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609938http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609938<p> Mexico defender Rafael Marquez is leaving Barcelona on a free transfer. The Spanish champions announced Saturday that they have reached an agreement to release Marquez from his contract that was due to expire in 2012. Since arriving from M</p>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609925http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609925<p> The Washington Nationals spoiled Roy Oswalt's (OHZ'-wahlts) first game with the Philadelphia Phillies last night, reaching him for five runs and seven hits in six innings of an 8-1 rout. Oswalt was acquired by the Phils in a four-player swap that sen</p>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609919http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609919<p> Fifty-year-old Merlene Ottey is the oldest athlete to compete at the European Championships after anchoring Slovenia's 400 women's relay team. Ottey, a naturalized Slovenian of Jamaican origin, surpassed the record on Saturday at Barcelona's Oly</p>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609909http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609909<p> Former University of Montana receiver Marc Mariani begins his first NFL training camp today in Nashville. Mariani was a seventh-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans in April and is working to make the team's 53-man roster. Mariani says he's exc</p>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609908http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609908<p> Former University of Montana receiver Marc Mariani begins his first NFL training camp on Saturday in Nashville. Mariani was a seventh-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans in April and is working to make the team's 53-man roster. Marian</p>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609905http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=609905<p>At A Glance By The Associated Press All Times EDT NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 07-31-10 0301CDT </p>