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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. 3, 2024 1:31 pm277d ago
Big Ten-opener for Hawkeyes. You’ll need Peacock to see it.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 2, 2024 3:40 pm278d ago
Iowa is 0-7 in conference play over the last three seasons. That didn’t derail the Hawkeyes, but it obviously didn’t help.
Sports Dec. 2, 2024 11:43 am278d ago
Hawkeyes were unbeaten against West brothers, thus it earned a third division championship in the last four years. Well, not really, but ...
Iowa State Football Dec. 1, 2024 12:58 pm279d ago
Iowa State took care of its own business Saturday in Ames with a 29-21 win over Kansas State for a share of first-place in the Big 12 final standings. Then BYU beat Houston, and the Cyclones advanced to the league championship contest on a tiebreaker.
Hawk Off the Press Nov. 30, 2024 2:02 am281d ago
Listen to The Final Score podcast to relive the big moments and assess the big picture after another walk-off win for Iowa over Nebraska.
Iowa Football Nov. 30, 2024 1:16 am281d ago
Iowa did it yet again to Nebraska, somehow hanging in there and then striking for a last-second victory
Iowa Football Nov. 27, 2024 7:28 pm283d ago
With firings at UMass and North Carolina in the last two weeks, Ferentz stands to be the oldest FBS head coach in 2025, at 70. Keeping the Hawkeyes above the bar he has set figures to be hard work indeed.
Iowa Football Nov. 27, 2024 11:29 am283d ago
It’s Cows vs. Pigs, er, Huskers vs. Hawkeyes, in a game named for a David Bowie song
Iowa Basketball Nov. 27, 2024 8:26 am283d ago
Harding has career-high 20 points and 10 assists as Iowa breezes, but an injury to forward Seydou Traore dampened the joy of the result
Iowa Basketball Nov. 26, 2024 1:15 pm284d ago
The Spartans of Spartanburg are 0-6 against Division I opposition this season and are coming off a 24-point loss to Queens University.
Iowa Football Nov. 24, 2024 7:27 pm286d ago
Iowa’s playing to finish strong when Nebraska comes calling Friday night, while Iowa State has a whole lot on its post-Thanksgiving plate Saturday evening in Ames vs. Kansas State.
Iowa Football Nov. 23, 2024 7:13 pm287d ago
Iowa secured its 12th-straight winning record, with former fourth-string quarterback Jackson Stratton handing off the ball 58 times for good reason: The Hawkeyes’ rushing game dominated.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 23, 2024 1:42 pm287d ago
Iowa drops a battle of unbeatens in Kansas City because the Aggies dominated in rebounding while the Hawkeyes were poor when it came to 3-pointers and free throws.
Iowa Football Nov. 23, 2024 7:59 am287d ago
In the new-world B1G, Iowa, Wisconsin and company are choking on the dust of Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State and ... Indiana?
Iowa Basketball Nov. 22, 2024 1:20 pm288d ago
Something’s got to give when the two unbeatens meet Friday night in Kansas City, Mo. The Aggies lead the nation in scoring. The Hawkeyes have won all five of their games by double-digits.