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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 Nov. 18, 2020 5:59 pm1758d ago
The Iowa men’s basketball recruiting Class of 2020 was large enough to field its own team, and that’s just what …
Iowa Football Nov. 17, 2020 4:27 pm1759d ago
The math checks out. When one team wins a game, another loses it. When one team climbs in its conference’s …
Iowa Basketball Nov. 17, 2020 3:14 pm1759d ago
Its opening night is Nov. 25, presumably. Maybe its 2020-21 schedule will be released Tuesday, or sometime before the 25th. …
Iowa Football Nov. 15, 2020 7:52 pm1761d ago
Saturday’s Iowa-Penn State football game will be at 2:30 p.m., and will be televised by BTN. The Hawkeyes are 2-2, …
Iowa Football Nov. 14, 2020 12:21 pm1762d ago
Two weeks ago, the word ‘joyless” was used here to describe Iowa football. That didn’t mean it had to remain …
Iowa Football Nov. 21, 2020 2:05 pm1755d ago
A closer look at Iowa’s 35-7 win over Minnesota on Friday at TCF Bank Stadium. Turning point A second-quarter play …
Iowa Football Nov. 12, 2020 11:04 pm1764d ago
Floyd. The name means something quite different in Minnesota now from what it did a year ago. There, it no …
Iowa Football Nov. 11, 2020 10:37 am1765d ago
1. Iowa has a five-game winning streak on Fridays, covering its last four games against Nebraska and last year’s Holiday …
Iowa Football Nov. 10, 2020 4:58 pm1766d ago
Goodness knows I’ve been told enough that the sports page is supposed to be an escape from our headaches and …
Iowa Basketball Nov. 9, 2020 5:01 pm1767d ago
IOWA CITY — The NCAA Division I basketball season starts on Nov. 25. The Iowa men’s team doesn’t have yet …
Iowa Basketball Nov. 9, 2020 12:14 pm1767d ago
Iowa is fifth in Associated Press’ preseason men’s basketball rankings. The Hawkeyes are the highest-ranked Big Ten team. Wisconsin is …
Opinion Nov. 11, 2020 10:49 am1765d ago
On a hot summer late afternoon when you really needed sunglasses outdoors, I stood in the parking lot of a …
Iowa Football Nov. 7, 2020 5:47 pm1769d ago
IOWA CITY — Buffalo chicken wings and shrimp on the barbie. It was good eating for everyone related to Iowa …
Iowa Football Nov. 7, 2020 4:32 pm1769d ago
IOWA CITY — A closer look at Iowa’s 49-7 win over Michigan State on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. Turning point …
Iowa Football Nov. 6, 2020 10:31 am1770d ago
The announced attendance at Kinnick Stadium for the Northwestern-Iowa football game last Saturday was 1,432. Family members of the two …