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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
Sports Nov. 24, 2017 10:25 pm2849d ago
LINCOLN, Neb. — News and notes from Iowa’s win over Nebraska in the regular-season finale Friday at Memorial Stadium. Play …
Sports Nov. 24, 2017 1:47 pm2850d ago
Hey, what’s America say about today’s Iowa-Nebraska football game? Here are some picks. Click on the links for their rationales. …
Sports Nov. 24, 2017 1:47 pm2850d ago
A team that can’t move the ball against a team that can’t stop anyone from moving it … That’s not …
Sports Nov. 22, 2017 2:25 pm2852d ago
This is it for Hlastradamus. You’ll be left to your own devices for the Army-Navy game. The seer suggests you …
Sports Nov. 22, 2017 11:20 am2852d ago
Fun Facts. Iowa-Nebraska. They may not all be fun, actually. This is something I’ve done the last few years to …
Nov. 22, 2017 11:20 am2852d ago
Fun Facts. Iowa-Nebraska. They may not all be fun, actually. This is something I’ve done the last few years to …
Sports Nov. 21, 2017 4:35 pm2853d ago
IOWA CITY — Josh Jackson is full of self-confidence, but lacking in self-promotion. In a seemingly bold admission Tuesday by …
Sports Nov. 20, 2017 1:18 pm2854d ago
No, this week’s Big Ten Performance Rankings can’t explain how Iowa’s Josey Jewell isn’t among the five Butkus Award finalists …
Sports Nov. 18, 2017 9:00 pm2855d ago
IOWA CITY — There was no crowd-storm this time. Not even crowd flurries. You’ve never seen fewer folks in Kinnick …
Sports Nov. 18, 2017 10:20 am2856d ago
The three most-common point totals in Big Ten football games this season are 24, 17 and 10. Eleven times, teams …
Sports Nov. 16, 2017 10:57 am2858d ago
Hey, Hlastradamus is back. The prophet will understand if you don’t pelt him with roses and chocolates. Picking Iowa to …
Sports Nov. 15, 2017 12:00 pm2859d ago
Purdue and Iowa. Let’s make our own fun. With facts. 1. Iowa running back Akrum Wadley averaged 11.7 yards per …
Sports Dec. 16, 2021 1:58 pm1367d ago
Having never seen a 66-yard offensive output in my days covering major-college football, it’s hard for me to shake what …
Sports Nov. 13, 2017 12:16 pm2861d ago
Saturday wasn’t the best of days for Iowa football. You know the score. But on Sunday, a pair of former …
Sports Nov. 13, 2017 10:50 am2861d ago
1. Wisconsin (7-0 Big Ten, 10-0 overall): People have called the Badgers’ schedule soft. This week’s games: Michigan-Wisconsin, Mercer-Alabama, Citadel-Clemson. …