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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. 1, 2019 10:32 pm2415d ago
IOWA CITY — It had been a while since there was a moment in Carver-Hawkeye Arena when it came to …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 1, 2019 10:20 pm2415d ago
Iowa used a 21-2 run to take a 42-29 halftime lead, and proceeded to defeat fifth-ranked Michigan Friday night in …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 1, 2019 11:19 am2415d ago
What: No. 5 Michigan (9-1 Big Ten, 20-1 overall) at No. 25 Iowa (5-5, 16-5) When/where: 6:01 p.m., Carver-Hawkeye Arena …
Iowa Basketball Feb. 1, 2019 11:26 am2415d ago
IOWA CITY — You may recall that the men’s basketball teams of Iowa and North Dakota had a dust-up after …
Iowa Basketball Jan. 31, 2019 5:24 pm2416d ago
IOWA CITY — Basketball purists, like Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery, aren’t crazy about the Big Ten now playing conference games …
Iowa Basketball Jan. 30, 2019 12:57 pm2417d ago
If you don’t believe the Big Ten is a great men’s basketball conference, just ask someone in the Big Ten. …
Iowa Basketball Jan. 28, 2019 11:53 am2419d ago
Iowa is in seventh place in the 14-team Big Ten men’s basketball standings, which only makes sense. The Hawkeyes’ 11-0 …
Iowa Basketball Jan. 27, 2019 10:10 pm2420d ago
MINNEAPOLIS — Fran McCaffery made a statement Sunday. His Iowa men’s basketball team? Not so much. McCaffery’s Hawkeyes (16-5, 5-5 …
Iowa Basketball Jan. 27, 2019 6:16 pm2420d ago
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota defeated Iowa 92-87 Sunday afternoon in men’s basketball at Williams Arena. Defense was a distinct problem for …
Iowa Basketball Jan. 27, 2019 2:23 pm2420d ago
What: No. 21 Iowa (5-4 Big Ten, 16-4 overall) at Minnesota (14-5, 4-4) When/where: 4:05 p.m., Williams Arena, Minneapolis TV: …
Iowa Basketball Jan. 27, 2019 10:30 am2420d ago
In their most-recent men’s basketball games, Minnesota lost to a final-second shot at sixth-ranked Michigan and Iowa fell at home …
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2019 9:43 pm2423d ago
IOWA CITY — He slammed his clipboard to the floor, twice. He yelled at his players with vigor. His face …
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2019 12:30 pm2423d ago
What: No. 5 Michigan State (8-0 Big Ten, 17-2 overall) at No. 21 Iowa (5-3, 16-3) When/where: 6:01 p.m., Carver-Hawkeye …
Sports Jan. 23, 2019 10:27 pm2424d ago
IOWA CITY — This was no time or place for sentimentality Wednesday night. Yes, Iowa briefly honored Rutgers Coach C. …
Iowa Basketball Jan. 23, 2019 4:13 pm2424d ago
IOWA CITY — You wade through a lot during a college basketball season, the acronym schools and directional schools, the …