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Sam Ekstrom
Sam Ekstrom is an executive producer and host at Locked On Sports Minnesota. He's previously covered the Vikings for 105 The Ticket, Zone Coverage, Purple Insider, and the Associated Press. He grew up in Vermillion, S.D. rooting for the USD Coyotes (not SDSU) and graduated from Dordt (not "dork") University in Sioux Center, Iowa.
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Sharrif Floyd’s Season is Done
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 13, 2016
Sam Ekstrom is joined by writer Arif Hasan to touch on the Vikings’ troubling run game, Sharrif Floyd heading to the IR and the Vikings getting another […]
Gophers Ease Past Northern Illinois, Win Their 10th of the Season
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 11, 2016
The Minnesota Gophers are in survival mode until the Big 10 season begins on Dec. 27 against the Michigan State Spartans, and they passed another test Sunday […]
VIDEO: Akeem Springs Emerging For Gophers
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 9, 2016
The only contributing senior on this year’s Gophers basketball squad is one of the newest faces. Transfer Akeem Springs, formerly of UW-Milwaukee, again provided a lift off […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Crossover With Kerry Belkin
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 9, 2016
Sam Ekstrom welcomes Kerry Belkin to the show to get a Jaguars perspective. Could Gus Bradley be fired in Jacksonville? Plus, Sage Rosenfels joins to make his […]
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Jaguars Rush Defense Can Be Exploited if Vikings Keep Improving on Ground
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 9, 2016
Both the Minnesota Vikings and the Jacksonville Jaguars took a downward turn after their fifth game. A 2-3 start for Jacksonville has turned into a 2-10 record […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Peterson Speaks & Jacksonville Intel
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 8, 2016
Sam Ekstrom previews the Vikings-Jaguars game with audio from Mike Zimmer. Adrian Peterson also spoke for the first time since his injury and laid out some conditions […]
Gophers’ Well-Roundedness Could Make Them a Worthy Big Ten Challenger
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 8, 2016
It took the Minnesota Golden Gophers just nine games in this 2016-17 season to equal the win total they amassed through 31 attempts last year. At 8-1, […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Harrison Smith Injured
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 7, 2016
Sam Ekstrom and Sage Rosenfels discuss what Harrison Smith’s ankle sprain means, how terrible outdoor practices are in the winter and what Jacksonville’s mentality is right now […]
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Getting Caught Up on the Vikings’ Playoff Scenarios
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 7, 2016
The Minnesota Vikings’ hopes of winning back-to-back division championships took a hit on Sunday as the Detroit Lions won convincingly in New Orleans by a 28-13 score. […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: A Look Back to 2012
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 6, 2016
Sam Ekstrom recaps how the Vikings accomplished their December rally in 2012, then he welcomes in Zachary Bennett of Locked On Wolves to talk a little hoops. […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: A New Low
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 2, 2016
Sam Ekstrom and Sage Rosenfels discuss what they saw in Thursday night’s heartbreaker. An otherwise strong performance was undone by silly mistakes and some suspect officiating. Tune […]
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Self-Inflicted Wounds Damage Vikings’ Playoff Hopes in 17-15 Gut Punch
By Sam Ekstrom - Dec 2, 2016
The last five games the Minnesota Vikings have played have been there for the taking. In four of them, they’ve led in the fourth quarter. In the […]