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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 Sep. 23, 2016 9:35 am3277d ago
So far, there are few college football imitators of Colin Kaepernick, protester. The NFL quarterback’s silent objection during the national …
Sports Sep. 22, 2016 6:16 pm3278d ago
Former Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Drew Tate guests on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast. Tate discusses what it’s like to lose …
Sports Sep. 22, 2016 3:58 pm3278d ago
New Jersey. Everything about it screams fun. The Jersey Shore. What’s left of Atlantic City. Closing lanes on the George …
Sports Sep. 21, 2016 12:33 pm3279d ago
Saturday’s Iowa-Rutgers game won’t be what you would call a scalper’s paradise. Online ticket marketplace StubHub lists a lot of …
Sports Sep. 20, 2016 4:04 pm3280d ago
As the University of Iowa’s football coach, Kirk Ferentz’s contract stipulates he gets up to 35 hours per year on …
Sports Sep. 20, 2016 1:43 pm3280d ago
A few hours after the Iowa Hawkeyes football team has played Rutgers Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J., the New Jersey …
Sports Sep. 18, 2016 4:06 pm3282d ago
Big Ten power rankings for people who believe you should never underestimate the power of human stupidity. 1. Ohio State …
Sports Sep. 18, 2016 3:11 pm3282d ago
Well I woke up Sunday morning, With no way to hold my head, that didn’t hurt — “Sunday Morning Coming …
Sports Sep. 17, 2016 6:50 pm3283d ago
IOWA CITY — Now and until further notice, only Iowa football fans with a penchant for self-punishment should answer verbal …
Sports Sep. 16, 2016 6:04 am3285d ago
IOWA CITY — Active football players usually leave discussions about head injuries to others. Dwelling on what happened or what …
Sports Sep. 16, 2016 6:02 am3285d ago
Hlastradamus has been wrestling with his overcoat and fighting with his thoughts. He’s got a lot on his mind. Hey, …
Sports Sep. 15, 2016 4:09 pm3285d ago
North Dakota State has won five straight FCS football national-championships. Iowa’s wrestling team won nine straight NCAA titles, between 1978 …
Sports Sep. 15, 2016 11:05 am3285d ago
“I was not a very good player,” Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta said about his days as a quarterback at …
Sports Sep. 15, 2016 12:04 pm3285d ago
University of Iowa deputy director of athletics Gene Taylor guests on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast. Taylor oversaw the rise …
Sports Sep. 12, 2016 12:27 pm3288d ago
You know Iowa’s Matt VandeBerg had a sensational touchdown catch for Iowa Saturday night against Iowa State. North Dakota State, …