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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 Nov. 21, 2024 2:04 pm289d ago
The additions from Morehead State and Manhattan have injected plenty of good defense into Iowa’s program, and have also combined for 18 points per game off the bench
Iowa Football Nov. 21, 2024 10:15 am289d ago
It’s another long trip for the Hawkeyes. Will it be another longer trip home? It’s not like Maryland wins November home games.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 20, 2024 11:40 am290d ago
Iowa never trailed, was never threatened. The Hawkeyes had 11 steals and allowed just one 3-pointer. Payton Sandfort had 22 points for Iowa, Owen Freeman 19.
Iowa Football Nov. 19, 2024 1:44 pm291d ago
Either Cade McNamara or Jackson Stratton will replace injured Brendan Sullivan, who replaced McNamara a few weeks ago
Iowa Basketball Nov. 19, 2024 1:36 pm291d ago
After a 38-year absence, the Broncs of New Jersey are returning to Iowa City, and with a 3-game winning streak
Iowa Basketball Nov. 16, 2024 2:01 pm294d ago
Hawkeyes’ game in the Quad Cities Friday night showed fans still have a hunger to see them, especially when the team comes to them instead of vice versa
Iowa Basketball Nov. 16, 2024 1:51 pm294d ago
Freeman had 21 points and 11 rebounds in returning to Moline, where he and Iowa teammate Brock Harding led Moline High to a state-championship in 2023.
Iowa State Football Nov. 15, 2024 3:06 pm295d ago
Forty-six years after “WKRP in Cincinnati” gave us the truth about the matter, turkeys still are earthbound. Meanwhile, the next bearcat you spot in the U.S. will be the first.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 15, 2024 11:24 am295d ago
Iowa vs. Washington State preview: A pair of 3-0 teams with scoring depth go at it in Moline, where the Hawkeyes haven’t played in 26 years.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 14, 2024 3:21 pm296d ago
Harding and Freeman led Moline to the Illinois big-school boys’ basketball championship in 2023, the first in school history. Friday, their Iowa team plays Washington State in Vibrant Arena.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 14, 2024 9:08 am296d ago
Iowa didn’t mess around Wednesday in Carver, rocketing past Toledo for 94-57 win three days after an impressive 19-point win over Virginia Tech.
Hawk Off the Press Nov. 13, 2024 4:00 pm297d ago
At 6-4, this has become a forgettable season for an Iowa football team that entered the fall with expectations to contend for a College Football Playoff Spot. We talk through where it went wrong on this episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 13, 2024 10:47 am297d ago
Josh Dix lit it up with 23 points, and sophomore Seydou Traore had a very nice first game as a Hawkeye with 12 points and shot-blocking
Iowa Basketball Nov. 12, 2024 5:17 pm298d ago
Diakite is a lanky 6-foot-10 forward who is a native of Mali.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 12, 2024 12:47 pm298d ago
Hawkeyes face South Dakota team that has won its first three games. Both teams have a pair of brothers who have been very productive so far this season.