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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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Coffey Awakens Gophers, Scores 30 as Minnesota Stays Perfect
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 18, 2016
After Wednesday’s easy victory over Mount St. Mary’s, I asked Richard Pitino if he thought Amir Coffey — who finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: #AskTheSage & Weekend Predictions
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 18, 2016
Sam Ekstrom and Sage Rosenfels discuss the key matchups of this weekend’s Vikings-Cardinals game, Sage answers Twitter questions and both of them make predictions for the weekend. […]
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Cardinals’ Defensive Weapons Will Be X-Factors on Sunday
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 18, 2016
After failing to exploit middling defenses in Chicago, Detroit and Washington, the Minnesota Vikings now face a much tougher test Sunday in the Arizona Cardinals, a unit […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Chris Kluwe Talks Walsh
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 17, 2016
Sam Ekstrom is joined by former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe to discuss his experiences with Blair Walsh and what likely led to his struggles and departure from […]
Efficient Gophers Cruise Over Mount St. Mary’s
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 16, 2016
There was no major halftime adjustment needed, no deficit to overcome on Wednesday night at Williams Arena. After an exciting second half surge Monday against a UT-Arlington […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: The Blair Walsh Fallout
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 16, 2016
Sam Ekstrom and Sage Rosenfels react to the departure of Blair Walsh and give their thoughts on new kicker Kai Forbath. Tune in daily for Locked On […]
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Short Yardage Failures Have Cost Vikings In Each Loss
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 15, 2016
For a unit that’s long been identified for a strong running team, with a head coach who encourages physical, smashmouth football, the Minnesota Vikings’ inability to gain […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: Walsh, Kalil Updates
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 15, 2016
Sam Ekstrom gives two updates from Winter Park and then delves into Minnesota’s short yardage woes that have plagued them for the last four games. Tune in […]
Gophers Defense Comes Alive to Suppress Upstart Arlington
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 14, 2016
Down 41-35 at halftime, the Minnesota Gophers looked like they were in danger of becoming the second Big Ten team in as many years to fall to […]
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LOCKED ON VIKINGS: A Mid-Season Crisis
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 14, 2016
Sam Ekstrom and Sage Rosenfels break down the Minnesota Vikings’ fourth straight loss at Washington. Just how bad is the run blocking? Has the defense lost its […]
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Vikings Lose Their Left Tackle — And The Game — In Washington
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 13, 2016
If the wheels hadn’t fallen off before, they certainly have now for the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota lost 26-20 to the Washington Redskins, not scoring a single point […]
Gophers Looking for Renewed Respect as Pitino Begins Year Four
By Sam Ekstrom - Nov 11, 2016
Prior to the Minnesota Gophers’ first basketball practice of the season, fourth-year head coach Richard Pitino called a two-part team meeting. It was not held in the […]