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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 Football Sep. 15, 2019 1:49 pm2189d ago
AMES — Had the weather cooperated, you could almost have driven from Iowa City to Ames to Iowa City to …
Iowa Football Aug. 12, 2021 8:29 am1492d ago
It seems to be everyone’s consensus that Iowa-Iowa State is the marquee game in college football this week. Hmmm. Canadians …
Iowa Football Sep. 13, 2019 11:22 am2191d ago
Granted, the following opinion may seem a bit insane: The fans who have a rooting interest in Saturday’s Iowa-Iowa State …
Iowa Football Sep. 12, 2019 3:39 pm2192d ago
Iowa punter Michael Sleep-Dalton delivered big-time for the Hawkeyes last Saturday in their 30-0 Kinnick Stadium rout of Rutgers. The …
Iowa Football Sep. 12, 2019 11:17 am2192d ago
I tried to rename the Cy-Hawk Trophy game, I really did. At the top of this week, I wrote this …
Iowa Football Sep. 12, 2019 10:55 am2192d ago
Iowa, Iowa State. These are the facts: 1. Iowa has won its last seven road openers. Iowa State has won …
Iowa State Cyclones Sep. 12, 2019 12:22 am2192d ago
As of Wednesday morning, ESPN’s College GameDay crew knew who Lee Corso will pick to win Saturday’s Iowa-Iowa State and …
Iowa State Cyclones Sep. 10, 2019 4:59 pm2194d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Many Iowa State fans and alumni live in this city, but geography is geography. The University of …
Iowa Football Jan. 13, 2023 2:10 pm973d ago
It’s supposed to be a big, big, deal when ESPN College GameDay is held at your school, because that means …
Iowa Football Jan. 13, 2023 2:28 pm973d ago
IOWA CITY — That 24-hour rule Iowa’s football coaches have for celebrating wins or mourning losses may need to be …
Iowa Football Sep. 6, 2019 12:23 pm2198d ago
Dan Le Batard’s irreverent ESPN Radio show put this poll question on Twitter Tuesday: ‘Does Michigan State football exist to …
Iowa Basketball Sep. 5, 2019 5:33 pm2199d ago
Most of the starting times for the Iowa men’s basketball 2019-2020 games have been set. Here is the known schedule …
Iowa Football Sep. 5, 2019 11:07 am2199d ago
Ten things to know about Saturday’s Rutgers-Iowa football game: 1. The last time the Hawkeyes won a Big Ten-opener was …
Iowa Football Sep. 3, 2019 5:15 pm2201d ago
IOWA CITY — Instant Hawkeye folk hero? A walk-on from a small Iowa high school that had never had one …
Sports Sep. 3, 2019 1:27 pm2201d ago
NEWBURGH, Ind. – Former Iowa State golfer Chris Baker has qualified to play on the PGA Tour next season. Baker …