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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 Oct. 21, 2017 11:57 am2884d ago
Iowa and Northwestern compete against each other in the quieter side of Big Ten football, the West Division. Saturday’s winner …
Sports Oct. 21, 2017 11:56 am2884d ago
Northwestern opened this week as a 1-point favorite over Iowa. Now the Hawkeyes are favored by a point over the …
Sports Oct. 18, 2017 3:03 pm2887d ago
The University of Iowa having a former quarterback who is throwing passes in the NFL is something different, so let’s …
Sports Oct. 17, 2017 5:38 pm2888d ago
A book released Tuesday is funny, raw, self-deprecating, sweet, honest, and a pleasure to read. It’s called ‘Stories I Tell …
Sports Oct. 17, 2017 12:02 pm2888d ago
Fun Facts had a week off. Apparently, so did Clemson and Washington. But now it’s Iowa-Northwestern Week, and the Fun …
Sports Oct. 16, 2017 7:14 pm2889d ago
IOWA CITY — Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery didn’t hesitate Monday when asked if he had ever called the …
Sports Oct. 16, 2017 1:26 pm2889d ago
While the college football outside world was going nuts over the weekend with four top-10 teams losing, the Big Ten …
Iowa Basketball Oct. 15, 2017 2:22 pm2890d ago
Former University of Iowa basketball player Jarrod Uthoff was released Sunday by the NBA’s Indiana Pacers. Uthoff was among the …
Sports Oct. 14, 2017 7:48 pm2891d ago
AMES — This wasn’t a showcase game, one that kept Iowa State in the national headlines after winning at Oklahoma …
Sports Oct. 12, 2017 3:02 pm2893d ago
There are no bye-weeks for prophets. The future is always there, demanding to be foretold. The future is kind of …
Sports Oct. 9, 2017 5:39 pm2896d ago
At the midway mark of this season, Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz should feel especially good …
Sports Oct. 9, 2017 5:15 pm2896d ago
The Big Ten has two unbeaten football teams left. But no one’s perfect. That said, here are this week’s Big …
Sports Oct. 8, 2017 3:50 pm2897d ago
For Iowa State’s football team, there was one thing better Saturday than the fact it defeated third-ranked Oklahoma 38-31 in …
Sports Oct. 7, 2017 10:35 pm2897d ago
IOWA CITY — You can’t play football less than six months after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament. You can’t intercept …
Sports Oct. 6, 2017 1:19 pm2899d ago
Iowa’s football team has three statistics pressing into its hip pads as it enters its game against Illinois Saturday. The …