Mike Hlas

Sports. Along the way to the confetti and tears after the championship games, things aren’t always what they seem. Which …

IOWA CITY — George Will, columnist, commentator, author and baseball guy, wrote the following for Newsweek in 1976: ‘Football is …

Dan McCarney couldn’t and wouldn’t say it two years ago, but we all knew it anyway. This isn’t a fair …

What’s the best Big Ten game on Saturday? That’s a trick question. There isn’t one. Hlastradamus knew that. Because he …

Anybody can come back for more when they’ve won 21 straight baseball games, a fantastic feat the Cleveland Indians claimed …

IOWA CITY — A Tuesday announcement from the Big Ten looks like a salute to Iowa’s football program and a …

An afterthought? North Texas-Iowa? Pshaw! Iowa is a 22-point favorite over the Mean Green. In Week 1, Howard was a …

These are Big Ten rankings, but not power rankings. These are made on whims, my whims. Your whim-age may vary. …

We are all connected, which is why we should be nicer to each other. Penn State’s football team defeated Pittsburgh …

AMES — Oh, nooooo, there’s no value for Iowa in continuing to schedule Iowa State in football. Surrrre, there isn’t. …

When you can’t see the forest for the trees, go to the beach. That said, here are how some great …

Iowa-Iowa State. Rivalry game? Uh, really? Why, because there’s a trophy? Iowa plays for a trophy every other game, it …

Hlastradamus has been everywhere the grass grows green, Sonny Boy. He hasn’t, really. He just thought that would be a …

IOWA CITY — Last January’s Outback Bowl continues to haunt Iowa’s football program, and in a worse way than just …

Twenty-two former Iowa players are on NFL active rosters as this is being written, which is about the annual number …