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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 Nov. 14, 2016 12:30 pm3282d ago
Superlatives are subjective, memories are flawed, and your mileage may vary. But I would suggest Iowa’s 14-13 win over Michigan …
Sports Nov. 13, 2016 12:36 pm3283d ago
Big Ten power rankings for people who have stopped believing in polls, be they college football or political. 1. Ohio …
Sports Nov. 13, 2016 11:44 am3283d ago
IOWA CITY — From outer space, Kinnick Stadium may have looked like a black hole under electric lighting late Saturday …
Sports Nov. 13, 2016 12:01 am3284d ago
IOWA CITY — What was this thing Saturday night, this shocking, stunning, season-saving thing? Just the most-glorious moment Iowa’s football …
Sports Nov. 12, 2016 11:04 am3284d ago
This is, perhaps, a pointless post. What, like you haven’t read some of those in your lives? Of course everyone …
Sports Nov. 11, 2016 10:07 am3285d ago
Hlastradamus rode the underdogs hard last week, and to good results. Illinois beat Michigan State. Rutgers covered against Indiana. Purdue …
Sports Nov. 11, 2016 10:05 am3285d ago
I’m not here to tell you how Iowa upsets Michigan Saturday night in football. For one thing, why ruin the …
Sports Nov. 10, 2016 4:30 pm3286d ago
Former University of Michigan/NFL football player Thom Darden of Cedar Rapids guests on the latest Mike Hlas Podcast. Darden discusses …
Sports Nov. 10, 2016 11:50 am3286d ago
There’s a reason why so many major-college basketball teams have winning records come March, and that’s because of who they …
Sports Nov. 10, 2016 10:22 am3286d ago
A prime-time game, a 9-0 team that’s in the top four of the College Football Playoff rankings, a coach who …
Sports Nov. 8, 2016 4:05 pm3288d ago
IOWA CITY — Rare is the time when Iowa’s football team is reduced to the role of prop in its …
Sports Nov. 6, 2016 11:34 am3290d ago
Big Ten football power rankings for people who are going to vote for themselves Tuesday, because better the devil you …
Sports Nov. 6, 2016 10:51 am3290d ago
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — So this 41-14 debacle of a loss at Penn State was a surprise to Iowa. But …
Sports Nov. 6, 2016 12:00 am3291d ago
News, notes, grades and anecdotes from Iowa’s 41-14 loss at No. 12 Penn State on Saturday. Report Card C’mon, is …
Sports Nov. 5, 2016 11:50 pm3291d ago
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Now Iowa gets Michigan? Hide your silverware. Hide your wallet. Penn State, a football dynamo for …

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