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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 Dec. 15, 2024 3:48 pm265d ago
Iowa shot 62.7 percent from the field and did plenty of other good things in plastering the Privateers
Sports Dec. 15, 2024 9:02 am265d ago
Who replaced Ferentz as the Grand Old Man of major-college football? None other than his former boss in Cleveland, Belichick.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 15, 2024 9:07 am265d ago
It’s an NFL Sunday, but those won’t be the Saints that are marching in to Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Sports Dec. 13, 2024 11:15 am267d ago
Iowa gave Iowa State plenty of problems Thursday in Carver, but the Cyclones were the problem-solvers down the stretch.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 12, 2024 9:19 am268d ago
Caitlin Clark left, but Hawkeye fans haven’t. The 14,998 at the Hawkeyes’ 75-69 win over Iowa State were loud and involved Wednesday, and were rewarded for it.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 11, 2024 1:00 pm269d ago
Cyclones and Hawkeyes, who clash Thursday night in Iowa City, have traded routs over the last six years. Even though Iowa State is No. 3 nationally, maybe this year’s meeting will have some late-game fury.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 11, 2024 8:52 pm269d ago
Hawkeyes have opportunity for first win over a Top 3 team in nine years. Cyclones have chance to add another win to support their ranking.
Iowa Football Dec. 8, 2024 4:25 pm272d ago
Teams from border states both head to Nashville for a game that doesn’t figure to have a lot of offensive punch. Or punch in general.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 7, 2024 4:10 pm273d ago
A goaltending call with 4.6 seconds left gave the Wolverines the deciding points in this Big Ten clash. Iowa rallied from nine points down with 2:49 left to give itself a shot at a second-straight last-second league win.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 6, 2024 12:18 pm274d ago
Two teams that won their Big Ten-openers Tuesday try to proceed to 2-0 in the conference.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 6, 2024 12:18 pm274d ago
Wolverines have gone from 8-24 last season to 7-1 with some very good wins under new head coach Dusty May, who has a pair of 7-footers playing very well for him.
Sports Dec. 6, 2024 9:34 am274d ago
Playing Arizona State for a Big 12 title and a spot in the College Football Playoff is big fun and excitement. Winning it would take Iowa State to Wonderland.
Iowa State Football Dec. 5, 2024 2:21 pm275d ago
First meeting between Cyclones and Sun Devils is a big one, for the Big 12 championship. It pits two former youngest FBS coaches in the nation.
Iowa Football Dec. 4, 2024 2:56 pm276d ago
In college football, questionable sportsmanship isn’t a question at all when it comes from the opposing team. Because it's horrible. When it’s your guys, though, sometimes it’s really great.
Sports Dec. 3, 2024 9:41 pm277d ago
Dix scored 22 points, the last three coming from 30 feet to give Iowa its first win in a Big Ten-opener since 2020.