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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 Dec. 21, 2024 7:37 pm316d ago
Payton Sandfort leads five Iowa players in double-figure scoring with a season-high 24, and Hawkeyes controlled the game’s last six minutes for win over Big 12’s Utes
Iowa Basketball Dec. 21, 2024 12:18 pm316d ago
Hawkeyes and Utes score a lot. Iowa will try to outscore Utah this time after losing to the Utes in a March NIT game in Salt Lake City.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 21, 2024 1:16 pm316d ago
Iowa held off Northern Iowa in a terrific game in Iowa City Friday, 92-86. It was a showcase performance from excellent players on both sides.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 20, 2024 8:34 pm317d ago
No. 22 Iowa improves to 10-2 despite best efforts of UNI guard Maya McDermott, who scored 30 points.
Iowa Football Dec. 18, 2024 1:44 pm319d ago
Pribula was a valuable backup for his homestate Penn State team this season, but chose to leave his team before Saturday’s playoff game vs. SMU to chart his new path.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 15, 2024 3:48 pm322d ago
Iowa shot 62.7 percent from the field and did plenty of other good things in plastering the Privateers
Sports Dec. 15, 2024 9:02 am323d ago
Who replaced Ferentz as the Grand Old Man of major-college football? None other than his former boss in Cleveland, Belichick.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 15, 2024 9:07 am323d ago
It’s an NFL Sunday, but those won’t be the Saints that are marching in to Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Sports Dec. 13, 2024 11:15 am324d ago
Iowa gave Iowa State plenty of problems Thursday in Carver, but the Cyclones were the problem-solvers down the stretch.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 12, 2024 9:19 am326d ago
Caitlin Clark left, but Hawkeye fans haven’t. The 14,998 at the Hawkeyes’ 75-69 win over Iowa State were loud and involved Wednesday, and were rewarded for it.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 11, 2024 1:00 pm326d ago
Cyclones and Hawkeyes, who clash Thursday night in Iowa City, have traded routs over the last six years. Even though Iowa State is No. 3 nationally, maybe this year’s meeting will have some late-game fury.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 11, 2024 8:52 pm326d ago
Hawkeyes have opportunity for first win over a Top 3 team in nine years. Cyclones have chance to add another win to support their ranking.
Iowa Football Dec. 8, 2024 4:25 pm329d ago
Teams from border states both head to Nashville for a game that doesn’t figure to have a lot of offensive punch. Or punch in general.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 7, 2024 4:10 pm330d ago
A goaltending call with 4.6 seconds left gave the Wolverines the deciding points in this Big Ten clash. Iowa rallied from nine points down with 2:49 left to give itself a shot at a second-straight last-second league win.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 6, 2024 12:18 pm331d ago
Two teams that won their Big Ten-openers Tuesday try to proceed to 2-0 in the conference.

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