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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 Hawkeyes Apr. 29, 2023 1:36 pm30d ago
These little ditties may not be very witty, but they’ll fit in the palm of your hand.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 27, 2023 1:25 pm32d ago
Hailey Van Lith, who scored 27 points in an NCAA Elite Eight loss to Iowa, is joining the LSU team that beat the Hawkeyes in the national-championship game.
High School Basketball Apr. 27, 2023 11:55 am32d ago
Inside Carolina reported Wednesday that Linn-Mar High graduate Marcus Paige is expected to become the North Carolina men’s basketball program’s director of team and player development for head coach Hubert Davis.
Iowa State Football Apr. 26, 2023 11:44 am33d ago
A year from now, you won’t remember who was picked first in the NFL Draft. But the last selection is a game-changer.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 25, 2023 8:23 pm33d ago
Keegan Murray of Cedar Rapids Prairie and the University of Iowa was fifth in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting, announced Tuesday.
Iowa Football Apr. 25, 2023 2:07 pm34d ago
Three months after transferring from Dordt University in Sioux Center, Hayden Large shined in the final Iowa football spring scrimmage and finds himself the team’s No. 1 fullback.
Iowa Football Apr. 22, 2023 4:26 pm36d ago
Michigan transfer Cade McNamara got the keys to Iowa’s offense immediately, and now we wait to see how much he revs things up in September.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 19, 2023 4:00 pm39d ago
Iowa forward Kris Murray has been through the pre-NBA draft process before, but this time it’s for keeps.
Iowa Football Apr. 18, 2023 9:42 pm40d ago
Hawkeyes spring football once was overshadowed by war and everything else. Now, college football is a military industrial complex of its own with a 24/7/365 news cycle.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 18, 2023 4:51 pm40d ago
Some suggested Lauren Betts might entertain transferring to Iowa. But Tuesday, Betts announced on Instagram that she was headed to UCLA.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 10, 2023 1:28 pm49d ago
Ben Krikke, a 6-foot-9 senior forward, is transferring from Valparaiso to Iowa. He brings experience and shooting touch to the Hawkeyes.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 10, 2023 5:38 pm48d ago
The Iowa women’s basketball team completed a Weekend Update joke, and LSU’s Angel Reese got her own impersonator on Saturday Night Live.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 7, 2023 11:42 am52d ago
Murray was 3rd-team All-America, averaged over 20 points a game for Hawkeyes.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 4, 2023 12:54 pm55d ago
Iowa’s loss to LSU in the national-title game topped a lot more sporting events than just previous women’s basketball championships.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 4, 2023 10:07 am55d ago
What we know about the 2023-24 Iowa women’s basketball team: It will be really good, and it will be really fun.