Mike Hlas

CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s golf season in Iowa. You can’t say that everywhere. Not in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin. It varies …

For the people in sports who had their seasons prematurely ended by the coronavirus pandemic, the trick is to leave …

Nicholas Baer is ready for his basketball world to open wider once the time again comes when it can. Many …

Folks, I’m not letting go of basketball until basketball season is over. This was supposed to be the second week …

Weeks ago when we were naive and carefree, I warned you that Dayton’s Obi Toppin was the favorite to win …

There won’t be a clean National Men’s Basketball Player of the Year sweep for Iowa’s Luka Garza. Dayton 6-foot-9 sophomore …

The high school coach of Iowa men’s basketball recruit Tony Perkins says Perkins was the best high school player in …

This weekend, I posted this story about Iowa’s run to the 1980 men’s basketball Final Four. A few people have …

Forty years ago Sunday, Iowa played in the men’s basketball Final Four. That ended disappointingly, with the Hawkeyes falling to …

For the first time since 1952, Iowa has a first-team Associated Press men’s basketball All-America player. Hawkeye junior center Luka …

I’m no photographer. I admire photography, enjoy it, and value the great work of the many photographers I’ve worked with …

One of my favorite recurring sketches from Conan O’Brien’s oldest NBC late-night show was ‘In the Year 2000.’ The studio …

For Iowa fans who may bear any grievances against ESPN, here’s is some salve: On Tuesday, ESPN named Hawkeyes junior center …

Iowa’s Luka Garza was named a first-team All-American by CBS Sports, NBC Sports, and USA TODAY on Monday. The first …

OK, this will be silly. I can use some silly right now and you may feel the same. Professionally, I …