Sports Looking Back: Oct. 23 2026
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ON TELEVISION
CFL — Alouettes at Argonauts, 6 p.m. (TSN4); Bombers at Lions, 9 p.m. (TSN1)
RUGBY — WXV Global Series: Canada vs. England, 6 p.m. (TSN3)
NBA — Raptors at Wizards, 6 p.m. (SN1); Clippers at Lakers, 9 p.m. (SN1)
MLB — Rays at Brewers, 7 p.m. (SNW)
NHL — Lightning at Avalanche, 8 p.m. (SN360)
IN LOCAL HISTORY
• 60 YEARS AGO — Nineteen-year-old Brian Johnston was named golfer of the year at the Brandon Golf and Country Club annual wind-up. Johnston was the only club member to win two major tournaments during the year.
• 50 YEARS AGO — Killarney Raiders beat the Dauphin Clippers 40-28 to assure their place in the finals of the SouthWest High School Football League. Grant Fisher ran for four touchdowns, piling up 205 yards on 22 carries and also booted four converts. Goldie Nichol and Warren Higgenson had the other Raider majors.
• 40 YEARS AGO — Gary Funk scored three touchdowns to pace the Neepawa Tigers to a 44-17 victory over the Neelin Spartans in a Rural Manitoba Football League game. Neepawa’s Tony McDougall added a 27-yard touchdown reception and a 60-yard punt return major.
• 10 YEARS AGO — Brodie Workman scored twice to lead the Vincent Massey Vikings to a 7-2 win over the Crocus Plains Plainsmen in the Boissevain Bronco High School Hockey tournament final Sunday.