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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Mike Zimmer is Soul Searching
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 5, 2017
Sam Ekstrom and Sage Rosenfels discuss the New York Giants partying in South Beach, Mike Zimmer’s season-ending presser and some notable stats from 2016. Tune in daily […]
Win Against Purdue Gave Gophers Validation; Now They Must Sustain It
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 4, 2017
Head coach Richard Pitino said the critical word was “Respond” heading into a road matchup with 15th-ranked Purdue. And respond they did. The Golden Gophers were fresh […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Reviewing Locker Cleanout Day
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 3, 2017
Sam Ekstrom plays and reacts to a series of sound bites as the Vikings clean out their lockers at Winter Park. Tune in daily for Locked On […]
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Vikings Rout Bears in Season Finale, Finish .500
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 1, 2017
Takeaways, defensive scores, special teams plays and efficient offense. The formula that led the Minnesota Vikings to a 5-0 start — and abandoned them during their 2-8 […]
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Rappelling Protesters Removed From US Bank Stadium Rafters
By Sam Ekstrom - Jan 1, 2017
In a stranger than fiction subplot to Sunday’s regular season finale, two protesters, Karl Zimmerman and Sen Holiday, per a series of tweets from Brian Murphy of […]
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There’s About to Be Another Asiata in the NFL
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 29, 2016
Minnesota Vikings running back Matt Asiata had to pay his dues to make an NFL roster. The former Utah star did not get drafted and was unemployed […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Show 100!
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 29, 2016
Sam Ekstrom talks about Captain Munnerlyn winning the Media Good Guy award, updates the injury report and has some Mike Zimmer sound. Tune in daily for Locked […]
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Captain Munnerlyn: Media Good Guy
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 28, 2016
Captain Munnerlyn is still lobbying for the NFL to create a Pro Bowl spot for slot cornerbacks. Until that time, he’ll have to settle for accolades awarded […]
Postgame Sound From Minnesota’s Overtime Loss to Michigan State
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 27, 2016
In case you missed it, here is the live blog with analysis of the Gophers’ 75-74 overtime loss to Michigan State. Minnesota lost a 13-point second half lead […]
LIVE BLOG: Michigan State Roars Back to Steal Big 10 Opener Over Gophers
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 27, 2016
PREGAME Greetings from Williams Arena, where it’s expected to be a near-packed house for Minnesota’s highly-anticipated conference opener against Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans. These […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Did the DBs Go Rogue?
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 27, 2016
Sam Ekstrom and Sage Rosenfels address the new developments in the strange case of the Vikings’ cornerbacks going off script, wonder whether Minnesota should play some backups […]
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PURPLE POSTGAME: Sam Ekstrom Recaps the Misery
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 24, 2016
Check out Sam Ekstrom’s Facebook Live postgame show via 93X. Stay tuned to ColdOmaha.com for additional coverage this week of the Vikings’ latest defeat and their plan […]