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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. 27, 2017 10:44 am2935d ago
This should have been a week of unbridled joy for Iowa State football followers. The Cyclones cracked the Top 25 …
Sports Oct. 26, 2017 5:39 pm2935d ago
Hlastradamus went AWOL last week. Then he remembered he is a free spirit. You can get a little addle-minded after …
Sports Oct. 26, 2017 1:04 pm2936d ago
Hey, there’s only one thing more fun than a bronzed pig with a curly tail. That would be Fun Facts, …
Sports Oct. 24, 2017 5:46 pm2937d ago
IOWA CITY — Miguel Recinos was especially impressive twice last Saturday. Trailing 10-7, Iowa’s football team chose to go for …
Sports Oct. 23, 2017 9:27 pm2938d ago
So, just how good do you have to be to play in the NBA? Georges Niang of Iowa State and …
Sports Oct. 23, 2017 12:43 pm2939d ago
Floyd of Rosedale makes his annual public appearance this Saturday. It’s not that he wants to be a recluse. The …
Sports Oct. 22, 2017 3:33 pm2940d ago
Iowa’s not a player in this year’s Big Ten football title derby. Which leads to this moment of clarity: So …
Sports Oct. 21, 2017 7:28 pm2940d ago
EVANSTON, Ill. — Two years ago at Northwestern’s Ryan Field, Iowa running back Akrum Wadley could have glided back from …
Sports Oct. 21, 2017 11:57 am2941d 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 am2941d 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 pm2944d 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 pm2944d 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 pm2945d 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 pm2945d 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 pm2946d ago
While the college football outside world was going nuts over the weekend with four top-10 teams losing, the Big Ten …

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