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Alec Ausmus

Minneapolis

Sports Reporter at KSTP-TV (St Paul, MN)

Sports reporter @KSTP |Minnesota raised|@Stcloudstate proud| Going, Going, Gone. 📧 [email protected] Previous TV Stops: KFYR, WDIO, WKOW, KSN

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  • 2 days ago | kstp.com | Alec Ausmus

    Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored twice as Minnesota United netted three goals in an 11-minute stretch midway through the second half to earn a 3-1 win over the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night. Robin Lod also scored, and Wessel Speel made one save for the Loons, who moved into a tie for second place in the Western Conference with San Diego FC. Hlongwane opened the scoring in the 60th minute, giving Minnesota United a 1-0 lead with a right-footed finish from the left side of the six-yard box.

  • 2 days ago | kstp.com | Alec Ausmus

    Joe Ryan won for the seventh time in eight decisions, Kody Clemens hit his ninth homer and Willi Castro drove in the go-ahead run as the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Wednesday night to stop a five-game losing streak. Ryan (8-3) allowed three hits in six innings, struck out eight and walked none to help Minnesota end a six-game home skid, its longest at Target Field since an eight-game slide from April 27 to May 20, 2016. Ryan has allowed one run or none in nine of 15 starts.

  • 3 days ago | kstp.com | Alec Ausmus

    Shakira Austin scored 19 points and the Washington Mystics scored the last six points of the game to hand the Minnesota Lynx, without All-Star Napheesa Collier, their second loss, 68-64 on Tuesday night. Washington didn’t make a basket after the 5:12 mark, when Kiki Iriafen’s short jumper on the baseline gave Washington a 62-61 lead until Austin’s tying basket. Sutton scored 12 points for the Mystics (7-8) and Kiki Iriafen added 11 points and 11 rebounds.

  • 3 days ago | kstp.com | Alec Ausmus

    Julio Rodríguez drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning after Jhoan Duran hit a pair of batters with pitches, lifting the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Tuesday night for their eighth win in 11 games. Minnesota, which fell behind 5-0 before tying the score in the fourth, has lost five straight and 15 of 18. Duran (4-3) hit Jorge Polanco with one out and pinch-runner Dylan Moore moved to third on Cole Young’s single.

  • 1 week ago | kstp.com | Alec Ausmus

    Sixteen-year-old Ty Fredrickson, a rising star in American stock car racing, will make his ARCA Menards Series debut Saturday night at Elko Speedway. The Webster, Minnesota, native has been racing since the age of 7 and is no stranger to high speeds, regularly competing in stock cars that reach nearly 180 mph. Now, he’s stepping onto a bigger stage with one of the most successful teams in ARCA history.

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Alec Ausmus
Alec Ausmus @A_TwiceKSTP
19 Jun 25

Some 16-year-olds are stressed about taking their driver's test. Webster’s @TyFredrickson36 is racing full speed at age 16 and making his ARCA Series debut at Elko Speedway this Saturday. More on this rising star, tonight after basketball on @KSTP. https://t.co/Mvpx0Pe8RS

Alec Ausmus
Alec Ausmus @A_TwiceKSTP
19 Jun 25

The Twins win, something we haven't said in 8 days.

Alec Ausmus
Alec Ausmus @A_TwiceKSTP
19 Jun 25

RT @morsecode: Kirby Puckett set the #MNTwins record with 14 total bases on August 30, 1987 (6-for-6). Byron Buxton has 10 today through…