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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
Iowa Basketball Jan. 2, 2021 6:09 pm1713d ago
Out of the frying pan, into to the fire. After winning its eighth-straight home game against a ranked opponent, the …
Iowa Football Jan. 1, 2021 2:04 pm1714d ago
Two-thirds of Iowa’s all-conference defensive line says it will move on to the National Football League. Iowa junior defensive tackle …
Iowa Basketball Dec. 30, 2020 12:06 pm1716d ago
Some observations/factoids about the Iowa men’s basketball team and the Big Ten itself between the Hawkeyes’ 87-72 win over No. …
Iowa Basketball Dec. 29, 2020 11:51 pm1717d ago
Jordan Bohannon was the old Jordan Bohannon, and Iowa was the same old Iowa when it came to playing Northwestern. …
Iowa Basketball Dec. 29, 2020 3:51 pm1717d ago
It’s possible the college basketball Player of the Year and the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 2020-21 could both be …
Iowa Basketball Dec. 29, 2020 2:13 pm1717d ago
What: No. 19 Northwestern (7-1, 3-0 Big Ten) at No. 10 Iowa (7-2, 1-1) in men’s basketball When/where: 8:07 p.m., …
Iowa Basketball Dec. 28, 2020 3:41 pm1718d ago
Unlikely as it may have seemed not many days ago, the bigger pregame story of Tuesday night’s Northwestern-Iowa men’s basketball …
Iowa Football Dec. 28, 2020 11:59 am1718d ago
Iowa State and Iowa are well-represented on Associated Press’ 2020 All-America football teams. Iowa defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon and ISU …
Iowa Football Dec. 27, 2020 6:01 pm1719d ago
Perhaps more surprising than Missouri pulling out of Wednesday’s scheduled Music City Bowl was the number of Iowa fans who planned …
Iowa Football Dec. 28, 2020 9:45 am1718d ago
Iowa is without a bowl game. Missouri has pulled out of Wednesday’s TransPerfect Music City Bowl against Iowa in Nashville, …
Iowa Basketball Dec. 26, 2020 9:40 am1720d ago
MINNEAPOLIS — It’s an old, familiar song, but it hits harder this season when so much is expected. Defense did …
Iowa Basketball Dec. 25, 2020 10:53 pm1721d ago
MINNEAPOLIS — If there had been any fans in Williams Arena Friday night, they surely would have been chanting ‘Overrated!’ …
Iowa Basketball Dec. 24, 2020 10:26 am1722d ago
Christmas is for children, peace on earth, and the NBA. That league has had Christmas games every year since 1947, …
Iowa Football Dec. 24, 2020 10:24 am1722d ago
Iowa wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette announced his intention to enter the 2021 NFL draft Thursday, opting out of playing with …
Iowa Basketball Dec. 28, 2020 2:16 pm1718d ago
What: No. 4 Iowa (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at Minnesota (7-1, 0-1) in men’s basketball When/where: 7 p.m., Williams Arena, …