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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 State Cyclones Apr. 16, 2019 1:17 pm2341d ago
Monte Morris of Iowa State, who had played in just three NBA games before this season, averaged 10.4 points for …
Sports Apr. 15, 2019 2:48 pm2342d ago
The threat of inclement weather in northeast Georgia Sunday was, Nate Kaeding said, ‘a gift from the gods.” The former …
Iowa Basketball Apr. 12, 2019 4:47 pm2345d ago
Here are things you may or may not have known about Tyler Cook: He cared far more about winning than …
Iowa Basketball Apr. 12, 2019 4:35 pm2345d ago
IOWA CITY – Iowa basketball junior forward Tyler Cook will be an early entry for the 2019 NBA Draft, with …
Iowa Basketball Apr. 10, 2019 4:46 pm2347d ago
Let’s put a bow on the college basketball season before “Game of Thrones” gets restarted. Evaluating the Big Ten for …
Small College Sports Apr. 17, 2019 6:15 pm2340d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A chartered bus stopped in downtown Cedar Rapids Tuesday afternoon, and a group of women’s college volleyball …
Iowa Football Apr. 8, 2019 3:06 pm2349d ago
For all the rattle and hum about Iowa football players who are about to be selected high in this month’s …
Iowa Basketball Apr. 9, 2019 4:40 pm2348d ago
Current college athletes typically don’t lobby for more compensation or rights for themselves. It’s a great way to catch flack …
Sports Apr. 4, 2019 7:28 pm2353d ago
College basketball has true beauty. Carsen Edwards of Purdue and Cassius Winston of Michigan State, to name but two, were …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 25, 2019 4:05 pm2363d ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio — They used low expectations from outsiders as a motivational tool this season, but Iowa’s men’s basketball players …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 24, 2019 6:33 pm2364d ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Iowa almost made NCAA men’s basketball tournament history, as well as its Sweet 16. The Hawkeyes nearly …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 24, 2019 5:54 pm2364d ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was the worst of times, it was the best of times. Then it was overtime, and …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 23, 2019 5:17 pm2365d ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Effective within the last week, Iowa has the longest-tenured men’s basketball coaching staff of the 353 NCAA …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 23, 2019 5:10 pm2365d ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Iowa’s NCAA second-round men’s basketball tournament history under Fran McCaffery is this: 87-68. In 2015, No. 2-seed …
Iowa Basketball Mar. 23, 2019 12:05 pm2365d ago
What: Iowa (23-11) vs. No. 5 Tennessee (30-5), NCAA men’s basketball tournament second-round game When/where: 11:10 a.m. (CT), Nationwide Arena, …