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Mike Hlas
I am the sports columnist and Iowa men’s basketball beat writer for The Gazette. I have been at The Gazette since well before TheGazette.com was a thing, but not as long as Charles Grassley has been a U.S. Senator. I have dined with kings and queens, and I have dined on pork and beans. Oh, only the pork and beans part of that is true. I am the most unaffectedly personal columnist in Iowa, and perhaps the world. To verify that, please contact my representation.
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Latest Articles by Mike Hlas
Sports May. 28, 2023 6:00 am22h ago
Former NFL game official/Cedar Rapids teacher-principal/Coe College athletic director made making his hometown better a way of life.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 26, 2023 4:34 pm2d ago
There was way more turbulence under Iowa athletics director Gary than was desirable, but he leaves behind a very appealing job to strong candidates.
Iowa Basketball May. 22, 2023 4:37 pm6d ago
For the first time since 2011, the Iowa men’s basketball team will play Creighton. The Hawkeyes and Bluejays haven’t tangled since 2011. Creighton is fresh off reaching the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.
Iowa Football May. 16, 2023 3:32 pm12d ago
Former Hawkeye quarterback and coach Chuck Long was on Bob Stoops’ XFL-championship staff with the Arlington Renegades.
Iowa Basketball May. 16, 2023 12:21 pm12d ago
Third-round draft pick Monika Czinano was cut by the Los Angeles Sparks a few days before the WNBA season began.
Sports May. 15, 2023 4:39 pm13d ago
Don Denkinger, the long-time MLB umpire from Waterloo, was best known for a blown call, but should be known for a long and distinguished career, and for not crumbling in the face of national criticism.
Iowa Football May. 15, 2023 12:23 pm13d ago
It’s the first start-time announced for a 2023 Iowa game, and first on CBS in many moons.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 15, 2023 10:20 am13d ago
Iowa sophomore Marcus Morgan is the fifth of five children of former Hawkeye basketball player Michael Morgan who are Division I athletes, but the first in baseball.
Iowa State Cyclones May. 11, 2023 11:26 am17d ago
Iowa State can reach the first NCAA Championships in its 50-year history of women’s tennis with a Super Regional win over UCLA Friday.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 9, 2023 10:39 pm19d ago
If there isn’t more to this athletes/sports-betting story in Iowa than just that, it’s no blockbuster. If.
Iowa Basketball May. 8, 2023 3:50 pm20d ago
Even Brauns is returning to Iowa City, as a scholarship player for the Iowa men’s basketball team. A power forward, he started 30 games last season for Belmont.
Iowa Basketball May. 8, 2023 1:59 pm20d ago
Keegan Murray became the first former University of Iowa basketball player to make the NBA’s All-Rookie Team in its 60-year history.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 7, 2023 9:51 am21d ago
This Northeast Iowa town was called Hawkeye before Hawkeyes were cool in this state.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 3, 2023 2:59 pm25d ago
Say what you will about the NCAA transfer portal, it sure pumps out some wild stories that would have been unbelievable not long ago.
Iowa Basketball May. 1, 2023 5:26 pm27d ago
Ahron Ulis, who started 27 games as junior last season for the Iowa men’s basketball team, is transferring to Big Ten rival Nebraska.