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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 Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 31, 2019 12:33 pm2143d ago
MOUNT VERNON — Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands said UI associate director of athletic communications Chris Brewer asked him if …
Iowa Basketball Oct. 30, 2019 12:32 pm2144d ago
Iowa men’s basketball point guard Jordan Bohannon is slated to play for the Hawkeyes Monday night when they play Lindsey …
Iowa Football Oct. 27, 2019 5:13 pm2147d ago
Iowa is one of the relatively few consistent things in Big Ten football right now. That won’t make for a …
Iowa State Cyclones Oct. 26, 2019 10:18 pm2147d ago
AMES — Statistically, it’s nutso that Iowa State didn’t beat Oklahoma State in football here Saturday. The Cyclones ran 88 …
Iowa State Cyclones Oct. 24, 2019 11:54 am2150d ago
Our state has two teams in the major-college football national rankings this week, something California and Florida can’t say. Nor …
Iowa Football Oct. 24, 2019 11:33 am2150d ago
As Harry Chapin wrote and sang in ‘The Mayor of Candor Lied,’ time always passes after all. And as the …
Iowa Football Oct. 22, 2019 4:24 pm2152d ago
The pleasure of being a football fan at Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State or Oklahoma is lost on me. You just …
Iowa Basketball Oct. 21, 2019 8:41 pm2152d ago
Tyler Cook had a heck of a week, one with a very happy ending. Last Wednesday, the 6-foot-9 rookie forward …
Iowa Basketball Oct. 21, 2019 8:31 pm2152d ago
IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa’s Homecoming weekend was just that for B.J. Armstrong. ‘I’ve always considered this home,’ …
Iowa Football Oct. 19, 2019 6:41 pm2154d ago
IOWA CITY — Kirk Ferentz is from a certain generation. The Iowa football coach frequently references past Hawkeyes games and …
Iowa Basketball Oct. 18, 2019 5:29 pm2156d ago
Tyler Cook didn’t stay out of the NBA for long. Now the question is how long he’ll stay this time. …
Iowa Football Oct. 18, 2019 5:00 pm2156d ago
If you’ve spent the last several weeks cut off from civilization while on your yacht in the Mediterranean, congratulations. But …
Iowa Basketball Oct. 17, 2019 4:39 pm2157d ago
Jarrod Uthoff was on the Memphis Grizzlies for a day. Now, he waits for the Memphis Hustle’s training camp to …
Iowa Football Oct. 17, 2019 12:01 pm2157d ago
It’s always better when Iowa hosts Purdue rather than plays at West Lafayette. That’s said as a sports writer who …
Iowa Basketball Oct. 16, 2019 6:20 pm2157d ago
The NBA’s Denver Nuggets waived rookie forward Tyler Cook of Iowa Wednesday. Cook had been on a two-way contract with …