February 23, 1997 in Sports

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Brian Voss won the 17th title of his career and extended his streak of consecutive years with at least one win to 11 by taking the Professional Bowlers Association’s Northwest Classic at Richland, defeating Norm Duke, in the title match, 219-185. … Luc Alphand of France scored his sixth triumph of the season and second in two days as he won a World Cup downhill at Garmisch-partenkirchen, Germany.

No. 1 seed Lindsay Davenport advanced to the finals of the IGA Tennis Classic with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over third-seeded Kimberly Po in Oklahoma City. She will meet No. 4-seed Lisa Raymond, who overpowered Francesca Lubiani 6-1, 6-0 in the finals. … Michael Chang defeated Todd Martin 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and Todd Woodbridge topped Jonas Bjorkman 6-1, 7-5 to reach the finals of the St. Jude Indoor tennis tournament in Memphis, Tenn. … Nate Miller defended his World Boxing Association cruiserweight title by stopping Alexander Gurov in the second round in Fort Lauderdale. … James Toney captured the World Boxing Union cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision over Mike McCallum in Montville, Conn.

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