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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. 6, 2024 12:18 pm331d ago
Wolverines have gone from 8-24 last season to 7-1 with some very good wins under new head coach Dusty May, who has a pair of 7-footers playing very well for him.
Sports Dec. 6, 2024 9:34 am332d ago
Playing Arizona State for a Big 12 title and a spot in the College Football Playoff is big fun and excitement. Winning it would take Iowa State to Wonderland.
Iowa State Football Dec. 5, 2024 2:21 pm332d ago
First meeting between Cyclones and Sun Devils is a big one, for the Big 12 championship. It pits two former youngest FBS coaches in the nation.
Iowa Football Dec. 4, 2024 2:56 pm333d ago
In college football, questionable sportsmanship isn’t a question at all when it comes from the opposing team. Because it's horrible. When it’s your guys, though, sometimes it’s really great.
Sports Dec. 3, 2024 9:41 pm334d ago
Dix scored 22 points, the last three coming from 30 feet to give Iowa its first win in a Big Ten-opener since 2020.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 3, 2024 1:31 pm334d ago
Big Ten-opener for Hawkeyes. You’ll need Peacock to see it.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 2, 2024 3:40 pm335d ago
Iowa is 0-7 in conference play over the last three seasons. That didn’t derail the Hawkeyes, but it obviously didn’t help.
Sports Dec. 2, 2024 11:43 am335d ago
Hawkeyes were unbeaten against West brothers, thus it earned a third division championship in the last four years. Well, not really, but ...
Iowa State Football Dec. 1, 2024 12:58 pm336d ago
Iowa State took care of its own business Saturday in Ames with a 29-21 win over Kansas State for a share of first-place in the Big 12 final standings. Then BYU beat Houston, and the Cyclones advanced to the league championship contest on a tiebreaker.
Hawk Off the Press Nov. 30, 2024 2:02 am338d ago
Listen to The Final Score podcast to relive the big moments and assess the big picture after another walk-off win for Iowa over Nebraska.
Iowa Football Nov. 30, 2024 1:16 am338d ago
Iowa did it yet again to Nebraska, somehow hanging in there and then striking for a last-second victory
Iowa Football Nov. 27, 2024 7:28 pm340d ago
With firings at UMass and North Carolina in the last two weeks, Ferentz stands to be the oldest FBS head coach in 2025, at 70. Keeping the Hawkeyes above the bar he has set figures to be hard work indeed.
Iowa Football Nov. 27, 2024 11:29 am340d ago
It’s Cows vs. Pigs, er, Huskers vs. Hawkeyes, in a game named for a David Bowie song
Iowa Basketball Nov. 27, 2024 8:26 am341d ago
Harding has career-high 20 points and 10 assists as Iowa breezes, but an injury to forward Seydou Traore dampened the joy of the result
Iowa Basketball Nov. 26, 2024 1:15 pm341d ago
The Spartans of Spartanburg are 0-6 against Division I opposition this season and are coming off a 24-point loss to Queens University.

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