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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 Feb. 12, 2020 12:37 pm2039d ago
The University of Iowa’s last Associated Press first-team All-America men’s basketball player was someone you never saw play. Unless you’re …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 11, 2020 3:53 pm2039d ago
Joe Wieskamp was a 30-point game waiting to happen for the Iowa men’s basketball team, and the sophomore accomplished that …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 10, 2020 11:41 am2041d ago
Size matters. The disparity in the point totals of Iowa and Purdue last Wednesday cost the Hawkeyes four spots in …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 8, 2020 9:22 pm2042d ago
IOWA CITY — You know who enjoyed Iowa’s 104-68 men’s basketball loss at Purdue on Wednesday as little as the …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 8, 2020 11:21 am2043d ago
What: Nebraska (2-9 Big Ten, 7-15 overall) at No. 17 Iowa (7-5, 16-7) in men’s basketball When/where: 5:07 p.m., Carver-Hawkeye …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 7, 2020 4:20 pm2043d ago
IOWA CITY — This looks like less than an inopportune time for Nebraska to come to Iowa for a men’s …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 5, 2020 9:42 pm2045d ago
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Somewhere, maybe Rick Mount was smiling. Fifty Februarys ago in a college basketball time before 3-pointers …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 5, 2020 9:39 am2046d ago
What: No. 17 Iowa (7-4 Big Ten, 16-6 overall) at Purdue (5-6, 12-10) When/where: Wednesday at 6:01 p.m. (CT), Mackey …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 4, 2020 2:35 pm2046d ago
There’s only so much oxygen to go around when it comes to publicity for a basketball team, and Iowa’s Luka …
Government & Politics Feb. 3, 2020 11:02 pm2047d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A young man carrying an electric guitar wandered into the Cedar Rapids Public Library’s Whipple Auditorium Monday …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 3, 2020 2:59 pm2047d ago
Iowa rose one spot to 17th in the new Associated Press men’s college basketball Top 25 rankings released Monday morning. …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 3, 2020 3:06 pm2047d ago
IOWA CITY — They’ll dunk on you with an eight-point lead and 12 seconds left. They’ll get in an argument …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 2, 2020 9:26 am2049d ago
The Illinois men’s basketball team is about as fancy as downtown Le Roy, Ill. Guess what? Illini fans in Le …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 2, 2020 1:05 am2049d ago
What: No. 19 Illinois (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) at No. 19 Iowa (15-6, 6-4) When/where: 12:01 p.m., Carver-Hawkeye Arena TV: …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 1, 2020 5:29 pm2049d ago
IOWA CITY — Oh, the volume level here Friday night. On a scale of 1 to 10, it really was …